Posted on 09/10/2012 4:29:53 AM PDT by tobyhill
Gas prices have jumped nearly 8 cents a gallon over the past two weeks, and are approaching the high for the year, according to a survey published Sunday.
The average price of regular is now $3.84 a gallon, just 13 cents below the peak that was reached this year in April, the Lundberg Survey found.
"It's due mostly, but not entirely, to storm-related refinery shutdowns," said publisher Trilby Lundberg.
Hurricane Isaac and the resulting power outages caused refineries to close, particularly in the Gulf region.
About a penny in the price jump is the result of a slight rise in crude oil prices, Lundberg said.
If crude oil prices remain stable, "then we will probably not see another rise in the next couple of weeks," Lundberg said.
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Nobody has explained why it is even $3.00 a gallon? Nothing has changed in 8 years. Syria and Egypt do not have oil. No one has attacked the Saudis or Iran.
All I can come up with is it Obama’s cronies making money on speculating.
The world now consumes 88.8 million barrels of oil. 8 years ago it consumed 81.5 million barrels. Demand is up significantly and we spend more to reach less accessible oil today.
——Nothing has changed in 8 years.———
The national debt has risen spectacularly. That is fundamental change
The rise in gas prices is not an increase in the value of oil, but a decrease in the value of the US$.
In 2008, 0bama promised $5.00 per gallon gasoline. Finally! A campaign promise fulfilled.
Filling up my truck the other day, I counted 26 reasons why I won’t vote for Obama, and why no one else should.
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