I am under the impression that the fuel shortage (?) will be in the scotish area. where you are I would think the fuel comes from a more local refinery

I wouldn't worry too much as there are many more refinery's around this country and In my opinion I think its more of the hype than the reduction on production,

From the eyes of the fuel company what would be your best way to defeat a strike?
Get the PUBLIC on your side = a scare that fuel will be in short supply then you will not support the strike and it will collaps.

Standard strike breaking actions if you ask me.

Yes shocking what we (UK) pay for our fuel and to think we have a whole oil fiels just to the North/ North East East And just around the West Oh lets say it as it is this is an Island surounded by one of the best oil fields this world can offer and what do we (UK) do with it? EXPORT then IMPORT a lesser grade of crude which yeilds MORE waste products that we have to get rid of........ go figure

Our price went to $1.27 last Friday. Two weeks ago it was $1:14  British Pound to Cdn  0.500644 . Canadian to British Pound      1.99743

We also export most of ours to the states and then import more expensive but lighter sweeter crude (whatever that means).