Record high oil prices and a desire to be prepared for any potential fuel shortage during the winter is prompting Maine state government to develop an energy emergency management plan.

Gov. John Baldacci will announce details of the plan at an 11 a.m. news conference today in Augusta.

A propane shortage last winter, caused largely by a railroad strike in Canada, caught Maine off guard and led dealers to ration deliveries. To be prepared this year, Baldacci asked members of his administration, including John Kerry, the state’s energy director, to meet with oil dealers, terminal operators and other officials who could play key roles in a fuel shortage emergency.