One of the major reasons for gas shortages is that fact that inventories were not very high going into the hurricanes. Then when not one, but two, hurricanes hit, inventories dropped to the level where there wasn't enough to go around. (In fact, the shortages started even before the second hurricane hit.) How could this happen? Isn't there anyone who cares about gasoline inventories? Full Story »
Posted by Mike LaBonte
A crash course in writing for news publications would have done wonders for this post. As it stands, though, it's not comprehensible to many people outside the industry.
This has good information, but is not accessible to a reader unfamiliar with the topic. It's not made immediate apparent why this is relevant to me.
In interesting blog post that brings in good technical information and also presents 2 viewpoints. I have not seen any other article tying the gasoline shortages in Atlanta to credit market problems, and this one makes a credible case. Sources for most facts are identified.
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