What are you paying for gas right now?

[kittygrrl]

I'm really interested in what people are paying for gas in their area. It seems to vary so much. I'm in Seattle and paying $3.28 (for regular) right now. That's too high:sigh:

[A. Spectre]

Chicago - $3.28 for 93 octane

[SleepyButch]

I paid 2.57 a gallon a few days ago for no ethanol premium gas. I live near OKC. Not sure what it is today.

Regular unleaded was 2.20 I believe

[girlin2une]

Cost in south central Ontario (Canada) $1.09/litre

[cinnamongrrl]

Eastern Nc....

I paid 2.59 for 87 today. It was. 10cents more in Charlotte..

[firegal]

$2.78 at costco for med octane it seems like we get fucked with to appreciate the lower prices to have them go higher in a month or so...

I just want consistency!.... With out the trumped up bullshit!

[Orema]

$3.03, Premium, Costco, Southern California, a couple days ago

[*Anya*]

$2.85 at the Arco by our house- we filled up just a few minutes ago, in Orange County, CA

[Gemme]

$2.83 for regular half a mile away from my home.

[Femmadian]

Where I am on the Canadian East Coast, it's currently around 110 cents a litre, which converts to around $3.65/gallon if we're using US measurements. So... roughly the same as what girlin2une is paying over in Ontario.

I'm actually really pleased with this. It's the lowest it's been in four years out here and by a significant amount. Just a few months ago I was paying upwards of 140+ cents a litre, which is $4.65/gallon.

I guess it's all relative. Personally, I would love to pay $3.28/gallon! That would be 98 cents a litre! OMG. :| I would feel like that lady in the Ikea commercials when it came time to pay at the pump. "START THE CAR!"

NlWCLw75XnE

:carride:

[homoe]

Gas in West Seattle is $2.94 at the station we always go to :nerd:

[Jesse]

It's averaging around $2.60 around here at the moment.

[Vivacious1]

2.39 here in Louisiana

[Blade]

2.59 and going down. Cheaper than that in SC I go down there sometime and get it. I have 45 cents on my rewards card so I'll probably get it down there this weekend for less than 2 bucks a gallon

[MysticOceansFL]

....... $2.56..........

[starryeyes]

I think I just paid $3.39 but I live downtown so it's always more expensive. I have seen it for $3.08 other places in town.

[DapperButch]

$2.75 :sushi:

[starryeyes]

$2.85 at the Arco by our house- we filled up just a few minutes ago, in Orange County, CA

Really?? That's crazy!! I haven't paid less than $3 in forever.

[Kelt]

:carride: $2.75 regular

[MsTinkerbelly]

We paid $2.85 a couple of weeks ago at the Morongo Casino pumps, and i can get gas here in town for 2.89.

After so long at/around 4.00 a gallon, it is very welcome.

[Cailin]

$2.49-- I love living in oil land

[Greyson]

$2.89 per gallon for regular. Here in the East Bay of the SF Bay Area.

[girlin2une]

Where I am on the Canadian East Coast, it's currently around 110 cents a litre, which converts to around $3.65/gallon if we're using US measurements. So... roughly the same as what girlin2une is paying over in Ontario.

I'm actually really pleased with this. It's the lowest it's been in four years out here and by a significant amount. Just a few months ago I was paying upwards of 140+ cents a litre, which is $4.65/gallon.

I guess it's all relative. Personally, I would love to pay $3.28/gallon! That would be 98 cents a litre! OMG. :| I would feel like that lady in the Ikea commercials when it came time to pay at the pump. "START THE CAR!"

NlWCLw75XnE




:carride:


I'm pleased too! And yes, not too long ago, prices were that high here as well

[Bèsame*]

I was very lucky, I didn't pay for gas last week. That handsome guy, went to check the air in my tires and came back with a full gas tank. It's the little things that spoil me!

However, tomorrow, I will be paying $2.48.

[MasterfulButch]

Equivalent to $7.17 USD per gallon.

[Venus007]

I am in Houston, TX where they make the stuff. I filled up last night for 2.29 a gallon. I used a reward card that takes .10 off per gallon.

[DapperButch]

$2.75 :sushi:

Forgot to say where - Northeast/mid-atlantic
87 Octane, 10% Ethanol

Would love to find non-Ethanol around here, but the closest pump is several hours away. Often they are located at marinas.

http://pure-gas.org/

Pure gas is better for your car and definitely better gas mileage. In some places it is more expensive than non-pure gas, though.

kittygrrl, if you are interested in prices across the nation, look here: http://www.gasbuddy.com/

[Cailin]

Oh! We just dropped to 2.19$

[*Anya*]

$2.85 at the Arco by our house- we filled up just a few minutes ago, in Orange County, CA

Really?? That's crazy!! I haven't paid less than $3 in forever.

What is really crazy is the broad variation in prices across the USA alone, not even including other countries!

Arco is always cheaper at the cash price.

Chevron, etc., are still in the $3.29-$3.40 range.

Hmmm...

[Gemme]

For 8 hours in Louisiana, gas was .29 per gallon (http://www.aol.com/article/2014/12/05/29-cent-gas/21003506/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl36%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D576486).

[kittygrrl]

For 8 hours in Louisiana, gas was .29 per gallon (http://www.aol.com/article/2014/12/05/29-cent-gas/21003506/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl36%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D576486).

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ2YLoFDoFycqH5JVbH_aXFIR9U54rkF mCYifLPMNbq2WoxANvx
Gemme, amazing! wish i was there to partake

[firegal]

$2.79 at costco...

[Gemme]

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ2YLoFDoFycqH5JVbH_aXFIR9U54rkF mCYifLPMNbq2WoxANvx
Gemme, amazing! wish i was there to partake

Oh, I don't live there.

But I wish I was!

[JAGG]

$ 2.29 in Tulsa.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Just dropped to $2.40/gallon on the east side of Atlanta.

[Jrio91]

Here in Spokane, WA its an average of $2.70 a gallon for regular unleaded.

[DapperButch]

What is really crazy is the broad variation in prices across the USA alone, not even including other countries!

Arco is always cheaper at the cash price.

Chevron, etc., are still in the $3.29-$3.40 range.

Hmmm...

Chevron's the best gas you can get. Wish we had it around here.

I use crap gas in my old Pathfinder, but only use Shell in my old but very much lovedBMW.

[Chad]

$2.37 per gallon in central Texas.

[JDeere]

2.69 here, near Houston

[Rockinonahigh]

Yesterday gas was $2.65 at circle K,.wish I had my old s.u.v cause it had two large tanks I could drive a long time on a double fill up.

