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  • hydro
    Confirmed User
    • Dec 2003
    • 4216

    #1

    why did gas prices fall so much?

    I just got back from filling my tank and was suprised to see premium for $2.14 per gallon but im wondering why the prices fell so much so fast especially with all the hurricanes?
  • directfiesta
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Oct 2002
    • 30266

    #2
    False shortage ...

    Inquiry in excessive profits of the gas gouging corp.
    I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT !

    But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

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    • ronbotx
      Registered User
      • Jan 2002
      • 1634

      #3
      Originally posted by hydro
      I just got back from filling my tank and was suprised to see premium for $2.14 per gallon but im wondering why the prices fell so much so fast especially with all the hurricanes?
      Supply & demand? Refineries back online? Simple really. Or believe the conspiracy theories.

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      • bringer
        i have man boobies
        • Jul 2003
        • 13082

        #4
        no natural disasters this week to blame on 90 cent increases
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        • bringer
          i have man boobies
          • Jul 2003
          • 13082

          #5
          Originally posted by ronbotx
          Supply & demand? Refineries back online? Simple really. Or believe the conspiracy theories.
          yeah, thats why a month ago diesel, which is easier/cheaper to refine, was 20-30 cents a gallon more than premium
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          • directfiesta
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Oct 2002
            • 30266

            #6
            Originally posted by ronbotx
            Or believe the conspiracy theories.

            I open my eyes and believe the PROFIT theory .... You should open yours now and then ...
            I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT !

            But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

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            • WarChild
              Let slip the dogs of war.
              • Jan 2003
              • 17263

              #7
              Oh, they finished the pipeline that runs from Iraq to Cheney's house and it's open for business. Finally the looting can begin.
              .

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              • bringer
                i have man boobies
                • Jul 2003
                • 13082

                #8
                Originally posted by directfiesta
                I open my eyes and believe the PROFIT theory .... You should open yours now and then ...
                record profits that coincide with outrageous price increases aren't just a coincidence? lies
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                • MrJackMeHoff
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 4569

                  #9
                  Originally posted by ronbotx
                  Supply & demand? Refineries back online? Simple really. Or believe the conspiracy theories.
                  its no theory

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                  • Furious_Male
                    Doing the grind since 99
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 16884

                    #10
                    Come to NY they didn't fall much at all.
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                    • ronbotx
                      Registered User
                      • Jan 2002
                      • 1634

                      #11
                      Originally posted by WarChild
                      Oh, they finished the pipeline that runs from Iraq to Cheney's house and it's open for business. Finally the looting can begin.
                      I'm sure Halliburton must be involved somehow too

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                      • WarChild
                        Let slip the dogs of war.
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 17263

                        #12
                        Originally posted by ronbotx
                        I'm sure Halliburton must be involved somehow too
                        Just wait until the indictments fall! Should be any day now ...

                        On a unrelated note, banks are making a record profit every year and yet their service charges keep on going up. It's almost like they're running a business based on profit and are going to charge you what you'll pay. Sort of like they're trying to make as much as they can. God damned bankers.
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                        • Tempest
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • May 2004
                          • 10217

                          #13
                          <conspiracytheory>
                          Thanksgiving is the start of the big XMas buying time frame.. So lowering gas prices just beforehand means people will feel like they have more money to spend and so will now go out and buy buy buy.. gotta keep that economy going strong...
                          </endconspiracytheory>

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                          • SuckOnThis
                            So Fucking Banned
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 6844

                            #14
                            Originally posted by ronbotx
                            I'm sure Halliburton must be involved somehow too
                            You really should try picking up a newspaper sometime. In the last quarter alone Exxon made almost $10 BILLION PROFIT. No company in the history of the world has ever made that much profit in 3 months. If that doesnt paint a picture of price gouging I don't know what does.

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                            • $5 submissions
                              I help you SUCCEED
                              • Nov 2003
                              • 32189

                              #15
                              While there ARE some fundamental changes (ie., rise of India and China as massive oil consumers) that warrants the price rise, most of the sharp spikes in price is due to speculation.

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                              • slapass
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                                • Nov 2002
                                • 14625

                                #16
                                Originally posted by SuckOnThis
                                You really should try picking up a newspaper sometime. In the last quarter alone Exxon made almost $10 BILLION PROFIT. No company in the history of the world has ever made that much profit in 3 months. If that doesnt paint a picture of price gouging I don't know what does.
                                You should do the same. Oil companies get a percent of the profit of what they pump out of these foreign owned wells. Not a big surprise that they are making more money on the same gallon of gas. Do you think the Saudis should keep it all? Maybe, we should applaud them for bringer huge cash to the USA?

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                                • bringer
                                  i have man boobies
                                  • Jul 2003
                                  • 13082

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by slapass
                                  You should do the same. Oil companies get a percent of the profit of what they pump out of these foreign owned wells. Not a big surprise that they are making more money on the same gallon of gas. Do you think the Saudis should keep it all? Maybe, we should applaud them for bringer huge cash to the USA?
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                                  • directfiesta
                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                    • Oct 2002
                                    • 30266

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by bringer
                                    dont blame me, i didnt do it



                                    We all know you are behind the huge oil companies ....
                                    I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT !

