Japan's Gasoline Shipments Rise To A Multi-Year High; B is For Biden -- August 19, 2015

Tweeting now and the story over at Platts:

Japan's gasoline shipments rose to a multi-year high of over 1 million b/d in mid-August as demand rose due to a heat wave and low pump prices. 

Gasoline shipments were at a two-year high of 1.1 million b/d in the week to August 15, according to industry estimates based on oil product stocks, production and export data released by the Petroleum Association of Japan Wednesday. 

 Shipments for the week ended August 15 were was up 27.5% year on year. 

Really? Gasoline for air conditioning? Low pump prices? See "crack cocaine and heroin" solution.

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B Is For Biden

To save his legacy (whatever legacy that might be), President Obama needs an Obama-lite to follow him in the presidency. That "should have been" Hillary Clinton, had that worked out. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama went golfing this past weekend. I'm sure they both had the same subject in mind. It's looking more and more like Hillary won't be the one to insure Obama's legacy.

Today at my daughter's home I saw one of those little signs one buys at novelty shops: "Life is all about Plan B."

Joe Biden is Plan B.

Hyperbole? NPR is now picking up on the story, even if The New York Times is not.

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Denver Sets Record Low

Link here:

The mercury dipped to 47 degrees this morning at Denver International Airport, sett a record low for Aug. 19. The previous record of 48 was set three times, in 2002, 1967 and 1960.