We just released an app to find fuel in NYC metro area http://urbien.com/alias/fuel (sign up required). People in gas rationing areas (NYC and NJ) can find stations with enough regular, plus, premium or diesel grades and avoid waiting in line for an hour only to have gas supply end on them, like happened to me the other day. This app uses Hess fuel inventory data from a PDF at http://hessexpress.com. Hess is updating info every 2 hours.

Other apps for this problem are: http://www.gasbuddy.com/sandy/Default.aspx http://mappler.net/gasstation/

If anyone knows the sources of retail fuel inventory data, we can process and make them available in our app today. I googled government and gas companies sites and came empty handed (except for Hess of course).

Please help. P.S. any feedback on the app is appreciated.