edders23 wrote:
it may only be 8% of crude oil but most of our refineries have been "streamlined" (aka shrunk) and we buy in large quantities of diesel which is produced in one of the few nations on earth to have invested in refineries specifically designed to produce diesel...
...Russia
diesel fuel is getting scarce once some idiot in fleet street publishes an article telling the mass public about this it will get scarcer still
I found this online:
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Can we expect to see disruption to UK fuel refineries as a result of the sanctions or disruption to fuel being imported to the UK?
The UK is a significant producer of both crude oil and petroleum products.
In the case of diesel, UK demand is met by a combination of domestic production and imports from a diverse range of reliable suppliers beyond Russia including the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, and USA.
Like other countries, the UK holds oil stocks in the unlikely event of a major oil supply disruption.
The level of oil stocks prescribed by the International Energy Agency (IEA) is accepted and adopted around the world as being sufficient to ensure resilience in the event of a major global supply disruption.
UK oil reserves are significantly above the 90 days required by the IEA.