{"id":19847,"date":"2024-12-26T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T01:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/?p=19847"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:26:12","slug":"energy-tidbits-from-backup-plan-to-lifeline-the-vital-role-of-emergency-oil-stockpiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/archives\/19847","title":{"rendered":"[Energy Tidbits] From backup plan to lifeline: The vital role of emergency oil stockpiles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oil prices quadrupled in just three months, causing factories to halt operations and leaving households unable to heat their homes. In Maryland, USA, people queued for nearly 8 kilometers at gas stations in a desperate attempt to buy fuel. The crisis led to violent incidents over fuel access. Gas stations used flags\u2014green for available fuel and red for none\u2014and implemented a system where cars with even-numbered license plates could refuel on even-numbered days, and odd-numbered plates on odd days. This was a direct result of the first oil crisis, sparked 50 years ago by the 1973 Yom Kippur War in the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u25b2 A gas station employee indicating a fuel shortage (Source: PENGlobal<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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