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Old 6th April 2020, 17:02   #11
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Dropped to just under a pound here, 99.9 as Mrs sworks drove passed. This is the time I should be out in the classic cooper S at around 19mpg if driven enthusiastically...
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Old 6th April 2020, 17:42   #12
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3 cars and nowhere to go. Who would have predicted that on the 1st January?
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Old 6th April 2020, 18:13   #13
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Perhaps you would like to know that China is stockpiling oil by the tanker full. Waiting to make a few quid when we all go back to normal. My son told me that oil companies are laying drivers off. Good old China. They think they are going to take over the world. We have to start becoming more reliant on ourselves. But of course, the billionaires want to own the world so there is not much chance of that happening, unless we start buying our own products even if they do cost more money. At least the parts made might be better products and last longer than six months.
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Old 6th April 2020, 20:15   #14
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The fuel oil for our central heating had run out so I needed to fill the tank; just in case.-----My better half is ALWAYS cold.

Was very pleased and shocked to find there was a 20% drop in price.---
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Old 7th April 2020, 01:37   #15
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A friend who works in the oil industry was telling me today the problem is bigger than we think, apparently these oil wells have ongoing costs and even at low oil prices it is better to keep pumping than stop. Seems crazy to me but what do I know?

The other problem is because the world normally consumes x amount of oil on a daily, weekly and monthly basis there is enough storage to take the peaks and troughs out of the system but apart from each countries reserves for emergencies there is no magic way of storing it.

The problem is once you have every bulk storage, tanker and vehicle filled with fuel and oil where else do you store it?

He reckons that there is enough storage for about another month to 6 weeks but if this goes on for several months they will have to shut down some of the oil wells so it will take time to get back to where they will need to be once the world gets back to normal.
You are right - my sources tell me well closures are already happening...
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Old 7th April 2020, 07:08   #16
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Just put £20 of Shell diesel in @£1.14 a litre. Happy days.
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Old 7th April 2020, 13:59   #17
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Same over here in Western Australia, very cheap fuel prices, talk of fuel companies shutting some of their fuel stations down as there not making any profit.
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Old 7th April 2020, 18:45   #18
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Default Cheap petrol.

Better value now--however-Cheap Petrol.--


I'm an old codger now but when I first started motoring I used to buy JET petrol ( Brand name. ) at I guinea ( £1.05. )for SEVEN gallons that I put in my Standard Vanguard car.
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Old 7th April 2020, 20:39   #19
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Better value now--however-Cheap Petrol.--


I'm an old codger now but when I first started motoring I used to buy JET petrol ( Brand name. ) at I guinea ( £1.05. )for SEVEN gallons that I put in my Standard Vanguard car.
And That never went far either.
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Old 7th April 2020, 22:24   #20
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2 Litre petrol tractor engine.----20 mpg----on a good day.--
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