I wouldn't figure in the refinery maintenance.. shouldn't they have been
rotating which ones they shut down anyway.. Maintenance is just that, and
they would have had it planned for.
But I agree, that was my main point they push to see what they can get away
with charging.. they'll go beyond that limit.. and then they'll give a
little just to make people feel like they're doing them all a big favor..
Aaron Wyse
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Hedlin" <garyhedlin@sbcglobal.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Today's gas prices
>
> On 5/18/04 8:40 PM, in article opr7736piewzx09r@mail.comcast.net, "droo"
> <03dakotacc4.7_4x4@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > The point being made with the comparison to the bottled water is that
> > gasoline in the US is incredibly cheap.
> >
> > I just read an article in National Geographic about the oil supply etc
etc.
> > In 1981 the price of a 42 gallon barrel of crude oil was equal to $70 US
in
> > today's money. I definately think there is something very screwed up
about
> > the current price per gallon. The current price per barrel is around $40
> > now. Which is where it was back in 91. However the price per gallon of
> > gasoline wasn't nearly as high as it is now.
> >
>
> It's not so much the price of crude oil, its what it takes to make it gas.
> You couple the high demand with a number of oil refineries shutting down
for
> maintenance, and you have exactly what were seeing now...and have seen in
> the past. But whats really driving prices up is purely speculation with
> respect to Iraq and other matters in that region. If the whole Mideast is
> unstable, than our oil supplies are in question too.
>
> I'm afraid we'll continue to see high prices because NOW they know what
the
> market can TRULY bear and will set pricing accordingly. If they know
we'll
> pay $3 a galon, $2.49 doesnąt sound like a bad price!
>
>
> --
> Gary Hedlin
> www.garyhedlin.com
> (under construction)
>
>
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