[Gemme]

I just filled up at my local Shell. Regular gas for $2.79 a gallon and I used reward points from a store so I got it for $2.69 a gallon.

[diamondrose]

Here in South Carolina I have seen gas as cheap as $2.29 a gallon. Closer to my house gas averages around $2.35 a gallon.

I was surprised to see gas get below $3.00. I later wished to see prices below $2.50 and surprisingly prices reached that. I will be very surprised if prices drop to $2.00.

[Nadeest]

It is around $2.60/gallon, down here in central Florida.

[theoddz]

When we were in Texas last week, we paid around $2.35 for regular unleaded. A couple of days after we headed back, dear wife's best friend texted us a picture of the sign in front of the little gas station we were buying gas from there. $1.99!!!! :|

On the way back, via mostly I-10, we paid an average of $2.57 along the route through west Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. We tend to run premium gas in the wife's and my vehicles (2012 Durango R/T and 2011 Ram 1500 Big Horn) because both of them have 5.7L Hemi engines, but we don't always do that. Throughout the entire Texas trip, we never paid over $2.80/gallon for 93 octane (they sell 93 octane in TX and some other parts of the South). The Durango is certified to burn E85 gas, but I wouldn't ever put that in that vehicle, unless I absolutely had to.

Here in Vegas, Sam's Club, up on the corner from us, is selling regular unleaded for $2.60, as of the day before yesterday, when I filled my truck up. I paid $2.80 for 91 octane.

They say that gas prices are headed down again???? :clap:

~Theo~ :bouquet:

[firegal]

I love it too.... Hope they stay..please please please!

$2.71

[Bèsame*]

wow, it was only $2.39. Love it♡

[Kobi]

In Rhode Island this weekend, I paid 2.73. Here it is 2.99.

[WildHorses]

Paid $2.75 here in Nor Cal today.

[Trev]

Here in Missouri, it's $2.48 a gallon. Filling up My truck is not as painful.

[ahk]

Albuquerque, NM
2.49 ---> what I paid a few weeks ago.

[clay]

$2.44 and dropping.......yay

[girl_dee]

Not to be a party pooper but all these gas prices dropping means that many people are out of work who work on the oil rigs down here in the South.

Not a good thing during the holidays.

Thank you and carry on....

[MsTinkerbelly]

Not to be a party pooper but all these gas prices dropping means that many people are out of work who work on the oil rigs down here in the South.

Not a good thing during the holidays.

Thank you and carry on....

Why are people out of work? Gas prices have gone down, but we're still using the same amount. Am i missing something?

Not being sarcastic or mean...really don't understand.:bunchflowers:

[*Anya*]

Until recently, California consistently had some of the highest gas prices in the US, in spite of having refineries.

I paid $2.69 a gallon this week.

California Oil Refinery Locations and Capacities
Classification of refiners based on crude oil capacity (barrels per day)
Information as of November 2014

Refinery Name Barrels Per Day CARB Diesel CARB Gas

Tesoro-Carson 240,000 Yes. YES
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,
El Segundo Refinery 276,000 Yes Yes
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,
Richmond Refinery 245,271 Yes Yes
Tesoro Refining & Marketing
Company, Golden Eagle
Refinery. 166,000 Yes. Yes
Shell Oil Products US, Martinez Refinery 156,400 Yes Yes
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company,
Torrance Refinery 149,500 Yes Yes
Valero Benicia Refinery 132,000 Yes Yes
Phillips 66, Wilmington Refinery 139,000 Yes Yes
Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company,
Wilmington Refinery 103,800 Yes Yes
Valero Wilmington Refinery 78,000 Yes Yes
Phillips 66, Rodeo San Francisco Refinery 78,400 Yes Yes
ALON USA, Bakersfield Refinery 66,000 Yes Yes
Paramount Petroleum Corporation,
Paramount Refinery 50,000 No Yes
Phillips 66, Santa Maria Refinery 41,800 No No
Edgington Oil Company, Long Beach Refinery 26,000 No No
Kern Oil & Refining Company, Bakersfield
Refinery. 26,000. Yes. No
San Joaquin Refining Company Inc.,
Bakersfield refinery. 15,000 Yes No
Greka Energy, Santa Maria Refinery 9,500 No No
Lunday Thagard, South Gate Refinery 8,500 No No
Valero Wilmington Asphalt Refinery 6,300 No No

Note: Data on this table represents total crude oil capacity not gasoline, distillate production, diesel fuel production or production of other products. Production potential varies depending on time of year and status of the refinery. A rule of thumb is that roughly 50 percent of total capacity is gasoline production (about 1.0 million barrels of gasoline - 42 million gallons - is produced per day).

Source: California Energy Commission Fuels Office Staff.

Terminal Facilities

California's nearly 100 terminals receive petroleum and petroleum products by tanker, barge, pipeline, rail or truck. Most of California's terminals are marine terminals. At these facilities petroleum or product is transferred from or to tankers or barges. Tankers loaded with Alaska North Slope petroleum, for example, enter marine terminals in northern and southern California, where the crude oil is then sent to refineries by pipeline for processing. An example of pipeline receipts of petroleum at a terminal is heavy California petroleum produced in the Bakersfield area that is sent by pipeline to a refinery at Martinez.

Terminals also serve as refiner's wholesale distribution points for products. Product, such as gasoline, is sold to distributors (jobbers) who then sell to consumers through the distributors' own retail stations. The distributor may also resell the gasoline to other station dealers. Gasoline can also be sold directly to station dealers from the terminal. The marketing structure differs depending on the type of product being sold.


http://energyalmanac.ca.gov/petroleum/refineries.html

[Rockinonahigh]

The local new said that the highest price gas is $1.86 a gallon...

[firegal]

$2.48 merry xmas!

[Jesse]

I saw it for $2.39 today.

[C0LLETTE]

Love the Gas Price Thread and the Weather Report Thread!

Gas is 91.2 cents and the temp is -3 :snowballfight:

[DapperButch]

Hey, Anya. I'm lost. What is the point you are trying to get across by having the below article and is it somehow in response to dee's comment? I am totally missing the boat on what the article is saying, I suppose.




Until recently, California consistently had some of the highest gas prices in the US, in spite of having refineries.

I paid $2.69 a gallon this week.

