CEC Reiterates California Has No Immediate Threat of Fuel Shortage
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CEC Reiterates California Has No Immediate Threat of Fuel Shortage
From Politico Pro
"The California Energy Commission assured residents today that upstream parts of the fuel supply chain remain open and that there is ample availability amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Bay Area counties, followed by other Califonia localities, have issued shelter-in-place orders that only allow travel to essential services. Those include gas stations, but fuel still has to be produced and transported to the pump.
That prompted the California Energy Commission to say today that facilities like refineries, pipeline operators, distribution terminals, tanker trucks and fuel wholesalers are classified as essential services. The agency said it worked with local governments to confirm those facilities will remain open.
There are five petroleum refineries north of San Francisco straddling San Pablo Bay and Suisun Bay, according to federal energy data, along with petroleum product pipelines crisscrossing the East Bay. These are just some of the areas with local shelter-in-place orders.
State analysts say that "fuel supply availability is ample," according to the CEC statement, "and there are no disruptions to the fuel supply."
The agency also said that electric vehicle chargers and hydrogen refueling stations remain open."
