{"id":59446,"date":"2021-09-23T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T14:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=59446"},"modified":"2021-09-23T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T14:33:00","slug":"bp-prepares-to-ration-gas-at-uk-service-stations-amid-supply-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=59446","title":{"rendered":"BP Prepares To Ration Gas At UK Service Stations Amid Supply Woes"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__11o5_\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__2cUI6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/commodities\/bp-prepares-ration-gas-uk-service-stations-amid-supply-woes\">BP Prepares To Ration Gas At UK Service Stations Amid Supply Woes<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__38L44\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__2clki NodeBody_container__1M6aJ\">\n<p>Compounding the ongoing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/commodities\/quite-alarming-uk-energy-crisis-sparks-fresh-chaos-food-suppliers\">UK energy crisis<\/a>\u00a0is BP plc, a multinational oil and gas company, which said it plans to restrict deliveries of gasoline and diesel across its network of service stations in the country amid a truck driver shortage, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2021-09-23\/hgv-driver-shortage-bp-poised-to-ration-fuel-deliveries-amid-supply-problems\">ITV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ITV, citing a BP spokesperson, said\u00a0<strong>a shortage of truck drivers is inhibiting the oil company&#8217;s ability to transport fuel<\/strong>\u00a0from refineries to its network of service stations.<\/p>\n<p>According to ITV, the disruption is expected to cause BP to announce\u00a0<strong>fuel &#8220;restrictions&#8221; at service stations &#8220;very soon.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said\u00a0<strong>a &#8220;handful&#8221; of service stations have already closed\u00a0<\/strong>due to the lack of unleaded gasoline and diesel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1441024337247678470&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fcommodities%2Fbp-prepares-ration-gas-uk-service-stations-amid-supply-woes&amp;sessionId=858e106765d16018dd4fdc3e07dcb2a02fa5a693&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1441024337247678470\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Last Thursday, BP&#8217;s Head of UK Retail, Hanna Hofer, spoke with the Cabinet Office about the diminishing supplies and said\u00a0<strong>BP had two-thirds of fuel stock levels required for normal operations.<\/strong>\u00a0She expects fuel stocks to stabilize and began rebuilding in October, but there could be a few weeks of disruptions at the pump.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;These have been caused by delays in the supply chain, which has been impacted by industry-wide driver shortages across the UK and we are working hard to address this issue.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A lack of truck drivers is due to several factors, including Brexit and the virus pandemic. Since Brexit, there are estimates that several thousand truck drivers from the EU are thought to have been lost.<\/p>\n<p>This is more bad news for Brits, who are already experiencing hyperinflating natural gas and electricity prices, along with other disruptions caused by the energy crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BP Prepares To Ration Gas At UK Service Stations Amid Supply Woes Compounding the ongoing\u00a0UK energy crisis\u00a0is BP plc, a multinational oil and gas company, which said it plans to restrict deliveries of gasoline and diesel across its network of service stations in the country amid a truck driver shortage, according to\u00a0ITV. 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