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Iwasthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:32 AM Original message |
Oil broke $90.00 yet the price at the pump doesn't budge? Can someone explain that? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
1. People have shown they'll buy it at the higher price. |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. Yup |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. maybe stations have not purchased at the newer price? nt |
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verges (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Gas pricing is based |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
3. Price drops need time to work through the system |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. Let me try. |
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Doityourself (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
5. Dropped about 20 cents here... |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
6. I'm in Santa Fe, NM, and |
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Frustratedlady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
7. We dropped below $3 last week |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
8. It's down to 3.20ish here in my town in Mass. |
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walther (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
10. Simple: retailers price at replacement cost in rising markets, inventory cost in falling markets. |
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verges (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
11. Dropped in NE Ohio. |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
12. It's been falling where I live... |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. falling here too. nt |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
38. In the DC area too. It's down to $3.40 |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
13. At it's height we paid 4.45+ out on the road, yesterday found some for 3.54... |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
14. They hold off dropping the price as long as they can. |
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1corona4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
15. When republicans are in office, gas always drops right before an election. |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
16. There are still a lot of refineries offline from Gustav... |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
18. Oil industry GREED? |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
20. Bushler's Oil Cronies want to sqeeze every last Billion out of their front-man while they can |
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abumbyanyothername (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
21. Refinery capacity. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Correct answer FTW. |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
22. 4.29 at the station down from my house (chicago) |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I saw $3.87 at a Des Plaines BP-Amoco this morning. That's definitely down. |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. It was down to 4.09 when i got home. |
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GrizzlyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
23. It's dropped like a rock in central Oklahoma |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
24. Oil is a worldwide raw commodity. Gasoline is a US refined commodity. |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
26. It's actually dropped here. It's getting close to the $3 mark than it's been in awhile... |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
27. There is no competition among retailers or wholesalers. |
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RayOfHope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
28. $2.88 in sourthwest mo n/t |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
29. I payed $3.19 this morning for the ethanol blend. |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
30. Here in San Diego, CA, I saw gas for around $3.39 a gallon at an ARCO station late last week. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
31. Refinery throughput |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. Yeah, it's $3.22 here, but really should be closer to $2.50 |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
33. The GOP controls the executive branch. Grand Oil Party. |
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fNord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
35. ...And Oil CEOs announce record earnings for the 28th quarter in a row |
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Seedersandleechers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
37. I paid $2.92 yesterday |
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Okie4Obama (188 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
39. Gas in Oklahoma: 2.87. This is why I live in this god-forsaken place. |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-08-08 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
40. And now two days later |
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