cyrnel

I'm talking about Katrina. Why would we need to import more crude and therefore affect global prices, which is what ryfo was suggesting? The reality is Katrina has temporarily reduced our consumption by taking people off the roads and slowing the pipelines. Our refined goods demand is way up, due to fear and reduced supply but how does that affect the crude market?

Maybe we need other sources. Are other people outside the U.S. being told Katrina is affecting their gas prices?

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