California Oil Refinery Locations and Capacities
Classification of refiners based on crude oil capacity (barrels per day)
Information as of November 2014

Refinery Name Barrels Per Day CARB Diesel CARB Gas

Tesoro-Carson 240,000 Yes. YES
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,
El Segundo Refinery 276,000 Yes Yes
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,
Richmond Refinery 245,271 Yes Yes
Tesoro Refining & Marketing
Company, Golden Eagle
Refinery. 166,000 Yes. Yes
Shell Oil Products US, Martinez Refinery 156,400 Yes Yes
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply Company,
Torrance Refinery 149,500 Yes Yes
Valero Benicia Refinery 132,000 Yes Yes
Phillips 66, Wilmington Refinery 139,000 Yes Yes
Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company,
Wilmington Refinery 103,800 Yes Yes
Valero Wilmington Refinery 78,000 Yes Yes
Phillips 66, Rodeo San Francisco Refinery 78,400 Yes Yes
ALON USA, Bakersfield Refinery 66,000 Yes Yes
Paramount Petroleum Corporation,
Paramount Refinery 50,000 No Yes
Phillips 66, Santa Maria Refinery 41,800 No No
Edgington Oil Company, Long Beach Refinery 26,000 No No
Kern Oil & Refining Company, Bakersfield
Refinery. 26,000. Yes. No
San Joaquin Refining Company Inc.,
Bakersfield refinery. 15,000 Yes No
Greka Energy, Santa Maria Refinery 9,500 No No
Lunday Thagard, South Gate Refinery 8,500 No No
Valero Wilmington Asphalt Refinery 6,300 No No

Note: Data on this table represents total crude oil capacity not gasoline, distillate production, diesel fuel production or production of other products. Production potential varies depending on time of year and status of the refinery. A rule of thumb is that roughly 50 percent of total capacity is gasoline production (about 1.0 million barrels of gasoline - 42 million gallons - is produced per day).

Source: California Energy Commission Fuels Office Staff.

Terminal Facilities

California's nearly 100 terminals receive petroleum and petroleum products by tanker, barge, pipeline, rail or truck. Most of California's terminals are marine terminals. At these facilities petroleum or product is transferred from or to tankers or barges. Tankers loaded with Alaska North Slope petroleum, for example, enter marine terminals in northern and southern California, where the crude oil is then sent to refineries by pipeline for processing. An example of pipeline receipts of petroleum at a terminal is heavy California petroleum produced in the Bakersfield area that is sent by pipeline to a refinery at Martinez.

Terminals also serve as refiner's wholesale distribution points for products. Product, such as gasoline, is sold to distributors (jobbers) who then sell to consumers through the distributors' own retail stations. The distributor may also resell the gasoline to other station dealers. Gasoline can also be sold directly to station dealers from the terminal. The marketing structure differs depending on the type of product being sold.


http://energyalmanac.ca.gov/petroleum/refineries.html

[cinnamongrrl]

In Charlotte the cheapest I've seen is 2.47. The norm seems to be 2.52-2.55 right now. It's about .10 cheaper (or more) in SC which is not far... If I'm going that way I get it but I'm not going to SC anytime soon....

[*Anya*]

Hey, Anya. I'm lost. What is the point you are trying to get across by having the below article and is it somehow in response to dee's comment? I am totally missing the boat on what the article is saying, I suppose.


Yes, I understand that. Rather than being direct, I was indirectly but clumsily responding to Dee's post about decreasing gas prices causing oil rig workers to lose their jobs.

Production continues here in California, despite the drop in prices. However, what happens in the south may indeed be different than what happens in the west.

When I started to research why gas prices go up and down in California and how it ultimately affects us, the consumer; I realized it is a far bigger issue than on the surface of what we pay for gas.

I do apologize for deviating from the intent of the thread, which is "What are you paying for gas right now"!

It is a great thread!

[firegal]

It dropped .13cents over night now at $2.44.... Love it

[MsTinkerbelly]

Yes, I understand that. Rather than being direct, I was indirectly but clumsily responding to Dee's post about decreasing gas prices causing oil rig workers to lose their jobs.

Production continues here in California, despite the drop in prices. However, what happens in the south may indeed be different than what happens in the west.

When I started to research why gas prices go up and down in California and how it ultimately affects us, the consumer; I realized it is a far bigger issue than on the surface of what we pay for gas.

I do apologize for deviating from the intent of the thread, which is "What are you paying for

gas right now"!

It is a great thread!

No, please post anything that might help us understand! I have been surprised (and pleased) by falling prices...but WHY are they falling, and when are they going to hike them again?

As you know, here in California prices are down over $2 per gallon....the oil companies are not known for their low prices and lack of billions in profits; it worries me that we are going to see huge jumps just when we have gotten used to having some spare change in our pockets.

[MsTinkerbelly]

Love the Gas Price Thread and the Weather Report Thread!

Gas is 91.2 cents and the temp is -3 :snowballfight:

Is that 91.2 a liter?

[MysticOceansFL]

.......$2.55............ For regular gas

[GeorgiaMa'am]

$2.43/gallon, that's with a .03 grocery store discount - near the south side of Atlanta, GA

[Red-Dragon]

i'm in canada right now its 0.88-0.91 a liter i dont know how much that is per gallon. compaired to before it was 1.19 a liter

[DapperButch]

Yes, I understand that. Rather than being direct, I was indirectly but clumsily responding to Dee's post about decreasing gas prices causing oil rig workers to lose their jobs.

Production continues here in California, despite the drop in prices. However, what happens in the south may indeed be different than what happens in the west.

When I started to research why gas prices go up and down in California and how it ultimately affects us, the consumer; I realized it is a far bigger issue than on the surface of what we pay for gas.

I do apologize for deviating from the intent of the thread, which is "What are you paying for gas right now"!

It is a great thread!

No, please post anything that might help us understand! I have been surprised (and pleased) by falling prices...but WHY are they falling, and when are they going to hike them again?

As you know, here in California prices are down over $2 per gallon....the oil companies are not known for their low prices and lack of billions in profits; it worries me that we are going to see huge jumps just when we have gotten used to having some spare change in our pockets.

Anya, Ms.Tinkerbelly is right, I am interested as well why prices are so low. It seems like an appropriate direction for the thread.

I hope that dee comes back and explains. Honestly, my understanding is that the oil production has not changed and the talk of less work is Republican propaganda. I thought maybe this is where you were going...that is why I was so interested in understanding the article.

Kelt? (I was thinking I could go google it, but why do that when Kelt already knows the answer?):nerd:

[TruTexan]

I have several cousins that work in the oilfield industry and they aren't being laid off, they are actually working overtime drilling more locations and re-opening the closed pumping sites that were shut down during the 1980's to preserve our oil in the ground for future needs. There is also a boom in a northern state of one of the Dakota's that is drilling like mad there and hiring new oilfield workers. My neighbor's son in law took a job up north in the Dakota's drilling for oil. He makes more money there than he did here in the south working on a drilling rig.

