PORTLAND (WGME) -- As the cold weather approaches, high oil prices have Mainers worried.
Kerosene, which is primarily used in outside tanks, became very expensive over the summer.
Reduction in domestic oil production, along with a sudden return of demand, then the Russian attack on Ukraine, caused oil reserves to drop.
Charlie Summers from Maine Energy Marketers says the shortage created a tough situation for suppliers, but he's confident Mainers using kerosene will get the fuel they need eventually.
"Over the course of the summer, when K1 prices were so high, that's normally when wholesalers get their deliveries, but the prices were so high, they were waiting to see if hopefully the market would ebb a little on that, but I know that they're working to get deliveries in, and I don't anticipate any long-term problem,” Summers said.
As for affordability, the Maine Energy Marketers Association says you can work with retailers to come up with a budget that works for you.
