Although there are many reasons for the surge in prices, oil analysts agree that one is a "fear factor" of potential shortages.
But with potential shortages in resources and staff, maybe this is the only thing Sutton council can do.
Nor have warnings by some experts of a potential shortage of new workers.
New York has a potential shortage of $3 billion, or 10 percent.
But last week many investors did not seem to care about a potential shortage of long bonds.
New York is not the only state grappling with a potential shortage of teachers.
The Senate also held hearings late last month to warn refiners about potential shortages this summer.
These goods are bought in large amounts to offset a potential shortage or as an act of safety.
The Fed's policy makers also responded much more in the late 80's to what they perceived as a potential shortage of capital.
There was no reason for the crew to know about the potential shortage in too much detail.