Also, here is an article that helps us to understand why gas prices are falling :


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/28/in-most-of-the-us-gas-costs-3-gallon_n_6062056.html

ETA: gas here East of Dallas an hour is 2.13/gal and dropping everyday.

[girl_dee]

Hey y'all... I really don't want to ruin the spirit of everyone's fun while WE (of course I am enjoying our $2.16 gallon) enjoy a break in our expenses wherever we can get them.

It has always been like this down here, low gas prices = oil field workers out of work. From what I understand, simply put, when the demand goes down, prices drop and the oil stays in the earth. They just don't need people on the rigs out in the gulf, which is where our people go. I do believe they shut certain rigs down until the demand goes up.

Right now someone in my family is sitting at home until further notice, because of the low demand in the oil field right now. He will be put back to work but for now he is laid off.

I may be wrong, but that is how I always understood how it works.

[girl_dee]

Yes, I understand that. Rather than being direct, I was indirectly but clumsily responding to Dee's post about decreasing gas prices causing oil rig workers to lose their jobs.

Production continues here in California, despite the drop in prices. However, what happens in the south may indeed be different than what happens in the west.

When I started to research why gas prices go up and down in California and how it ultimately affects us, the consumer; I realized it is a far bigger issue than on the surface of what we pay for gas.

I do apologize for deviating from the intent of the thread, which is "What are you paying for gas right now"!

It is a great thread!


(f) It's a thread about gas prices and I believe open for conversation, thank you for posting. I am DELIGHTED to be having a conversation on the sight again! I so get tired of one word threads!

[Kelt]

This article in the Economist "Cheaper Oil: Winners And Losers" (http://www.economist.com/news/international/21627642-america-and-its-friends-benefit-falling-oil-prices-its-most-strident-critics) is a pretty good look at the global nature of this round of shifting oil prices and addresses some of the region specific outcomes of the current situation. Bear in mind it is about seven weeks old, but the underpinnings are still accurate. And there are charts! :)

Here is a short excerpt on the effects in America and some of the extraction methods:

"The impact on America will be mixed because the country is simultaneously the world’s largest consumer, importer and producer of oil. On balance cheaper oil will help, but not as much as it used to. Analysts at Goldman Sachs reckon that cheaper oil and lower interest rates should add about 0.1 percentage points to growth in 2015. But that will be more than offset by a stronger dollar, slower global growth and weaker stockmarkets.

Extracting oil from shale is expensive. So when the oil price drops, America is one of the places most likely to pull back (Arctic and Canadian tar-sands producers are even more vulnerable). According to Michael Cohen of Barclays, a bank, a $20 drop in the world oil price reduces American producers’ earnings before interest by 20%, and only four-fifths of shale reserves are economic to extract using current technology with Brent around $85. How quickly production will fall as a result, though, is unclear, since producers’ costs vary and some have locked in prices via hedging. The impact will also vary by region. “If I’m in California, it’s pretty clear-cut that this is a good-news story,” says Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations, a think-tank. “If I were in North Dakota [the biggest shale-oil state], I would be a lot more nervous.”

America is a net importer, so lower prices mean Americans get to keep more of their money and spend it at home. But the stimulative impact is less than it used to be, since imports are becoming less important, and oil is shrinking as a share of the economy."


There's also the fact that the Russian economy is basically folding in on itself due their (Putin's) reliance on the earlier high price profits to escape the effects of sanctions. Here's an article from Al Jazeera: Russian rouble in 'catastrophic decline' (http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/12/russian-rouble-catastrophic-decline-2014121784047177915.html)

Oh yeah, right now I've got $2.29 gal. :)

[DapperButch]

Hey y'all... I really don't want to ruin the spirit of everyone's fun while WE (of course I am enjoying our $2.16 gallon) enjoy a break in our expenses wherever we can get them.

It has always been like this down here, low gas prices = oil field workers out of work. From what I understand, simply put, when the demand goes down, prices drop and the oil stays in the earth. They just don't need people on the rigs out in the gulf, which is where our people go. I do believe they shut certain rigs down until the demand goes up.

Right now someone in my family is sitting at home until further notice, because of the low demand in the oil field right now. He will be put back to work but for now he is laid off.

I may be wrong, but that is how I always understood how it works.

According to this dee, they are actually drilling MORE which is why the prices are down. I'm sorry someone in your family isn't working.

http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2014/07/08/u-s-oil-production-in-2015-to-be-highest-since-1972/



EDIT:

<Kelt's boring post> Hey, man, thanks! Good stuff, good stuff...<cough>

[Okiebug61]

$1.89 here in OKC

[Kelt]

<Kelt's boring post> Hey, man, thanks! Good stuff, good stuff...<cough>

How silly of me! Of course I should have focused on the shallow US centric 5 month old news. :rofl:

I mean, thanks Dapper, that was very readable. :glasses:

(All in good sport :))

[Teddybear]

today here in dallas i paid 1.99 for it. i drove by the station this morning and it was 2.12.

i heard an interview with boone pickens that the "problem" with falling gas prices is that there is MORE oil then demand and that we need to STOP producing it so that prices will raise.

im glad i was sitting down cause i would have fell down. I think we should be more oil/gas independent, but i think we should be more independent and STOP trying to tell the world that our way is better then anyone else. Just my .02 worth

stepping off my soap box now

[diamondrose]

Gas in my area averages $2.20 a gallon.

[Kelt]

today here in dallas i paid 1.99 for it. i drove by the station this morning and it was 2.12.

i heard an interview with boone pickens that the "problem" with falling gas prices is that there is MORE oil then demand and that we need to STOP producing it so that prices will raise.

im glad i was sitting down cause i would have fell down. I think we should be more oil/gas independent, but i think we should be more independent and STOP trying to tell the world that our way is better then anyone else. Just my .02 worth

stepping off my soap box now

I agree with the desire for oil independence. I think one unintended side effect though is that this will hurt the demand for more renewables. Hard to figure out a balancing point. :(

[*Anya*]

Oil Falls to 5-Year Low, and Energy Companies Start to Retrench

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS DEC. 8, 2014

HOUSTON — The price of crude oil continued to collapse on Monday, plunging to a five-year low, as oil giants began to scale back their drilling ambitions and pare the ranks of their workers.

