Less than two weeks after BP promised to improve internal forecasting to ensure that branded gasoline is available when and where jobbers need it, distributors in the greater Philadelphia area were left high and dry for five days over the Easter holiday, marketers say. BP has more than 100 stations in the Philadelphia market. How the company managed to run out of fuel just before a major holiday weekend has left marketers puzzled and angry. Other suppliers using the same exchange terminal, including Exxon, had no trouble making product available to their jobbers, they note.
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