                                    But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

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                                    • bringer
                                      i have man boobies
                                      • Jul 2003
                                      • 13082

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by directfiesta


                                      We all know you are behind the huge oil companies ....
                                      my million dollar gas powered super robots are on their way to your house to silence your outrageous claims.
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                                      • WarChild
                                        Let slip the dogs of war.
                                        • Jan 2003
                                        • 17263

                                        #20
                                        Americans paying less for gas than any other industrialized nation and driving around in massive SUVs don't really draw that much sympathy.
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                                        • bringer
                                          i have man boobies
                                          • Jul 2003
                                          • 13082

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by WarChild
                                          Americans paying less for gas than any other industrialized nation and driving around in massive SUVs don't really draw that much sympathy.
                                          http://money.howstuffworks.com/gas-price1.htm
                                          http://money.howstuffworks.com/gas-price2.htm
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                                          • tony299
                                            lurker
                                            • Aug 2002
                                            • 57021

                                            #22
                                            its funny people get pissed off , they go in front of the senate and then the price drops. hmmmmm

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                                            • SuckOnThis
                                              So Fucking Banned
                                              • Oct 2003
                                              • 6844

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by slapass
                                              Oil companies get a percent of the profit of what they pump out of these foreign owned wells.
                                              Huh? Companies such as Exxon get a percent of the profit from oil pumped from a Saudi owned oil well? What the fuck are you talking about?

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                                              • directfiesta
                                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                • Oct 2002
                                                • 30266

                                                #24
                                                George got it to go down:

                                                "Americans should be prudent in their use of energy during the course of the next few weeks. Don't buy gas if you don't need it." ?George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2005
                                                I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT !

                                                But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

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                                                • hydro
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Dec 2003
                                                  • 4216

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by WarChild
                                                  Americans paying less for gas than any other industrialized nation and driving around in massive SUVs don't really draw that much sympathy.
                                                  nothing gives me a hardon faster than seeing those little lcd letters say 9 mpg

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                                                  • WarChild
                                                    Let slip the dogs of war.
                                                    • Jan 2003
                                                    • 17263

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by hydro
                                                    nothing gives me a hardon faster than seeing those little lcd letters say 9 mpg
                                                    I like seeing average working joes driving SUV's that get 9mpg, spending 50% of their income on their car payment and then screaming how the gas company is screwing them.
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                                                    • ThunderBalls
                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                      • 2926

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by WarChild
                                                      I like seeing average working joes driving SUV's that get 9mpg, spending 50% of their income on their car payment and then screaming how the gas company is screwing them.

                                                      Sorry to burst your bubble but there's not an SUV out there that gets 9 mpg. I have a lifted F250 and I get a little more than 9 pulling a 13,000 lb 5th wheel.

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                                                      • Rob
                                                        I'm a great bowler.
                                                        • Nov 2003
                                                        • 13310

                                                        #28
                                                        Did you catch the Congressional hearings where 3 Oil Tycoons (C.E.O.s) were caught in a blantant lie? This could be a good reason.

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                                                        • bringer
                                                          i have man boobies
                                                          • Jul 2003
                                                          • 13082

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by WarChild
                                                          I like seeing average working joes driving SUV's that get 9mpg, spending 50% of their income on their car payment and then screaming how the gas company is screwing them.
                                                          what about the working joe making min wage driving an 89 civic getting 13mpg who cant afford a hybrid but still needs to get to work? you like seeing that too? he works 7 hours a day and 1 goes to the drive to and from work. that rules!
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                                                          • WarChild
                                                            Let slip the dogs of war.
                                                            • Jan 2003
                                                            • 17263

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by bringer
                                                            what about the working joe making min wage driving an 89 civic getting 13mpg who cant afford a hybrid but still needs to get to work? you like seeing that too? he works 7 hours a day and 1 goes to the drive to and from work. that rules!
                                                            Like I said, it's hard for the rest of the world to have too much sympathy for Americans in this area .. We're cumatively used to paying more for gas, so it's nearly impossible to empathize.
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                                                            • WarChild
                                                              Let slip the dogs of war.
                                                              • Jan 2003
                                                              • 17263

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by ThunderBalls
                                                              Sorry to burst your bubble but there's not an SUV out there that gets 9 mpg. I have a lifted F250 and I get a little more than 9 pulling a 13,000 lb 5th wheel.
                                                              I was being dramatic.
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                                                              • PixeLs
                                                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                • Jul 2005
                                                                • 11922

                                                                #32
                                                                increased supply i guess. I just hope it would drop down more till next month.
                                                                Last edited by PixeLs; 11-24-2005, 09:29 PM.

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                                                                • MetroPornTour
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                                                                  • Apr 2005
                                                                  • 1043

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by hydro
                                                                  I just got back from filling my tank and was suprised to see premium for $2.14 per gallon but im wondering why the prices fell so much so fast especially with all the hurricanes?
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                                                                  • Sosa
                                                                    In Tushy Land
                                                                    • Oct 2002
                                                                    • 40149

                                                                    #34
                                                                    filled up at 2.05 last night.

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                                                                    • Odin88
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                                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                                      • 3267

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by MetroPornTour
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                                                                      • spunkmaster
                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                        • Jan 2004
                                                                        • 2052

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by SuckOnThis
                                                                        You really should try picking up a newspaper sometime. In the last quarter alone Exxon made almost $10 BILLION PROFIT. No company in the history of the world has ever made that much profit in 3 months. If that doesnt paint a picture of price gouging I don't know what does.

                                                                        Yea and they did over 100 Billion in sales so their profit was less then 10% which in the business world is just average !

                                                                        You've been suckered by the press with this 10 Billion Profit line. There are many other fortune 500 companies making 30% - 40% profit but they don't sell gasoline or oil.

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