Saturday, July 21, 2012

Northern Wisconsin Running Out Of Gas?

This isn't getting much coverage in the Wisconsin press, but there are no gasoline flowing to storage tanks in Central and Northern Wisconsin because of an gas pipeline break.  That means cities like Green Bay, Wausau and other cities in the area are not getting any gas via the pipeline.
From the Green bay Press Gazette: Crews may be working through the weekend to fix a ruptured pipeline that brings gasoline to Green Bay.
The broken pipeline had truckers on Friday waiting two to three hours for gasoline at distant supply stations to help get fuel to the Green Bay area. Meanwhile, the operator of the pipeline, Buckeye Pipeline Co., sought regulatory clearance to begin repairs on the line that carries nearly 3 million gallons a day from Chicago.
Regulators pledged to expedite the approval process to get the pipeline back in operation, although a federal agency spokesman said Buckeye might be required to implement added safety measures that could prolong the process.
 Meanwhile, gas station operators in Green Bay braced for an uncertain future. One station owner boosted pump prices 5 cents a gallon because of the cost of trucking supplies from remote locations.
“Somebody has to pay that driver,” said Terry Cayemberg, owner of Terry’s E-Z Go, 401 Mather St.
The pipeline, owned by West Shore Pipe Line Co. of suburban Chicago, was shut down Tuesday after rupturing and leaking north of Milwaukee. The 10-inch pipeline normally transports gasoline, jet fuel and diesel to Green Bay terminals where truckers fill their tanks. http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20120721/GPG0101/307210137/Gasoline-suppliers-scramble-after-pipeline-break?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE&nclick_check=1
If this ever happened to the Las Vegas pipeline, I think it comes from Phoenix, it could devastate  Las Vegas for days, weeks or months. 
And if terrorists ever wanted to play with our economy, all they have to do is break a pipeline or two to some big cities like Vegas and it will bring us to our knees.  And it probably will be pretty easy to do and be pretty spectacular. 

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