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To: gamesmistress who wrote (1982)	3/20/2001 9:08:13 AM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

Do you, or any other poster/lurker, know whether the MTBE phase out in California is going to require any changes to the gasoline blends this year? Haven't heard anything on this subject in awhile. In my uninformed opinion, bankruptcy is inevitable. The Californian politicians appear to be hopelessly confused as to what is happening. My best guess now is a 75% chance that a federal bankruptcy judge will be the impetus behind the required electricity rate hikes. Also think the entire California senate can kiss their careers goodbye. They are likely to get no financial assistance from corporations come election time, nor will they be very popular. Their "no rate hikes" strategy is in the process of backfiring big time.

To: gamesmistress who wrote (1982)	3/20/2001 10:29:51 AM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

CNBC proclaiming "residents of one state could be paying $3 per gallon of gasoline this summer. Stay tuned to find out which one." Can't even begin to imagine which one it might be! ;o)

To: gamesmistress who wrote (1982)	3/20/2001 6:44:53 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

Hi Gina, Your post quotes someone as saying: . If a refinery's power is cut for 30 minutes, [gasoline] production could be set back by almost a week. Do you happen to have a source on this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On a related note, the Energy New Live site williams.com today commented on the Kinder-Morgan pipeline operations for gasoline in CA. kne.com kindermorgan.com They seem to be able to maintain adequate supply, even with the possibility of 3-4 hours of power outage per day, according to the reporter. There are no reported shortages of gasoline, but I can only imagine someone's working on it... <w>