interesting

[Tractorat]

This morning, oil is DOWN to $55. But here in Bothell, diesel is now (this morning) back UP to $3. So much for the price of fuel being "market driven". Whats really interesting is that I havent seen anything in the media about this new market phenomina.



TRat

 

[starkmr]

The price of oil per barrel has little effect on the price at the pump. Pump price is supposedly consumer driven ie; demand. Get used to the fact that the oil companies have droves of people to justify their greed.

 

[Tractorat]

I know, I know. Im just cynical and frustrated. Just like everyone else. But, Im not nieve enough to believe that the price of fuel is up because of demand. They just know that we will pay the price whatever it is. We've proved that. There are no market forces here. Im also frustrated because the media hasnt pointed this out.

 

[Blu-meanie]

The price of oil per barrel has little effect on the price at the pump. Pump price is supposedly consumer driven ie; demand.

Unless the price per barrel goes up... . then it has an instant effect on the pump price.

 

[jelag]

We travel 6 western states and diesel now is highest in WA where CA used to have the highest rates... . we don't know why that is..... other than some more of the state fuel tax might have been kicking in... .



We are in Spokane and ID is 20 miles away and we fill our trucks with 120 gal at a time... Its now cheaper to drive to ID and save 35 to 40 cents a gallon and fill up..... at a card lock instead of doing it here... .

 

[RJOL]

Unless the price per barrel goes up... . then it has an instant effect on the pump price.

It doesn't make any difference what the price of oil is per barrel. All the refineries have to do is cut the supply of diesel, or change over to more home fuel oil, or shut a refinery down for maintenance (???) and they can charge whatever the market will bare. If the price per barrel is high, they charge more. If the price per barrel is low, they produce less. If you were a refinery, would you like to sell a million gallons of diesel at $2 per gallon, or monkey with the supply and get $3 gallon? Nothing in the near future is going to change this. Either pay the man... or park your truck and drive your econo car...

 

[JStrasser]

Several weeks ago I replied to a very similar topic on RV.net and was told that I was just trying to start an argument. Haven't been back there yet.



However, during that exchange someone else did reply with an obvious but interesting observation. I don't recall the exact wording but the general idea is that big oil is a monopoly operating in a free market. The free market means that we are free to go elsewhere if we don't like the producer's product, pricing, corporate motives, politics, etc... But there aren't any alternatives to OIL -monopoly (yes I think that organic alternatives need to be developed and may be in the future, but if I want to travel today and keep my warranty intact I need to feed the monopoly)



Just my 2 cents. Just an observation.

John

 

[Rattler]

Oil price is directly related to the anal cavity capacity of the consumer. How deep they can shove it up your a**. Randy

 

[MicroOutlawRacer]

When I was filling up my little TDI last night, I was talking to a hotshot driver. While I was talking to him I looked at his pump and it said $630 I about fell over. He had a 250-gallon bed tank and said it would get him to PA from OK (Ford 450). He was saying fuel prices are killing him and has to fill up in "cheep states" (why he put in a 250-gallon tank). If he is paying $630 in fuel just imagine how much he is chagrin the customer.



David