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2026-02-18 Home Front: Politix

CA Gas Prices - EPIC Level Stupidity Prevails - Gas Refined In US Goes By Tanker Through The Panama Canal To CA To Avoid Pipelines

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-02-18 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1761 views ] Top
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1 Stupidity.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-02-18 05:44|| 2026-02-18 05:44|| Front Page Top

2
SO WHAT IF...
China, Iran, or Venezuela rebels use a drone to sink a vehicle fuel hauler in the Panama Canal locks? Or there is a ship ramming the locks, like the near miss a few days ago by the OOCL Utah‘s. The Canal locks would be down for weeks/months for cleanup and repairs.

Then where would Southern CA. get about 55% to 60% of of the Vehicle fuel from, or become a vehicle dump of out of fuel vehicles?

Some of us remember back in 1974 during the Arab Oil embargo watching car lines at stations waiting for fuel to arrive. Or person after person standing in line to fill a 5 Gallon gas can after a rare "1203" Semi-tanker refueled a station.

Posted by NN2N1 2026-02-18 06:15|| 2026-02-18 06:15|| Front Page Top

3 And the governor of this chaotic mess wants to become president ?

Posted by Besoeker 2026-02-18 06:19|| 2026-02-18 06:19|| Front Page Top

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Given the Voter fraud of 2020 and the Foreign $$$$ that funded a lot of it.
The possibility of a Newsom for President in 2028, is not that far-fetched.

Why would the LSD's be fighting Voter ID otherwise?

BTW: GA. 87 Octane is running $2.19 to $2.79 a Gal.
$3.09 Diesel to $3.49 a gal.

Posted by NN2N1 2026-02-18 07:03|| 2026-02-18 07:03|| Front Page Top

5 you'd think these were Bee articles.

Posted by chris 2026-02-18 07:57|| 2026-02-18 07:57|| Front Page Top

6 There is no cheaper method of transporting crude oil than through a pipeline. So, I will ask the question; who owns the tankers? Forget the flagging, who actually owns the ships ?

Posted by Besoeker 2026-02-18 08:04|| 2026-02-18 08:04|| Front Page Top

7 China, Iran, or Venezuela rebels use a drone to sink a vehicle fuel hauler in the Panama Canal locks?

Aren't things bad enough without you giving 'em ideas like that?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-02-18 12:19|| 2026-02-18 12:19|| Front Page Top

8 who actually owns the ships ?

Tanker noted in above tweet is the Silver Moon, Built in China 2023.
Owned by 'SILVER MOON SHIPPING CO LTD' located in Singapore.
Commercially managed by 'Thames Bay Shipping Pte Ltd', also located in Singapore.
(There are a lot of 'Silver Moon' companies in Singapore)
International Safety Management (ISM) by BERNHARD SCHULTE-IND out of Vladivostok.
Both Singapore Companies founded less than three years ago and have very few employees, so probably not someone I'd normally go to for complicated shipping requirements. Probably just shell companies for the Middle Kingdom, anyway.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2026-02-18 12:35|| 2026-02-18 12:35|| Front Page Top

9 "Shell companies for the middle kingdom" and our friend Gavin.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-02-18 12:46|| 2026-02-18 12:46|| Front Page Top

10 Abu Uluque ^#7
Having worked around US Gov. groups in my younger days. It was an issue well discussed and planned for, even 35+ years ago.

The real questions now are:
Has the air defenses been update to address the drone and other technically advanced issues at play.

Plus has the land that CCP strategically purchased near the mouths of the canal be addressed and that threat removed?

Posted by NN2N1 2026-02-18 13:01|| 2026-02-18 13:01|| Front Page Top

11 ^6

California requires a fuel blend that is only marginally available from suppliers in the USA.

Also, national gasoline prices are up about 15 cents/gallon since mid Jan.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-02-18 13:53|| 2026-02-18 13:53|| Front Page Top

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