JDELUNA Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I read somewhere that the government was keeping an eye on price gouging for gas prices. About 8 months ago I clearly remember here in Virginia Beach, Virginia, that diesel fuel was the cheapest fuel here and it was approx. 30 cents cheaper than regular 87 octane gasoline. The all of a sudden at the end of the year diesel prices went higher than 93 octane and has remained that way ever since approx. 20-30cents higher. Now from my understanding diesel fuel SHOULD be less expensive to make as it is NOT as refined as regular gasoline. SO why the big increase in price ??? Also I am seeing more and more diesel cars on the road and being sold. Makes me wonder if the gas companies are price gouging....errr.. I mean raising the prices because of all this. Let me know what you all think. God Bless. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1122 Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Diesel is often more expensive per galon, I believe, it's just more economical and thus less expensive per mile.And yes, the gov't is supposedly keeping an eye on price gouging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin390 Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 are they keeping an opened eye or a closed eye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1122 Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I have no idea how they are keeping an eye on it. My guess is they have someone checking the prices on the barrels and the prices its being sold to stations for. I doubt they're monitoring it at a station level, though.I know in my area the average stations only earning .03 or .04 cents per galon and the prices are retarded high... I know I paid around 2.41 the other day per galon. I wish they would sell 91 so i could save some $$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che'_Moderator Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Gouging usually implies something like durring a hurricane. Fuel depots can not up fuel 100% just because people need it for generators. Or lets say local Jiffy Fill wants to up 100% because they are only station that has fuel. Its hard to monitor gouging if the refinery it self is the one doing the screwing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenhoeve Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I read somewhere that the government was keeping an eye on price gouging for gas prices. About 8 months ago I clearly remember here in Virginia Beach, Virginia, that diesel fuel was the cheapest fuel here and it was approx. 30 cents cheaper than regular 87 octane gasoline. The all of a sudden at the end of the year diesel prices went higher than 93 octane and has remained that way ever since approx. 20-30cents higher. Now from my understanding diesel fuel SHOULD be less expensive to make as it is NOT as refined as regular gasoline. SO why the big increase in price ??? Also I am seeing more and more diesel cars on the road and being sold. Makes me wonder if the gas companies are price gouging....errr.. I mean raising the prices because of all this. Let me know what you all think. God Bless. ←I would say this has more to do with supply and demand than refinement costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickThatClutch Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Same around here. Diesel used to be a bit cheaper than 87 octane, now the price hovers around the price of 91. Not sure for the reason in the increase. Maybe its a seasonal thing. Boats and construction equipment are more prevalent in the warmer months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Diesel in Oregon is about $275.00 a gallon, 92 is about $2.60 a gallon :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickster151 Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Diesel in Oregon is about $275.00 a gallon, 92 is about $2.60 a gallon ←$275 a gallon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderlord Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 $275 a gallon?←ya man, it's got heroin in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che'_Moderator Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 ya man, it's got heroin in it!←Black Tar or China White? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderlord Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Black Tar or China White?← Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ünderstüdy Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 My dad works in the oil business kinda and told me lastnite that the oil prices are gonna start going down again so...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 My dad works in the oil business kinda and told me lastnite that the oil prices are gonna start going down again so......←They better or NO shoes for you! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che'_Moderator Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 My dad works in the oil business kinda and told me lastnite that the oil prices are gonna start going down again so......←They have been going down for the last 5 weeks now. Its more a matter of refined fuel prices catching up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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