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BajaBill74
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Gasoline Shortage in Mexico
This may just be on the mainland, but gas pipe lines have been shut down due to theft. There are closed stations and very long lines at those that
are not closed.
The CNN article can be found at ............
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/americas/mexico-gasoline-shor...
Does anyone know of gas shortages in Baja?
What I'm doing at work is so secret, even I don't know what I'm doing!
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bajaguy
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No shortage in Baja - Yet
http://www.ensenada.net/noticias/nota.php?id=55555
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pacificobob
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filled up in todo santos last night. i was the only customer in sight.
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thebajarunner
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There is so much swapping of gas back and forth across the border that I doubt if stations along the frontera would be affected.
You may be burning Long Beach gas out of a Pemex and Pemex gas when you buy it in Anaheim
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David K
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I wish we had pure Pemex gas in California! This ethanol diluted junk is no good for the cars, gas mileage or the environment. I guess it is ok for
corn farmers, however?
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willardguy
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"There will be no retreat, not one step backward," Lopez Obrador said. "We are going to confront this problem." He had previously estimated that
illegal taps drilled into government pipelines and theft from refineries and distribution depots cost Mexico $3 billion per day.
and we complain of short liters at the pump!
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ehall
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No gas pipelines to tap and steal from in most of Baja.
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BajaTed
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I'm going to give kudos to ALMO for trying to take on the endemic corruption and graft that has held Mexico down for too long.
This is Mexico's version of wall politics.
He shutdown the gasoline pipelines full of illegal hot taps, if public indignation is enough they will help the military patrol the pipelines until
there integrity is renewed and everyone can get gas from only gas stations.
Es Todo Bueno
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thebajarunner
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And we thought Trump was big on exaggeration
Quote: Originally posted by willardguy  | "There will be no retreat, not one step backward," Lopez Obrador said. "We are going to confront this problem." He had previously estimated that
illegal taps drilled into government pipelines and theft from refineries and distribution depots cost Mexico $3 billion per day.
and we complain of short liters at the pump! |
$3 billion per day would cap out at something above $1 trillion per year.....
Whew, who knew that Mex gas was that profitable....
(And yeah, just to balance it out so this does not get US political, Trump has been know to stretch the truth a tad, on occasion.....)
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willardguy
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| Quote: Originally posted by thebajarunner | | Quote: Originally posted by willardguy | "There will be no retreat, not one step backward," Lopez Obrador said. "We are going to confront this problem." He had previously estimated that
illegal taps drilled into government pipelines and theft from refineries and distribution depots cost Mexico $3 billion per day.
and we complain of short liters at the pump! |
$3 billion per day would cap out at something above $1 trillion per year.....
Whew, who knew that Mex gas was that profitable....
(And yeah, just to balance it out so this does not get US political, Trump has been know to stretch the truth a tad, on occasion.....)
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lol....yeah thats a big number. in the OP CNN story they reported 3 billion a YEAR. now, are they talking peso's or dollars?
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TecateRay
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Then what is in that pipeline I ride next to east of Tecate?
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David K
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"Most of Baja"... just not the couple miles parallel to Hwy. 2. 
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joerover
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not for me-
the fat lady is breeding
which means
The fat ladys are breeding
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thebajarunner
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David K is right on about the ethanol issue
Jay Leno wrote a blistering op/ed piece last year in Autoweek about the ravages of ethanol on older engines.
The modern ones are apparently o.k.
But if you have a macho motor, this crap will dry out your seals, gaskets, etc and you will soon be in re-build mode.
Meanwhile the price of corn goes straight up and the pobres who depend on it as a staple are really hurting
It especially hit hard in Central American countries where they live on a corn based diet.
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It's probably natural gas.
The areas with shortages must be areas where there are no foreign oil company filling stations. In my area, Arco has replaced about 30% of the Pemex
stations. I was asking the gas jockey about the Arco gas this AM and he said the diesel going into my truck was from Texas.
When I lived in SoCal, it was rare for an Arco station to even carry diesel.
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bajaguy
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Pipeline
There is a 10" product pipeline from the Bulk plant in Rosarito to a distribution facility in Mexicali..........not sure of the route
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Getting Gas can be a Blast
Read about this in the L.A. Times Sunday. Filling Jerry Cans from a 20-foot geyser while getting soaked seems a bit hazardous. One spark and
everybody goes boom:
[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-fuel-theft-casualties/mexico-pipeline-explosion-killed-89-pemex-defends-response-idUSKCN1PF1EC]
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajaguy | | There is a 10" product pipeline from the Bulk plant in Rosarito to a distribution facility in Mexicali..........not sure of the route
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We saw it being installed along the south side of Hwy. 2 where the Laguna Salada road heads south.
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willardguy
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| Quote: Originally posted by MrBillM | Read about this in the L.A. Times Sunday. Filling Jerry Cans from a 20-foot geyser while getting soaked seems a bit hazardous. One spark and
everybody goes boom:
[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-fuel-theft-casualties/mexico-pipeline-explosion-killed-89-pemex-defends-response-idUSKCN1PF1EC] |
they're thinking putting it in trucks is a solution.
http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/informacion/noticias/1/2/nacio...
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | I wish we had pure Pemex gas in California! This ethanol diluted junk is no good for the cars, gas mileage or the environment. I guess it is ok for
corn farmers, however? |
Re pemex being “better...”
Ethanol in gasoline does 3 things:
Increases octane, so the provider sells lower octane gas (“crappy” gas, would be your word) with octane bumped by addition of ethanol;
Burns cleaner (better air quality); and
Satisfies a political constituency (not a bad thing, every major industry has its political hook, thats life in usa, dont like it? Vote for the other
guy  )
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