Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

How old are those refineries?

charles tabb Loc: Richmond VA.

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LittleRed

Tis a bit more pricier than our closest American pumps in Northern Michigan. The last time I gassed up there they were asking $2.77.

LittleRed (Ron)

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

That is true here in CA. The state requires special blends by season and the refineries have to do the change over ($), then we have shut downs for maintenance (the plants are getting old) and the state will not allow new refineries or expansion. Then a couple of the biggest ones had fires and other damage caused by the breakdown of old equipment. It got so bad that a few refineries in other countries started making small amounts of CA approved gas, very small amounts. Only two refineries outside the state produce gas that meets CA standards all year, one in Texas and one in Finland of all places. The imported gas is of course more expensive due to transport costs. Only 6% of gas in the US is from other countries, almost all of it in CA. Overall the US exports gas and other petroleum products. For a couple of special grades of crude the US does do a swap with producers around the world. Our crude that meets their standards for their crude that meets the specialty standards. But if we changed a few things (mostly in CA) we would not need to import any gas or crude except for Canadian Crude and those specially grades and would be exporting it as both crude and refined product. As it is the US is the largest exporter of petroleum. If we increased production and sold more to Europe we would bankrupt Russia because their economy is so dependent on petroleum sales to Western Europe.

ronsipus Loc: Mission Viejo, CA

We have been there for two weeks in CA with more increases to come.

LittleRed

We're way east of you in Northern Ontario. Every time I see a story of BC gas prices I cringe as I know sooner than later we will probably catch up to you. And now friendly Alberta wants to shut off your taps to the pumps. Sure is nice to have good neighbors right. 😬😜😵
Actually we are a bit lucky here as we are what is called a " border city ", right across the river/border from Soo Michigan. When I filled up there last Tuesday the price for regular was $2.77 USD, which with exchange equates to $0.98 CD a litre. However you have to add the $10 CD bridge toll to the fillup. Sometimes a small tank means the cost plus time doesn't really make the trip feasible. But a vehicle with a fairly large tank and a 1/2 dozen gas cans in the trunk does make a helluva difference. (Been there, done that many times. For example last time over 60 litres in car and 100 in cans. Cost in CD was $157 plus $10 bridge. Equivalent cost at Canadian pumps was $195 for a savings of $28 making it in my opinion worth the trip )

LittleRed (Ron)

SAVH Loc: La Jolla, CA

After getting married in 1965, we drove to our apartment in Saratoga Springs, NY where they were having a “gas war” (one or more stations would lower their prices in an attempt to drive out or bankrupt one or more other stations). Regular gas was $0.17(!) a gallon. Quite a change.

SCOTTY

Amielee Loc: Eastern Washington State

I gassed up in Yuma, AZ and parked next to me at the station was a pickup with CA plates. The guy had pumped 200 gal into tanks in the bed of the pickup. Said he was from El Centro and he saved just over $1.00 a gallon. Also said it took about an hour to pump that much gas.

worldcycle Loc: Stateline, Nevada

Phone App----- Gas Buddy

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

Will you all stop your bitching. Our price is currently $5.80/gal with the govt working out ways to make it even higher (all currency exchange differences adjusted for and making allowance for your weird sized gallon).
You Americans live in one of the cheapest countries in the world and you still complain.

JCam Loc: MD Eastern Shore

Steve, I don't want to defend the current price of gas, but there are a lot of costs between the price of crude pumped pout of the ground and your fuel tank. ie. shipping, inventory, refining into several different grades, more shipping to the station where you buy it, the gas station's cost of the fuel, rent of the station (or taxe on the land if he/she owns it, cost of inventory, payroll and taxes paid on the payroll, and Fed and State income taxes! Most stations make about +/- $0.03 per gallon gross; all the costs are paid out of that $0.03. I haven't even included the costs of locating and drilling paid before the crude is pumped. The owner is also probably working a six or seven or day week with probably no overtime for the owner. Would you work and risk your money for that little return? You really owe him his small return!

bodiebill

What have you done in Kalifornia to bring the price of gasoline down?

Voted for more Liberal left wing socialist Democrats in Sacramento?
No new refineries in My Back Yard?
Expensive Gasoline blends to satisfy the Liberal Green Dems?
No out of state gasoline supply?
funded the High Speed Train to nowhere?
Reduced gasoline taxes?
Used gasoline taxes for road maintenance?
Sanctuary Cities and State?
Open borders?
Legalize mj?
Reduced Kalifornia taxes?
There seems to be no end to this Tax and Spend State of Kalifornia
The only attribute is the climate.

bodiebill

Your looking in the wrong direction for the problem,
It is not Big Oil, but Sacramento Tax and Spend Dems
Why is the State tax more than Big Oil profit?

bodiebill

Steve R
You have got that wrong AGAIN!!
It's not Big Oil, but Sacramento that is the problem.
Texas is a growing oil producer, exporting crude oil and products.
California was once the number one oil producing State but the Sacramento liberals took over/
I suspect that you support them.

bodiebill

Smart move burkphoto
Use Capitalism to confound Sacramento Tax and Spend politicians.
Free enterprise and competition works!