Thursday, October 21, 2010

Could we be Running out of Fuel?

The article France taps oil reserves amid refinery blockade” by anonymous, tells that France has run out of oil that they have to use its emergency fuel. When I read this it makes me think of how the United States could run out of fuel to. France had already begun to draw down on the 30-day reserves held by the oil industry. About 1,500 petrol stations in France have run dry or are about to close. Aad Van Bohemen, head of the IEA's emergency policy division, said that reserves are constantly refilled with oil imports. What if their imports run out because they have to supply their own oil and Frances also? Bohemen goes on to say that he expected caused by panic buying. He says “people aren’t aloud to fill up jerry cans.” Some strategic oil reserves are held at an underground storage facility in the south of the country. When I read about this it makes me concerned about how far away America is from being in France’s position. Do I need to start worrying about how I use oil? If you think about it we use oil in almost anything, is there an alternative fuel source? Are there ways we can prevent this?  

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