NorthWestNationalists

Friday, June 13, 2008

Oil ‘could hit $250 a barrel’

MOTORISTS were urged not to panic last night as oil prices were predicted to DOUBLE to $250 a barrel.
That would send unleaded soaring to 230p a litre, push energy prices through the roof and force scores of airlines out of business.
Russian energy giant Gazprom made the $250-a-barrel prediction at a summit in France.
Chief executive Alexei Miller said: "The price is going to reach a level never before seen. We think it will reach $250 a barrel in the foreseeable future."
In Scotland yesterday, an 80-lorry convoy was joined by taxis to protest against fuel prices in a demonstration from Glasgow to Edinburgh.

Meanwhile, there are fears some garages could run out of fuel as petrol tanker drivers prepare for a four-day strike from Friday.

Emergency stockpiles have been set aside for police, ambulances and fire services.
And steps were also taken to ensure supplies around the UK.
A spokesman for the Prime Minister condemned the stoppage which will hit Shell filling stations — one in ten of Britain’s forecourts.
Motorists were urged not to cause shortages by panic-buying petrol and diesel.
But the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform admitted it was "inevitable" some filling stations would run out.
The 500 drivers employed by Hoyer UK and Suckling Transport, which supply Shell petrol stations, are demanding a 13 per cent pay rise.
Hoyer insisted its 6.8 per cent offer was a good deal and would give the average driver £39,000 a year.
Union Unite said Shell made £13billion profit a month and could settle the dispute for around £1million a year.
Both sides will today hold talks with the conciliation service Acas.
FUEL sales have dropped by as much as 20 per cent in the last 12 months, the International Energy Agency claimed last night
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1275731.ece?CMP=KNC-powersearchSEM1&HBX_OU=50&HBX_PK=cheap+petrol

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Shell strike could leave 54 areas dry

http://www.petrolprices.com/press-release13062008.html; 13 June 2008 at 23:32
NorthWestNationalists said...: The last time this happened about 7 years ago the pakis gave fuel only to their own.

If it goes off again this time, will people PLEASE take pics of offending asian fuel stations ?

We will publish them !; 13 June 2008 at 23:46
Anonymous said...: There are now fears that the dispute could escalate if tanker drivers from other companies refuse to cross picket lines, which would have the potential to cause widespread shortages.

The Unite trade union, which represents the 641 delivery drivers involved in the strike, cranked up the pressure on Shell's suppliers, Hoyer UK and Suckling Transport, by giving formal notice of another four-day strike starting next Friday
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2124870/Fuel-strike-Shell-drivers-threaten-more-action.html

MOTORISTS face a summer of petrol chaos as prices continue to soar and fuel protests escalate.

Forecourts across the country began to run dry last night after striking tanker drivers cut supplies to Shell garages yesterday.

Even non-Shell forecourts were hit as drivers for other firms refused to cross oil refinery picket lines, and panic-buying took hold.

Many motorists face a 10-mile round trip for petrol if Shell garages run out – or potentially higher costs at the nearest non-Shell station.

If the crisis escalates, petrol rationing will come into force.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/48290/Summer-of-chaos-as-petrol-strike-spreads

Motorists face the growing prospect of continuing fuel shortages after it emerged that a second wave of strikes by Shell tanker drivers is planned for next week.

Downing Street said yesterday the government could get through the first round of strikes, which began at 6am yesterday, without an emergency plan to cap the amount of petrol customers can buy.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jun/14/oil.transport2; 14 June 2008 at 01:36