[txhurl]

and they gouge away when in the mood until it backs up at the refinery.

Occam's razor strikes again. I hope the problem is as simple as you state. Cause I'm sick of wondering.

[Terabitten]

and they gouge away when in the mood until it backs up at the refinery.

Occam's razor strikes again. I hope the problem is as simple as you state. Cause I'm sick of wondering.

I heard a VERY interesting statistic on NPR yesterday. Demand has indeed risen over the last year - by a whopping 1%. Now, it seems to me that the price has risen FAR more than 1%. So, what else is going on? I believe the answer is speculation in the oil markets.