Actually there is oil to refine - plenty of them to pick up the slack in the Texas area as well as others. With today's lifting of the regulations today on the process required (currently) to refine the oil - that should speed up the production a lot. Its not like ALL our oil is refined in LA - only a part of it. I believe I heard 25% of the oil is refined there. I actually predict that gasoline will go up slightly over the next day or so but then I look to see it level off with these new temporary requirements lifted to fill in the gap. Now what would NOT surprise me is in the near future, having gasoline rationing like took place back in Carter's administration! I also feel that the strategic oil reserves should have been opened up before the storm, when we were already having consistently increasing prices. I feel that we are being legally price gouged! I dont think its time to panic yet though...but pulling out the bicycles and walking more - and taking public transporation was already a good idea long before now. Maybe we would not have contributed so much to global warming if we had & would not be in this situation now. Things as simple as fueling your vehicles at night to prevent from dirtying up the air is observed how often? I see folks lined up at the pumps whenever they darn well feel like it without any consideration at all - as long as its convenient for them that's all they care about! :(