Its that time again. Gas prices are raising!, Where do you live and what are the prices? Options

[x_itchy_b_x]

$3.02 a gallon for 93 octane.
in mass outside of worcester.
these prices are nuts! i want my old auto ST now

[Fastbird]

I realize you guys over in the UK pay a lot for gas (pretty much everywhere but the states), but I have something to tell you. WE IN THE STATES ARE NOT USED TO PAYING THIS MUCH!!! Stop griping to us about our complaining when we're used to a certain quality of life, and when gas prices take a 50% hike in a matter of a month, that changes what we're used to. You guys overseas are used to paying the high prices, and those high prices are largely in reason to the amount of taxes on them. That said,

The oil companies are feeling us out to see what we're willing to pay. There's absolutely no valid reason for how our gas prices have been raising recently. I've seen plenty of excuses thrown out, but no real reasons. I personally believe we need federal regulation of the petroleum industry here in the states to keep this incessant price gouging going. It's already being looked at in the natural gas sector, so hopefully it's only a matter of time before it hits the oil compaines too. Just give it a few more weeks until the oil companies start posting their rather large profits again and the government will start turning an eye towards them and they'll back off like what happened last fall.

[malpaso]

I realize you guys over in the UK pay a lot for gas (pretty much everywhere but the states), but I have something to tell you. WE IN THE STATES ARE NOT USED TO PAYING THIS MUCH!!! Stop griping to us about our complaining when we're used to a certain quality of life, and when gas prices take a 50% hike in a matter of a month, that changes what we're used to. You guys overseas are used to paying the high prices, and those high prices are largely in reason to the amount of taxes on them. That said,

The oil companies are feeling us out to see what we're willing to pay. There's absolutely no valid reason for how our gas prices have been raising recently. I've seen plenty of excuses thrown out, but no real reasons. I personally believe we need federal regulation of the petroleum industry here in the states to keep this incessant price gouging going. It's already being looked at in the natural gas sector, so hopefully it's only a matter of time before it hits the oil compaines too. Just give it a few more weeks until the oil companies start posting their rather large profits again and the government will start turning an eye towards them and they'll back off like what happened last fall.

Fastbird I didn't mean to be against anybody here at all (That was just for your info, if you don't want "global information" let us know ). There are just one fact I don't understand. If fall production of coal-oil (because of some hurricane or something like this.), price of gas grow in Europe instantly for 1/4 of dollar per gallon. So if in the US some havoc happened , I know my gas will be more expensive here in EU... And last year was really something...

[Fastbird]

I realize you guys over in the UK pay a lot for gas (pretty much everywhere but the states), but I have something to tell you. WE IN THE STATES ARE NOT USED TO PAYING THIS MUCH!!! Stop griping to us about our complaining when we're used to a certain quality of life, and when gas prices take a 50% hike in a matter of a month, that changes what we're used to. You guys overseas are used to paying the high prices, and those high prices are largely in reason to the amount of taxes on them. That said,

The oil companies are feeling us out to see what we're willing to pay. There's absolutely no valid reason for how our gas prices have been raising recently. I've seen plenty of excuses thrown out, but no real reasons. I personally believe we need federal regulation of the petroleum industry here in the states to keep this incessant price gouging going. It's already being looked at in the natural gas sector, so hopefully it's only a matter of time before it hits the oil compaines too. Just give it a few more weeks until the oil companies start posting their rather large profits again and the government will start turning an eye towards them and they'll back off like what happened last fall.

Fastbird I didn't mean to be against anybody here at all (That was just for your info, if you don't want "global information" let us know ). There are just one fact I don't understand. If fall production of coal-oil (because of some hurricane or something like this.), price of gas grow in Europe instantly for 1/4 of dollar per gallon. So if in the US some havoc happened , I know my gas will be more expensive here in EU... And last year was really something...

Trust me when I say that boggles my mind also. You could sum it up to how many world markets are based off of the U.S. market, but that still shouldn't hold down to gas prices. Last year was probably a case of the oil companies doing their part to line their pockets. They were SCREAMING about a shortage if you remember due to lost rigs, low production, ect, because of the hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico. And it's true, a refinery got schwacked, many rigs in the gulf were lost, BUT! When Exxon-Mobil posts 9 BILLION 3rd quarter profits, something ain't right. That pinch was felt world wide.