Need Help On Price of Gas Question

[BLAZER PROPHET]

OK, since April oil has dropped 25% but gas is up about 12% (in Washington).

Why?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The large refinery in northern Washington burned up.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

summer driving season. refineries shut down. george w. bush. etc.

 

[mobes23]

I'd heard on NPR that one or more oil refineries are having issues and supply (at least locally) is lower. Pretty sure the Blaine oil refinery is one of the problems.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

the conservative corporate conglomerate illuminati at halliburton own most of the countries refineries and have driven the price up in order to make obama look bad in battleground states

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Well, whatever the reason, this pisses me off. I don't mind the higher prices so long as oil is high.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Well, whatever the reason, this pisses me off. I don't mind the higher prices so long as oil is high.

The good news is booze is cheaper now in Washington.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

i love high gas prices too

 

[mobes23]

Lol -- I've noticed traffic gets lighter when gas prices go up, so it's not all bad.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

the state will save a fortune on road repairs, and rest stops will now belong exclusively to the anonymous homosexual underground

 

[jlprk]

I'd heard on NPR that one or more oil refineries are having issues and supply (at least locally) is lower. Pretty sure the Blaine oil refinery is one of the problems.

Those Ferndale and Birch Bay bums don't work. Tie them to their drills.

The good news is booze is cheaper now in Washington.

It's 50% higher, even more than I predicted.

 

[jlprk]

OK, since April oil has dropped 25% but gas is up about 12% (in Washington).

Why?

The serious answer is commodities investors speculate by betting on oil price futures. Congress won't touch Wall Street. Gas prices aren't proportional to oil costs with a simple percentage markup.

 

[THE HCP]

Just spent $98 filling up my ride..... driving down to Eugene for work tomorrow. Ridiculous!

 

[MARIS61]

It's high because the industry is criminal by design and it's run by people with lower morals than Idi Amin, as is our entire government who would otherwise regulate it.

When you're getting fucked in the ass it's pointless to ask why. You should be plotting revenge instead.

 

[MARIS61]

It's currently $3.69 in Wisconsin, $4.45 in Beautiful Central Oregon.