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DCLexiLou t1_iu4ce89 wrote

sounds like BS. There's plenty of No2 heating oil in reserve for this winter. Prices are high but there's plenty to go around. This is fear mongering bullshit. Find a new supplier.

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Wide_Television_7074 t1_iu7u4xw wrote

not true. venders in the mid-A and southeast are short supply and breaking contracts.

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mittynuke t1_iu7tb6e wrote

I’ve heard this on multiple news platforms so I don’t think it’s BS. Our wonderful federal government will soon stop pulling from the strategic petroleum reserves as soon as the midterm elections happen, for just one factor. And the weather is quickly cooling off.

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coolstoryglenn t1_iu54cqu wrote

It’s not BS, if you follow the energy industry there have been predictions of a heating oil shortage since the summer.

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bambooboi t1_iu6feak wrote

WSJ has also intimated it as a possibility for New England, specifically. Unlikely, but a possibility.

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Voyager977 t1_iu8djt7 wrote

Right, there’s the problem. WSJ and NPR run a story and people panic off the headlines. New England generates less than 1% of its electricity from oil so no major issue there. LNG may be slightly impacted if a major storm impacts the region for shipping offloads or truck deliveries. As to allegations about vendors in the US Southeast, take a look at the numbers for home heating oil use in that region and then ask if there is a real issue.

Predictions have been just that, some are close to legit, others are clickbait profit drivers. Could we be impacted by a shortfall this winter, sure, the future is uncertain. Will we, impossible to say. Ask friends and relatives for recommendations, fill up early and bundle up. Also, don’t forget there are resources for folks in need.

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Quick_Fennel_3244 t1_iu6iksd wrote

Yeah right. If there is they are not letting us know that and are holding it.

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