On the same day that the American oil benchmark traded around $63 a barrel, down more than 4 percent, ConocoPhillips announced it would cut investment spending in 2015 by 20 percent, the biggest sign yet that major oil companies are contracting.

The announcement came on the heels of BP’s notice that it would cut middle management and other jobs in the months ahead.

Both moves suggested that the 40 percent drop in oil prices since July had spread pain beyond small exploration companies that were highly leveraged and most vulnerable to oil price swings.

“We are setting our 2015 capital budget at a level that we believe is prudent given the current environment,” said Ryan Lance, ConocoPhillips’s chairman and chief executive.

But even with the sharp cut in investments, the company projected that its oil and gas production would grow 3 percent next year because of recent start-ups of major projects in Canada, Europe and Asia, as well as increasingly productive wells being drilled in the Eagle Ford and Bakken shale fields of Texas and North Dakota.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/09/business/energy-environment/oil-falls-to-5-year-low-and-companies-start-to-retrench-.html

US personal finance

Six reasons why the crash in oil prices is nothing to worry about
Oil prices are falling! Oil prices are falling! But don’t run into that bunker just yet, writes Suzanne McGee

Oil prices are plummeting. The US price for a barrel of crude has fallen to less than $78 a barrel, the lowest level in years. That comes hard on the heels of a summer-long 25% dip in prices that pushed gas at the pump below $3 a gallon – the lowest level since 2010.

It’s not a real crash: the world doesn’t really need more oil. Much of the drop is Saudi Arabia’s latest pricing shenanigans in negotiating with Opec.

A crash in oil prices looks dire. But this may make less difference than you might imagine to your day-to-day finances.

There is one exception: gasoline. Refined from crude oil, the price of gas tends to move in sync with oil. There are regional variables – is there enough refining capacity? What are the local fuel emission regulations? – that can alter those dynamics, and there’s usually a lag before crude oil price declines start showing up at the pump.

Cheaper gas could relieve some of the pressure on our beleaguered household incomes, just in time for the holiday season. And anything that spells relief on the cost front for the 95% of us who have struggled throughout the “recovery” would be welcome news, indeed. The retailers wouldn’t mind a bit, either, given their problems making money from the cash-strapped middle class.

There’s even an argument that lower gas prices at the pump could act as a kind of mini-economic stimulus.

The theory may be sound, but I’m wary of glib suggestions that cheap oil is a panacea. Betting one’s future financial wellbeing, or that of an economy, on a volatile commodity price, seems like a less-than-compelling idea. Especially since, right off the top of my head, I can see several ways in which cheap oil isn’t going to give your personal bottom line a boost.

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/nov/10/six-reasons-crash-oil-nothing-worry

[DapperButch]

How silly of me! Of course I should have focused on the shallow US centric 5 month old news. :rofl:

I mean, thanks Dapper, that was very readable. :glasses:

(All in good sport :))

Ok, ok, you're right, it was a pathetic attempt at information. I didn't see your post and I was curious to see if what I understood was correct, so I did a quick and dirty google search. I didn't notice the date of the article and it was quick and easy to read, so that is why I posted it.

I will take a more thoroughly educated approach to the thread. :)

It is interesting to see two Texans on the thread with one having the personal experience of knowing folks who are working MORE, with the other knowing folks who are working LESS.

[C0LLETTE]

Is that 91.2 a liter?

Yes, lol. Just thought I'd give all the speed-reading American gas-price- followers a little jolt of envy. But you can all relax now cause that works out to about $4 a gallon. Y'all need to stop whinging about gas prices cause , likely, next to the Saudis, you've got the cheapest gas prices on the planet and always have had. When our gas prices come down to abt 2.50 a gallon, you all will probably be paying 15 cents lol.

[TruTexan]

Ok, ok, you're right, it was a pathetic attempt at information. I didn't see your post and I was curious to see if what I understood was correct, so I did a quick and dirty google search. I didn't notice the date of the article and it was quick and easy to read, so that is why I posted it.

I will take a more thoroughly educated approach to the thread. :)

It is interesting to see two Texans on the thread with one having the personal experience of knowing folks who are working MORE, with the other knowing folks who are working LESS.

I'm not sure whom you are referring to besides me, but if it's Dee, she's in Louisiana and she's talking about drilling off-shore in the ocean. I'm talking about drilling ON LAND. That's probably why there is a difference in people working and not working, as they are drilling more on LAND from what my cousins have told me and from what my neighbor's son in law has stated about being in S. Dakota drilling.

[firegal]

It's down again to $2.45 Merry xmas again

[MsTinkerbelly]

I paid 2.71 today...weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[girl_dee]

$2.19 here..........

[MsTinkerbelly]

Yes, lol. Just thought I'd give all the speed-reading American gas-price- followers a little jolt of envy. But you can all relax now cause that works out to about $4 a gallon. Y'all need to stop whinging about gas prices cause , likely, next to the Saudis, you've got the cheapest gas prices on the planet and always have had. When our gas prices come down to abt 2.50 a gallon, you all will probably be paying 15 cents lol.

We are very lucky here!

When we traveled to France and England we paid over $7 a gallon! True story...we pulled in at the first petrol station after getting our car in North Umberland, and the sign said 2.77 ( or thereabouts)...gas here was over $4.00 a gallon, so we were quite happy...until our English friend explained about it being in Liters:seeingstars:

[Trev]

Down to $2.14 a gallon here. Saweet!

[C0LLETTE]

Down to $2.14 a gallon here. Saweet!

yah, but just wait till we start charging you for our water!

[Gemme]

$2.65 a gallon down the street. I'm almost ready to turn in my points too.

[Kelt]

yah, but just wait till we start charging you for our water!

Touche`!

Just hit $2.25 here and I've figured out reward points. I have to get gas today and it should be $1.85

This is where I remember when I was working a gas station at the age of 15. All stations were full service, pumps were all manual. I remember when I had to reset the pumps up to 0.65 per gal and it was so high we made the news. :blink:

[Degotoga]

I just paid $1.96 a gallon. While I'm sympathetic to the oilfield folks that are currently laid off, I'm enjoying not hearing the agonizing screams of my wallet after I fuel up my truck.

[diamondrose]

Today I Saw gas as low as $2.16 a gallon

[C0LLETTE]

I just paid $1.96 a gallon. While I'm sympathetic to the oilfield folks that are currently laid off, I'm enjoying not hearing the agonizing screams of my wallet after I fuel up my truck.

you might want to consider not driving a truck....lot less screaming in a Prius.

