Ready2Downsize
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California is the worst for rising gas prices but most areas have been recently going up alot.
Historically, when winter blend is coming, prices go up before they drop because the refiners have to switch blends.
So Newsom is blaming the oil companies and refiners and is switching to winter blend early BUT how come the price has been rising so much when oil was dropping and we were in the middle of summer blend?
Not only that gas dropped even before July 4th holiday.
In this part of the state we get alot of our gas from Cali. Other parts from east of the rockies and those areas have not seen the surge to the extent we have. We were at 3.59 for MONTHS, then suddenly it started going up and we r now at $4.79 or more. I know u r all playing your violin for me, but it's 33% at a time when oil was dropping (and it was steady when it was higher) so yeah......... something is fishy.
I think SG mentioned Biden had to fill up the reserves which would explain it.
Elections are coming, so I expect we'll see a big effort to move those prices back down.
Historically, when winter blend is coming, prices go up before they drop because the refiners have to switch blends.
So Newsom is blaming the oil companies and refiners and is switching to winter blend early BUT how come the price has been rising so much when oil was dropping and we were in the middle of summer blend?
Not only that gas dropped even before July 4th holiday.
In this part of the state we get alot of our gas from Cali. Other parts from east of the rockies and those areas have not seen the surge to the extent we have. We were at 3.59 for MONTHS, then suddenly it started going up and we r now at $4.79 or more. I know u r all playing your violin for me, but it's 33% at a time when oil was dropping (and it was steady when it was higher) so yeah......... something is fishy.
I think SG mentioned Biden had to fill up the reserves which would explain it.
Elections are coming, so I expect we'll see a big effort to move those prices back down.