Whats up with the gas prices???

[MaryB]

$3.24 last week, I have to fill tomorrow again so will find out current price.

[MT Gianni]

$3.52 when I left town Monday. $3.57 in Havre.

[fryboy]

it went up last thursday nite about 14 -18 cents ( per norm ) to $3.330-ish ( low grade ) it's slowly trickled down a penny at a time to $3.21-.25
we seem to have cycles , real regular like, goes up about every second thursday 10-25 cents and spends the next two weeks going down a penny at a time barring major world shake-ups that is ( which are akin to wildcards )

[Lee]

Today. NE Ohio $3.499 a gallon. The crooks are running the country ......................... Lee

[Ed Barrett]

$3.15 here in south Missouri.

[3006guns]

Regular was $4.15 here last week and then dropped to a rock bottom $4.09 as of yesterday. Too bad, as I hate putting that cheap stuff in my rig.....

Something weird going on, that's for sure.

[garym1a2]

Its $3.24 here, that's why I drive a Toyota that gets 32mpg. So I don't worry about cost of gas so much.

[garym1a2]

Its much worse in the UK, they have so much in taxes on gas. Plus all kinds of things like speed cameras, red light cameras, fines just to drive in London,.. No fun to drive their.

USD6.93. Still think you're hard done by?

[tomme boy]

Well my Hyundai gets 34mpg but I have to run to the Dr. at Iowa City at the University Hospital at least once a week. So it still matters.

[dakotashooter2]

It really defies all common sense to import AND export oil. Except for the oil companies because they make money going both ways.

[dragon813gt]

It really defies all common sense to import AND export oil. Except for the oil companies because they make money going both ways.

I understand that it's a world commodity. And that private companies are the ones that produce it. I'm not real keen on having the government regulate it in anyway. But at the same time shouldn't the US come first if it's produced here? I don't think this is asking a lot. Domestic use should come first. If we have a surplus then it can be exported. Is this the wrong way to think about it?

Gas dropped to $3.24 right before Labor Day. It's now up to $3.44 for no apparent reason. To say the oil companies aren't price fixing would be a lie. I wish there was a solution to this but I don't see how it can be done.

[searcher4851]

$3.559 here this morning.

Refining capacity is part of the problem. You can produce all the oil you want, but if you can't turn it into gasoline, it's not going to help. Storing all that oil until it can be refined costs money as well, so they'll sell to anyone when they have more than they want to store.

[GREENCOUNTYPETE]

here in south west Wisconsin it is
87 octane with 10% ethanol 3.38
91 octane with NO ethanol 3.98

I have seen a 7 cent drop since labor day most of the summer it spent in the 3.40s here usually 3.45 to 3.49, we have a bunch of road taxes , it is not at all uncommon to drive to Iowa and see a 20-30 cent drop the other side of the river

the 91 no ethanol i use in my small engines and chain saws doesn't normally fluctuate as much as the road gas , it held most of the summer at 4.09 , it is worth the 50-60 cents more as it keeps longer and doesn't foul carburetors , and I might use 15 gallons of it all year while i use 30 gallons a fill of the 87-E10

[Deliverator]

I'm seeing $3.739 per gallon here in Oregon. We have some of the highest gas taxes in the country as well.

[jmort]

You all are # 17. We are the most idiotic at $.53 and are #1 worst. I know there are a few candidates for most stupid state, but california dominates in stupid.

http://taxfoundation.org/blog/map-st...tax-rates-2014

[runfiverun]

shouldn't the U.S. come first?

someone forgot just who is in charge here...
the current admin has done everything in it's power to drive up the cost of energy in this country,
their policy's are not [NOT] conducive to this country's best interests....

[dtknowles]

My understanding is no U.S. Crude gets exported.

Gas price here is $3.04 for a gallon of unleaded reg.

Tim

[CGT80]

My understanding is no U.S. Crude gets exported.

Gas price here is $3.04 for a gallon of unleaded reg.

Tim

Others say that it does get exported.

I don't know much about the topic, but I have a question.

If US crude and fuel was not allowed to be exported, what would it do to our economy and the price of fuel and products? It seems the price of fuel would go down and the price to produce and ship products would go down as well. Would this not stimulate the economy? The oil rights may be owned by companies who may be exporting, but it seems that it is a bad idea in the long term to export our natural resources. Wouldn't it make more sense to hold onto what we have and either import or use our own oil, so that we do not end up dependent on other countries sooner than later?

[Moondawg]

$3.21 here. Part of the price depends on how far from a refinery you live, how much your state taxes a gallon of gas, and lastly what kind of exotic blend of gasoline your particular state demands. California for instance demands special blend of gasoline that costs more to refine and blend. Any gas sold in the U.S. costs more than say Mexico or Peru, just because the EPA requires all sorts of added chemicals. Even so, gas in Europe is more than double the cost of what we pay for a gallon of gas. Gas may go up even more if the Feds have their way and tack another 20-25 cent a gallon tax increase on the stuff.

[jcwit]

Yesterday I posted that Gas in my area was $3.53, so today filled up at $3.17.