[cricket26]

$1.89 at kroger and dropping in dallas...some neighborhoods are having price wars...check it out $1.69

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/27666728/some-n-tx-gas-prices-drop-to-under-175-a-gallon

[puddin']

$1.84/litre

[Kelt]

$1.84/litre

Ouch! :doh:

[TruTexan]

gas has dropped 20 cents a gallon here to 2.07 and 2.09 a gallon in the last couple days. I'm happy about that. I can't wait for it to drop below 2.00/gallon!

I haven't seen gas this low, around my neck of the woods, since 2003. :)

[Canela]

$2.10/gallon here this morning...

[SleepyButch]

It's is 1.87 a gallon here.

[TruTexan]

Gas just dropped today to 1.99/gal !! YAY keep ON DROPPING !!!

[AnnRkey]

$2.32 here

[girl_dee]

$2.15 in New Orleans

[WildHorses]

$2.55 in nor cal

[JDeere]

2.19 a gallon........

[Luv]

$1.88 for regular unleaded at Thorntons in Lebanon,Tn

[Kent]

1.82 Unleaded in North Texas

[*Anya*]

Saudi petroleum minister tells Arab summit there’s no ‘conspiracy’ behind drop in oil prices

Dec 21, 2014 Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia’s oil chief on Sunday dismissed allegations that his kingdom conspired to bring down oil prices in order to harm other countries and told a summit of Arab energy leaders that he was confident the market would stabilize.

The kingdom, which is dependent on oil revenues, is able to weather lower oil prices due to large reserves built up over the years. Non-OPEC member Russia and other nations like Iraq, Iran and Venezuela need prices substantially above present levels to meet budget goals and want to drive prices up.

Saudi Arabia maintains it is opposed to cutting production because of fears its market share could erode.

“The best thing for everybody is to let the most efficient produce,” Saudi Petroleum Minister Ali Naimi said in the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi. He was addressing the Arab Energy Conference, a gathering held every four years.

The price of U.S. crude has dipped below $60 a barrel, its lowest in five years. Naimi said he was certain that the oil market would recover with the improvement of the global economy.

An OPEC meeting last month failed to agree on production cuts, mainly because of Saudi opposition to curb its own exports. OPEC controls about 40 per cent of the world oil market and Saudi Arabia is the cartel’s largest producer.

Naimi said that “a lack of co-operation by non-OPEC production nations, along with the spread of misinformation and speculator’s greed” have contributed to the drop in prices.

Some market speculators have suggested the kingdom is forcing lower prices to damage the economies of nations such as Russia and the Shiite powerhouse Iran, staunch backers of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Saudi Arabia backs the mainly Sunni rebels fighting to topple Assad.

Earlier this month, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the sharp fall in global oil prices was the result of “treachery,” a remark interpreted as a reference to Saudi Arabia.

“I want to say from this podium that talk about a Saudi conspiracy has no basis of accuracy at all and points to a misunderstanding,” Naimi said.

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-news/saudi-petroleum-minister-says-there-is-no-conspiracy-behind-drop-in-oil-prices/

[Orema]

$2.39 Regular/$2.59 Premium a gallon at Costco

[diamondrose]

Gas is $2.09 a gallon in my part of the sticks.. Anxiously awaiting for under 2'buckaroos.

[Medusa]

I filled up yesterday for $2.08 a gallon!

[starryeyes]

$2.63 in Oceanside, ca. Less than $30 to fill up. What!? :)

[MsTinkerbelly]

2.61 today, down from 2.71 last Thursday.

California is always higher...waaaaaaaaaaa

[Trev]

$1.91 a gallon here in Missouri. Unbelievable

[Blade]

It was $2.28 today but I had a rewards card so I got it for $1.98

Next week I will use my rewards card in SC which is already cheaper than NC. I've got .45 on that card so I will probably get it for around $1.50 next week

[JDeere]

1.99, good for gas prices, bad for oil and gas jobs, sighs

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I heard on NPR today that Missouri was the first state to go under $2.00 on average across the state; they expect Oklahoma to be next, sometime this weekend.

$2.28 here in Atlanta.

[firegal]

$2.21 love it

[cinnamongrrl]

I went into town last night and it was down to 2.29!! A whole .10 since the last time I got gas. Thank god for a good 4 cylinder...and not going anywhere helps a lot too.

[SleepyButch]

I filled up my tank last night and it was only 1.77 a gallon. Crazy!

[TruTexan]

I filled up my tank last night and it was only 1.77 a gallon. Crazy!

I'm jealous of OK's gas prices. I just paid 1.96 at walmart with a gift card and saved 3 cents a gallon from the 1.99 regular price here in my sticks of the world in TX.

I can't wait til it drops to below 1.88, this is exciting. I can fill up my truck now for less than 50 bucks, which means I can save enough money on gas to make more trips more often to see my family members down around Austin !! YAY ME!! WOOOHHOOOO Keep those gas prices dropping please!!

[cricket26]

gas last nite was $1.87 in my dallas suburb

[MsTinkerbelly]

I saw gas for 2.49 yesterday!

[Kobi]

It was 2.32 in Rhode Island. Is still 2.75 here. Apparently for the best prices one has to move to a T state.

[anotherbutch]

Saw it for $1.70 here in Missouri today..

[DaddyShaun]

2.53 on the east side of Las Vegas.

[Trev]

$1.84 now in My neck of the woods in Missouri

[Gemme]

It was 2.32 in Rhode Island. Is still 2.75 here. Apparently for the best prices one has to move to a T state.


That must have been in Providence because it hasn't dropped below $2.49 here.

[AnnRkey]

$2.12 in Brooklyn Park Minnesota

[JAGG]

$1.69 in Tulsa. That's how it should be.

[cinnamongrrl]

Just over the border in SC I paid 1.99 for gas. As I went through Spartanburg, I saw it as low as 1.85.

[*Anya*]

$2.49 at the cheapest gas station in my zip code.

Makes me crazy that the variance in gas prices across the USA continues...

I want gas for $1.69 a gallon, too!

[Gemme]

It's down to $2.45 now.

[Canela]

1.99 p/gallon for about a week!

[FlaFem84]

2.33 here in central Florida

[firegal]

Wow 2.21 wow keep goin I,m lovin it!

[~ocean]

2.29 ~ Lynn, Massachusetts

[FlaFem84]

$1.69 in Tulsa. That's how it should be.

I wish my gas was this cheap. I have family in Oklahoma who were just talking about the prices.

Btw. I love your signature line. I'm starting to realize that's how it should be.

