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Proud Liberal Dem

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15. Who knows (for sure)

Sun Aug 5, 2012, 10:31 AM

Aug 2012

I think that every day the oil industry execs get together and spin a wheel to decide on what the "reason" for high gas prices is going to be for the day.

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Why have gas prices risen 60-70 cents per gallon in the last 2-3 weeks? [View all] WI_DEM Aug 2012 OP

They have? The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #1

Really? here a few weeks ago we were at 3.27 per gallon now last I looked it was 3.95 per gallon WI_DEM Aug 2012 #3

Artificial supply constraints BlueStreak Aug 2012 #21

It doesn't help when capacity of refineries is less. LiberalFighter Aug 2012 #32

Any idea of the ownership of these refineries? BlueStreak Aug 2012 #40

It's in the pdf file LiberalFighter Aug 2012 #41

I do not see that BlueStreak Aug 2012 #44

It's up a bit but not 60-70 cents. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #36

I dunno but it jumped about 50 cents in the last week around here Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #2

Same in thd Milwaukee area TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #12

Up only edhopper Aug 2012 #4

The drought and the poor corn crop? Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #5

Because I have a cross country road trip next week liberal N proud Aug 2012 #6

S P E C U L A T O R S !!! russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #19

Poor speculatiors. They always get the blame. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #38

If they were required to take delivery, instead of just moving their russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #39

You got a point there. demosincebirth Aug 2012 #46

No clue, but they are up abot 60 cents this week in ohio we can do it Aug 2012 #7

before four days ago they were $3.28 steady... on Friday they jumped to $3.90+ everywhere. OneTenthofOnePercent Aug 2012 #8

in cleveland O it was about 329 it has qucikly gone to 389 now leftyohiolib Aug 2012 #9

Went from $3.01 to $3.24 overnight here twizzler Aug 2012 #10

"A rare combination of pipeline and refinery problems" boxman15 Aug 2012 #11

Thought I was going crazy. TroglodyteScholar Aug 2012 #13

Who knows (for sure) Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #15

I'm sure there's a bit of price fixing going on. boxman15 Aug 2012 #18

Their shoddy plant maintenance records don't inspire much confidence either. Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #20

Up to $3.95 in CT MANative Aug 2012 #14

Not much of "prime vacation time" left Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #17

They haven't here in Colorado. TransitJohn Aug 2012 #16

A few weeks ago it was reported by several news outlets sunwyn Aug 2012 #22

Also, the economy is improving so use is up. alfredo Aug 2012 #28

Gas prices way down in California grantcart Aug 2012 #23

deliberate and premeditated price fixing nt msongs Aug 2012 #24

Because they can. DefenseLawyer Aug 2012 #25

OMG, great minds. I posted the same thing as you seconds later. nt valerief Aug 2012 #27

With sternly worded letters to follow, no doubt.. n/t Fumesucker Aug 2012 #42

Because they can. nt valerief Aug 2012 #26

Jumped about 20 cents around Pittsburgh this last week. Efilroft Sul Aug 2012 #29

Israel is being belligerent to Iran again, and the US is complicit with it 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #30

I was in Michigan's UP the last week in August etherealtruth Aug 2012 #31

Yesterday, at one gas station in Northern Illinois, I watched the price jump from $3.65 to $4.15 AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #33

Kick em when they'er down. God bless America. L0oniX Aug 2012 #34

Here in Northern New Mexico gas prices have dropped in SheilaT Aug 2012 #35

because they can. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #37

Boston here, 3.74 today crimson77 Aug 2012 #43

About two weeks ago gas was $3.37 where I fill up... JFN1 Aug 2012 #45