Quote Originally Posted by Don Corleone
Yep, half the stations in the city of Charlotte are out. Greensboro is out at about 1/3. The price has increased quite a bit, and the Governor has asked that all non-essential driving be cancelled.

We currently receive 90% of our refined gasoline from the gulf refineries, through a pipeline. Those pipelines are now pumping ~30% of what they were 5 days ago. At current rates, they expect the entire state to be dry by next Wednesday. South Carolina, Georgia, Tenessee, Florida, Alababama, and of course, Mississipi & Lousiana are in much of the same pickle.
Yes, that was anticipated/feared early on, the pumping stations are coming back, but at reduced rates. Pipelines are very expensive to build and maintain (so we get back to the market forces part again.) Interconnection will be limited since most of the time it would not be useful. It is going to be a major crisis regionally. I'm sorry it is going to hit you guys so hard, I hope they figure out some sort of response. Some stations in rural areas here that had trouble arranging deliveries didn't raise their price outlandishly, instead they limited folks to ~10 gallons each.

This storm hit oil production, nat. gas production, refining, and distribution really hard. Nail the hub with something this big, and you have to expect major trouble.