[MrSunshine]

Nothing. I won a year of free gasoline! Weeee

[Nadeest]

The lowest price that I saw today, driving about town was $2.29. I devoutly hope that it keeps going lower, and stays that way, permanently!

[Corkey]

$2.49 it's the Northeast soooo.

[diamondrose]

Finally...$1.98 here

[SleepyButch]

Okay... hold on to your britches.... or not.... but I saw gasoline for $1.65 a gallon. I had to look at the sign twice to make sure I was reading that correctly!

[cricket26]

when i first bought my little car in 2001 i paid $12 to fill it up....yesterday i paid a little over $17 to fill up my little car :)

[Bard]

I believe it was 2. 45 on Monday when I got gas

[Teddybear]

$1.71!!!!! I haven' t seen this in 9 yrs. I heard we shouldn't get get used to low gas prices. I say bring them on. Low gas prices actually motivate ppl to spend money elsewhere. Growin .Our economy

[JDeere]

I paid $1.69 on Saturday

[SleepyButch]

I saw it for 1.59 tonight! Crazy!!

[starryeyes]

I saw it for 1.59 tonight! Crazy!!

Wow! I wish!!

I paid $2.67 today in San Diego.

[MsTinkerbelly]

It's still 2.41 here...doubt it will go much lower with the new taxes they are thinking of adding.

I read somewhere that Saudi Arabia has said that gas will not go back above $100 a barrel. We'll see.....

[clay]

we paid $1.93 Monday....$34 to fill....used to be $80.....:hangloose:

[Cailin]

haven't checked since Saturday, but it was $1.78

[Bèsame*]

$1.79

I just just spent more at the grocery store than the gas I just pumped. 😮

[Match]

1. ninety 7

[ksrainbow]

$1.87 here

ks-

[Talon]

Fuck if I know. :|

[Kent]

$1.65 down the street

[Gemme]

Down to $2.25/gallon now.

[Trev]

$1.64 here in Missouri

[C0LLETTE]

I'm paying 89 cents a litre...that's about $3.60 a gallon. Course it is in Canadian pesos.

[Bard]

2.18 at Sams club today ROCK ON

[diamondrose]

$1.83 a gallon here

[bright_arrow]

$2.29 at the local Costco

[JDeere]

I saw it for 1.69 somewhere, I shuttered, only because it affects family jobs.

[stargazingboi]

$1.66 - $1.85 depending on grade and where you buy it. This is the cheapest prior to any discount points one may have.

[C0LLETTE]

I think Tums cost about $1.99 a roll now

[RNguy]

$1.89 all throughout Alabama where I currently reside.
I never thought I'd see the day when it was under $2.00.
Gosh if only it was back in my high school days of .89 cents would be awesome!!!!!

[SnackTime]

Any where from 2.08 - $2.11.

[ahk]

1.59
land of entrapment.

[*Anya*]

Got gas Monday and the cheapest was $2.49.

[MsTinkerbelly]

Like Anya, we are still around 2.40 a gallon!

I have hopes of seeing less than 2.00$ one day, but they are fading with each passing hour.

[Gemme]

I saw $2.13/gallon today!

[Rugged]

got some for 1.76 today

[torchiegirl]

...
...
...
$1.69
just south of the detroitrockcity
...
...

[The Oopster]

$1.969 ... had to make sure I wasn't dreaming

[easygoingfemme]

Paid 2.99 today which was a recent high. Has been 2.25-2.50 for a bit.

[princessbelle]

I filled my car up for 38 bucks today. It used to cost about 60.

It feels so wonderful to be getting the same gas mileage reimbursement (and we've been promised it won't go down). My mileage check every week is like an extra pay check now. I'm loving this. Hopefully, it will continue!!!!!!

[kittygrrl]

$1.99.9! Bellingham, WA

[GeorgiaMa'am]

$1.97, Atlanta

[*Anya*]

1.59
land of entrapment.

I am jealous.

I still will never understand the variation in prices!

[Match]

1.73 here near the Gulf

[TruTexan]

Gas prices have recently risen a few cents over the last few days.
I recently paid 1.81 instead of just a few days ago it was 1.75, I've seen it as high as 1.99 in smaller towns on a trip I just took. I'm happy about it because it no longer costs me 45 bucks to fillup my truck , it's more like 25 so I'm saving money at these prices . :)

[Bard]

2.11 yesterday at Sam's club

[kittygrrl]

2.07.9 Bellingham

[Bard]

Paid 2.00 today

[TruTexan]

1.86 with my 3 cent off discount using a walmart loaded card, here in Tx.

[Jesse]

Gas prices have risen by a few cents here on the west coast of Florida in the last few days too. Where I fill up at, the price is now $1.99 per gallon, but I use fuel perks and will get .65 off per gallon tomorrow when I fill up the tank. My one ton is a thirsty girl, but I can do $1.34 a gallon with a big smile on my face.

[JDeere]

$1.96 a gallon of unleaded for the truck, for 22 gallon tank right now

Glad to see the prices going up, even though I cringe but I know that it may boost the oil industry back up.

[randrum]

I paid $2.39 the other day. Not bad but was a little upset because the same gas station was $2.09 when I went past in the morning on my way to work.

[Blade]

Paid $1.42 Friday with my bonus points card

[BluIze's Bass]

Last time I filled up, I paid $1.89 for Regular.

[Blade]

Ours is going back up here in NC. It was $2.07, so I went to SC where gas taxes are cheaper

[Gemme]

$2.19 at the corner.

[C0LLETTE]

$1.04/litre...about $4 per gallon and we export the stuff.

[*Anya*]

I had wondered how long it would last.

I paid $2.89 a gallon yesterday at an Arco but we passed gas stations with signs up to $3.29-3.49 per gallon.


Apparently, there was a small refinery Fire in Torrance last week.

[TruTexan]

gas ranges from 2.12 to 2.19/gal here

[MsTinkerbelly]

I paid 3.09 yesterday...grrrrrrrrrr

[Kobi]

It is still 2.36 here. Never went below 2.33.

[SmoothButch]

$2.24 /87 grade

[JDeere]

Regular Unleaded

2.19 a gallon

[TruTexan]

I paid 2.08/gal on Friday.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

$2.19/gal in Atlanta

[*Anya*]

Good old So. CA.

$2.95 at Arco

$3.57 at Chevron.

:badmood:

[Blade]

$2.22 :byebye:

[Orema]

San Marcos, California
Costco
$2.99 Regular
$3.19 Premium

[*Anya*]

4/6/15

Good old So. CA.

$2.95 at Arco

$3.57 at Chevron.

