Gas pain

[Yerf Dog]

$4.12 a gallon this morning for premium.

Almost hit $60. :willy:

[Bucwheat]

I filled up my F-350 Diesel Dually yesterday,both tanks $204.50,never thought it would be this bad,I only use it to Tow my camper and chores around the house.

[VatorMan]

Same here. I'm gonna cry. :issues:

[RedLS1GTO]

Want to cut gas prices in 20 seconds?

Sign the Keystone Pipeline into action and sign to immediately suspend the ridiculous amount of blends that the EPA requires regionally.

Done.

[nhlgopens]

Want to cut gas prices in 20 seconds?

Sign the Keystone Pipeline into action and sign to immediately suspend the ridiculous amount of blends that the EPA requires regionally.

Done.

:iagree: Just wish it was that easy...

[Stangkiller]

I paid 3.74 for diesel last night. It was still the same price this morning. It's typically over $100 each tank by the time I get around to filling up.

[Omega Man]

On a side note, I did see that they are starting construction of the bottom half of the pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas.

The whole stink seems to be coming from a section in Nebraska. WTF?

[Bucwheat]

Yea saw that last night on the nightly news. :seasix:Good ole south!

[Wathen1955]

According to Yahoo, this is why gas prices are up:

1. Volatility in the Middle East
2. Growing demand from Asia
3. Gasoline formulation requirements
4. An improving economy
5. Summer
6. Taxes

Growing demand from Asia. The Department of Energy reported that the United States became a net exporter of oil for the first time since 1949 last year. But if we have all this "extra" oil to be exporting, why are prices at home still going up?

A lot of it has to do with demand for gasoline, which has been declining in the United States for the last 10 years, while shooting up by leaps and bounds in places such as Asia and South America. As demand has tapered of here due to more fuel-efficient vehicles and, more recently, the weak economy, oil companies have had to broaden the scope of potential markets--bad news for American consumers.

"Oil companies that have increased their exports overseas essentially are depleting the U.S. supply [and] in doing so it's creating an artificially higher price for American consumers," Laskoski says. "When consumer demand is weak [in the United States], it's a very attractive option to export and get those healthier profit margins."

That trend isn't likely to change with a burgeoning middle class in Asian economic powerhouses such as China. According to the EIA, Asia surpassed North America as the largest petroleum-consuming region in 2008, gobbling up 25 million barrels a day in 2010.

Gasoline formulation requirements. Although crude oil prices account for the lion's share of what consumers pay at the pump, the process of refining crude oil and making the right formulations to produce gasoline costs money--about 7 percent of the price Americans pay per gallon.

Prices head even higher going into the summer months because refiners have to transition from a winter blend--required by law between Oct. 1 and April 30--to a more eco-friendly--but more expensive--summer blend.

"[The summer blend] has additional additives that add to the cost of producing the product," Laskoski says. "Not only do the refineries have to go through the process of ramping up production for it, but they're doing this at a time of year when consumer demand is starting to increase. This is one of the key reasons why the United States sees this cyclical up and down trend every year."

Specific state requirements can tack on even more expense for refiners and ultimately consumers.
Why Americans Are Paying More At the Pump - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/why-americans-paying-more-pump-183758416.html)

Here where I live in Kalifornia, where the government never has enough money, premium gas was $4.55 at our local Chevron, and it still goes up daily. In just one week, it was up 0.25 cents from the previous week.

[NEED-A-VETTE]

$4.41 for regular at a few places here.

[MrPeabody]

It doesn't affect me at all, 'cause I always just put in $20 worth.:D

[G8rDMD]

It doesn't affect me at all, 'cause I always just put in $20 worth.:D

:slap: :rofl:

$60 to fill up the 4Runner this AM with low-ass grade 87 shit. Mutherfcukers :mad:

[carlton_fritz]

Up another 20 cents this morning. That's 60 cents in less than a week.

[G8rDMD]

This is awesome... I think I'm going to have about 10,000 of these printed and drive around sticking them on gas pumps :seasix:

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s60/g8rdmd/418397_371883772836681_100000451844.jpg

[theriver]

:leaving:
According to Yahoo, this is why gas prices are up:

1. Volatility in the Middle East ---> ftmff savages. As it was in the beginning and shall be forevermore2. Growing demand from Asia----->BO ensured this by stopping drilling in the Gulf. Only American3. Gasoline formulation requirements--> disguise for forcing green agenda4. An improving economy---> I keep hearing this? Incumbent election year. Proof????5. Summer ----------------> ?? wtmff it is Fkin Feb!6. Taxes------------------> fkin reward the guaranteed dem votes by giving the mopes more and more free shit. They demand it now

[Omega Man]

I said it in the oil spill threads. The price shock would be a year or more down the road. We still have not seen the impact by the offshore drilling ban. It will tak another 2 years or so before we even start to feel the full effect of the drilling ban.

Another problem we are having is the US is starting to EXPORT gasoline.