In the news

See also OPEC and current crude oil prices, cheap US fracking was supposed to be the answer but shale companies have basically turned around now and said they can't do enough to counter what OPEC are currently doing (or not doing) so the price continues to go up. Why wouldn't you though if you knew the clock is ticking on your industry.

Seriously there is a worldwide shortage of almost everything and it is going to get way worse.
Friends who are residential builders have been waiting months for appliances, one maker estimated 6 months for a big order of fridges.
My car dealer can’t get cars from their manufacturer. Not even taking orders on some models.
Local bike shop can’t get bikes.
Friend in China (Shenzen) says power supply is unreliable and is worried about heat in winter.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/01/america-supply-chain-shortages

Seriously there is a worldwide shortage of almost everything and it is going to get way worse.

What is the case for it getting way worse?

It does seem that market responses to supply issues are then causing unintended further complications.

Any links to info on this?

Which part?

This covers the government decision not to pay for upgrades and maintenance at a major gas storage site, despite warnings that it was necessary.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/sep/24/how-uk-energy-policies-have-left-britain-exposed-to-winter-gas-price-hikes

Here's an article on the Russia stuff

https://www.ft.com/content/5ec6b18d-c855-408d-acad-cb5779d101a8

Started a new thread on global supply chain crisis. As the OP on the EU referendum and that Covid thread, I only hope this one doesn't get the same traction.

This article is four years old and show's that what is happening now was warned about re. cutting storage and over reliance on middle eastern LNG:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jun/20/uk-gas-storage-prices-rough-british-gas-centrica

As the OP on the EU referendum and that Covid thread, I only hope this one doesn't get the same traction.

lol

Good shares above, btw. Cheers.

There’s a very real chance that there will be proper fuel shortages this winter, in which case I really hope SKSQC gets stuck into the government a fuck’s sight better than he did over Brexit and the pandemic.

People need to get off their Pelotons and back to their desks

Fuck that cunt. I work more hours at home than I ever did in the office. I just see my family more too and save money because it's not being spaffed on petrol or shit train services.

What IS it with these cunts?

Covid: Anti-vax protesters target Blaydon children at school gates https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-58804947

The UK with Brexit is putting itself in a worse position than others for labour and imports from the EU (GB only ..). But many other issues are world wide.

Electricity comes from Ireland mostly here in NI and has also gone up in price.

Heating oil, same. No petrol station queues though.

And gas has gone up too. 😡

There was one outside Kings Cross just now telling kids they were being experimented on. Coppers didn’t want to know. Pretty much told me to fuck off when I reminded them how they clamped down on the Sarah Everard vigil, but not with these c*nts.

Some of the teenagers outside were giving him sh*t though.

Yep ... No log burner or chimney?

We have none am wearing all the jumpers / long John's.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/oct/05/windrush-activists-disgusted-after-being-turned-away-at-tory-conference

Wow. The Tories really can't take any pushback can they?

Gas fire, gas heating - rather unhappy!

Related: three antivax asshats in the USA who went into a school and tried to do citizen’s arrest of the principal for enforcing a mask mandate.
Covid needs to hurry up and deal with these misfits.

So what will you do if you win the lottery?

https://mobile.twitter.com/ReporterTimmy/status/1445239246156189697

https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/05/man-holding-sign-calling-priti-patel-a-fascist-bundled-into-police-van-15370107/

See also the anti-abortionists outside uni halls during freshers week.

"Contracts for delivery in November shooting almost 40 per cent higher to above £4 per therm.

It was near £2 a therm a little over a week ago".

https://twitter.com/OilSheppard/status/1445679717344899087/photo/1

Squint and it looks like the all time BTC chart.