Calgary Gasoline Stations Run Dry After ‘Stampede’ Draws Crowds
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc is shipping more fuel into Alberta after surging demand from motorists, including visitors attending the annual Calgary Stampede, drained pumps dry in the Canadian city.
Crowds for the Stampede, which bills itself as “The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth,” growing demand for fuel from motorists as the weather warms, and reduced supplies because of maintenance at Shell’s Scotford refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, led to “a kind of a perfect storm,” said Jeff Gabert, a spokesman for Shell Canada based in Calgary.