[kcvl]

Having refineries built near you helps gas prices. We have one locally and our gas prices have been at a low of $2.35 & a high of $2.79. They haven't had a chance to do anything but run the refinery 24/7 with no maintenance in weeks only emergency repairs.

Since the environmental wackos won't allow any new ones to be built the old ones are on overload refining about 6 - 8 different types of fuel required by different state regulations (also an enviro wacko problem).

[eyedigress]

I was able to fill-up at $2.48 on I-40 Monday. Far away from
any refineries. (As far as I know)

[Adder]

Well it hasn't helped us a whit.

This area is home to a major switching station in Colonial's pipeline,,,we have a large tank farm,,, and our gas is more expensive at Costco than it is in Portland Maine at the pump. Our gas is usually less expensive.
No more. It went up but its not coming back down accordingly.
NC was told during the Katrina fiasco that all of our gas comes from said pipeline which was down for a a day. Within days it was running at 95% cap. Supply has never been a problem. But price has been.

I suggested the desert because of its largely unchangeable weather. I mean, you can still see pioneer wagon wheel tracks in places. We pipe oil all over the place anyway so it should be no great stretch.