:badmood:

'Cause you can't tell it is a pet peeve of mine:

$3.79 today.

I passed a Chevron charging $4.09 for the cheapest.

WTF.

[JDeere]

2.39 for regular in the truck.

[Gemme]

I didn't buy it, but I saw it. $2.69/gallon for the cheap stuff. So much for the lower prices sticking around for a while. They are climbing again.

[MysticOceansFL]

Gas prices here is: $2.56

[Chad]

$2.39 per gallon in central Texas.

[C0LLETTE]

$1.01 per LITRE.... so multiply roughly by 4 and please stop complaining (or boasting) about American gas prices...lol

[ahk]

Just filled up today at 2.54 medium grade

[Happyfemme]

2.99 for premium.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

$2.69/gallon in Atlanta

[JDeere]

At the Shell station I used it is now 2.49 but I have seen 2.59 and up!

[cinnamongrrl]

I went to an unfamiliar gas station the other day because I was about on E...

I paid 2.69 without realizing it :blink:

MY gas station is about 2.59...BIG difference!

[Kobi]

Gas is hovering in the 2.80's here. It is 2.69 20 miles up the road. And, I paid 2.59 in Rhode Island last weekend.

[C0LLETTE]

I just paid $1.12 per litre ...down from $1.58 per litre last Winter. . BTW.. there are approx. 4 litres per gallon ( roughly). Americans likely pay less for gasoline than anyone on the planet and waste more of it than anyone else too. I think that nothing would make some Americans complain less than travelling out into the world more to see how other people live and try to survive. No offense btw. cause lots of Americans are plenty aware and do what they can.

[JDeere]

2.39-2.59 depending on location in my area of town

[*Anya*]

My favorite topic.

Gas $3.69 per gallon today at Arco.

*Sigh*

[Bèsame*]

$2.04, with my grocery rewards points! Wooo hoo

[MsTinkerbelly]

Gas was 3.79 for cheapo gas down the street.

I wouldn't complain so much, but California is a BIG state, and everything is S P R E A D out.

But Collette is right, gas in England runs around $5 a gallon, and other places are equally as high...it could be much worse.

[Kobi]

Gas is still hovering around the 3.00 mark here. But I paid 2.66 in Rhode Island.

[C0LLETTE]

$1.20per litre... ie about $5/gal and tat's the cheap stuff.

[Blade]

Oddly enough the past 2 times I bought gas was in SC. It was 2.08 in Lancaster and 2.28 in Lancaster. In my town it is 2.48

[Vivacious1]

About 2.12 a gallon

[JDeere]

$2.28 regular at the gas station up the street
But it has been hovering between 2.28 and 2.39 for regular depending on which station you use.

[TruTexan]

In Canton TX it was 2.18/gal at walmart and here in my town, 7 miles from there, it's 2.32/gal at the mini walmart here. I drove to Dallas the other day and seen a sign in Terrell,TX just outside Dallas, at a truck stop for 2.03/gal.

Makes me wonder how come there's such a huge price difference in such short distances around here.......:confused::seeingstars::deepthoughts: :wtf:

[cinnamongrrl]

In my town, 2.35/gallon. If I go into Asheville proper, its about .20 more...

[GeorgiaMa'am]

$2.49/gallon in Atlanta.

[Shystonefem]

2.45 in NH

[puddin']

1.97L in auckland...

:|

[*Anya*]

$3.65/gallon in Orange County

[Gemme]

$2.49/gallon half a mile from me and $2.69/gallon another mile and change down the road. Another 2 miles in the other direction and it's $2.65/gallon.

Distance doesn't mean anything, Tru. Gas stations will charge as much as they can and as much as people will pay. Two miles down the road has a very different type of neighborhood than block A or block B. If the station is in a really good location, they can really push the prices up there too.

I have two stations that are exactly across the street from one another. One charges more than the other all of the time. Why? Because even though the other one is cheaper and full service for no additional charge, it's a pain in the but to get in out and of that lot.

[Orema]

$2.49/gallon half a mile from me and $2.69/gallon another mile and change down the road. Another 2 miles in the other direction and it's $2.65/gallon.

Distance doesn't mean anything, Tru. Gas stations will charge as much as they can and as much as people will pay. Two miles down the road has a very different type of neighborhood than block A or block B. If the station is in a really good location, they can really push the prices up there too.

I have two stations that are exactly across the street from one another. One charges more than the other all of the time. Why? Because even though the other one is cheaper and full service for no additional charge, it's a pain in the but to get in out and of that lot.

Good prices and full service? We haven't had full service in my neck of the woods in years. Lucky you.

[Gemme]

Good prices and full service? We haven't had full service in my neck of the woods in years. Lucky you.

I like the station. It's a lil ole Italian guy that plays opera over the loudspeaker. It's just a pain to get in and out of. It's close to a major intersection and I go the opposite direction so it makes for some hold your breath moments and barreling out into traffic with the slightest gap.

I won't do it in my car unless I'm going north on that road, but I like to use it when I have the cargo truck from work. People tend to get out of my way more when they know they can be crushed like an ant. :cheesy:

[clay]

$2.25 (and dropping) here. BUT I suspect in a couple weeks, will go back up for the Labor Day crowds!

[Kobi]

It was hovering at 3.00 most of the summer. Is down to 2.83 today.

[Karysma]

$2.40 was the cheapest I saw on the way home this morning... :)

[kittygrrl]

$2.79.9 Bellingham

[PaPa]

$2.59/gallon

[PaPa]

Haahaa!! My Father just said he remembers 6 gallons for a dollar and they came to clean your windshield.

[ahk]

3.56/albuquerque, nm

[Kobi]

2.73 - down 10 cents in 4 days. Filling the gas tank is getting to be like timing the stock market.

[clay]

$2.19 ( and seems to drop couple of cents every few days)!

[Orema]

$2.99 a gal regular
$3.19 a gal premium

Costco, San Marcos, California

[Shystonefem]

2.27 this am

[Allison W]

2.599 as of yesterday in west-central Wisconsin. It was $26 something for a bit over ten gallons of gas. Not too shabby after having lived through years where $4 a gallon is commonplace.

(Of course, compared to other first-world nations, even $4 a gallon is a pretty good price.)

[MsTinkerbelly]

We are still seeing higher gas prices here, with regular gas 3.35 a gallon at the cheapest place in town.

:fastdraq: We are being robbed!

[Cole610]

Here in the Lower Mainland of BC. we are paying $1.19 a litre. We are bent over the old (oil) barrel out here.

[PaPa]

$2.229/gallon