Europe burning all their gas NOW instead of stocking it away for winter ahead…

#EnergyCrisis #eu

Europe is in free fall. In the last 12 hours:

- Russia hints NordStream 2 is NOT coming back online.
- German banks adjust models to say "We might survive if houses heat using firewood and we STOP all industry and economic activity (really strong plan guys!)
- Hungary announces ban on export of firewood:
https://musicnewsfirst.com/hungary-bans-the-export-of-energy-and-firewood-from-the-country/

#Eu #EnergyCrisis

Obligatory flashback to Putin mocking Europe — "No gas, no coal ... what are you going to do, burn firewood? You import firewood too!"

The words seem prescient as Hungary just banned exports of firewood, and the EU is panicking.

#EnergyCrisis

Finland: grocery stores may close to conserve power

Grocery stores in Finland could have to take turns closing for hours at a time to reduce their energy usage this winter, the country’s grid operator told news outlet YLE on Sunday. With fuel shortages expected, Finnish households will also be told to lower their consumption.

According to the grid operator, Finland’s roughly 2,800 food stores will need to come to arrangements with each other over who will close and who will stay open if power is rationed in a particular area. This kind of agreement is especially important in rural areas to ensure that all the outlets in one town or village don’t end up shutting at the same time, YLE noted.

#finland #eu #EnergyCrisis

https://www.rt.com/news/559952-finland-close-stores-power/

Polish fertilizer plant shuts down due to natural gas prices. There won’t be fertilizer available for many farmers next year…the controlled demolition of our food supply continues apace!

#AbsoluteZero #EnergyCrisis #fertilizer #poland

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-23/azoty-of-poland-halts-fertilizer-production-on-record-gas-prices

Polish fertilizer plant shuts down due to natural gas prices. There won’t be fertilizer available for many farmers next year…the controlled demolition of our food supply continues apace!

#AbsoluteZero #EnergyCrisis #fertilizer #poland

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-23/azoty-of-poland-halts-fertilizer-production-on-record-gas-prices

French refinery strikes takes half of the nation’s refining capacity offline - forcing France’s largest sugar maker, Tereos, to curtail production

Diesel and petrol stations in France are running out of fuel, according to an industry union, as a refining strike takes its toll. The strike, which among others, took Total’s 240,000 bpd Gonfreville refinery offline as well as a couple of Exxon’s, was expected to conclude on Thursday…but Friday, reports came in that strikes were disrupting Total’s oil products refining and delivery for a fourth day — 60% of the nation’s total refining capacity.

“There is no need to rush to the station (for gas),” TotalEnergies said on Friday. Despite those affirmations, France’s largest sugar maker, Tereos, said it had to curtail production somewhat at some of its factories after Total advised it that it would not be able to supply it with any more diesel until the end of the week.

France was already battling a shortage of refined products, with Russia’s exports to Europe “falling” in recent months.

[ see previous post on biogas . . . ]

source: oilprice.com

#EnergyCrisis #France #EU

US diesel shortage: we’ve been hearing this for months but now suppliers are actually putting out alerts:

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US diesel shortages are spreading along the East Coast amid a ban on imports from Russia, raising fears of further surges in prices for the fuel as consumers brace for the winter heating season.

Mansfield Energy, one of the nation’s major fuel distributors, instituted emergency measures on Tuesday and warned its customers that carriers were being forced to visit multiple terminals in some cases to find supplies, delaying deliveries.

“In many areas, actual fuel prices are currently 30-80 cents higher than the posted market average because supply is tight,” said Mansfield.

With shortages spreading from the Northeast to the Southeast, the company advised customers to give 72-hour notice for their orders to avoid having to pay above-market prices:

(source)

Open Thread: what are you seeing in your area?
- iceagefarmer

#EnergyCrisis #usa

US: Lawmaker warns of impact from diesel shortage, rail strike after election

Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil says that the economy could take a dual hit after the election if diesel shortages persist and rail unions strike as promised.

“weeks after President Biden told us that he had this all under control, and the trains would be running on time, We're now learning it's anything but that. It's another game where the Biden administration has kicked the can down the road and kicked it past this election."

Steil said the impact of the railroad strike could be exacerbated by ongoing shortages of diesel fuel, which power everything from tractor trailers to harvesting tractors.

"The shortages that we're seeing around the country is concerning," Steil continued. "But it's all the more concerning that we have policies coming from Biden and from Pelosi that are putting us in this position in the first place."

#diesel #EnergyCrisis #us

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/wed-wisconsin-rep-warns-economy-may-face-double-whammy-after-election-due