fossil fuel

[muckdumper]

well the storm drove the price of fuel to 70$ a barrel on early reports!!!we all are going to feel the burnt of this storm.why in hell are fuel prices staying so high where the gov't does not care that the american dollar is flowing into OPEC countries at a high rate??? SUV anyone??

[dibbs]

1 highway 0 city.

[obsidian]

Gas prices here in central IL seem to be rising anywhere from 0.25-1.00 it seems. Might be the same elsewhere.

Because we refuse to drill for oil in Alaska

[jokerthief]

It would hurt the enviroment.

[mother_brain]

Heard somebody say that the only way you'll be able to get gas for 99 cents again is off the value meal at taco bell.

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Heard somebody say that the only way you'll be able to get gas for 99 cents again is off the value meal at taco bell.

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LOL!!

[Daliman]

You know what I wonder? Why is gas near $3 a gallon now because oil prices are up, yet i can buy motor OIL for 79 cents a pint still?

[Eder]

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You know what I wonder? Why is gas near $3 a gallon now because oil prices are up, yet i can buy motor OIL for 79 cents a pint still?

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Not only that but diesel (less refined oil) costs more in the US!!! what a rip...it's cheaper to produce and contrary to California it is no greater a pollutant than gas (even less if you drive a Rabbit diesel).
The other thing is why is the US buying oil from the mideast at these prices????Alberta has sufficient fossil fuels to supply the US at present rate of consumption for over 1000 years when we include our heavy oil ($12/barrel production cost) and shale deposits (shale extraction still in infancy @ ~$35/barrel cost about the same as our heavy oil cost before commercial production) as well as extensive conventional oil.

What is America thinking...your solution is next door and we don't run around with dynamite strapped to our bellys...the fix is in I think

[slavic]

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You know what I wonder? Why is gas near $3 a gallon now because oil prices are up, yet i can buy motor OIL for 79 cents a pint still?

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Not only that but diesel (less refined oil) costs more in the US!!! what a rip...it's cheaper to produce and contrary to California it is no greater a pollutant than gas (even less if you drive a Rabbit diesel).
The other thing is why is the US buying oil from the mideast at these prices????Alberta has sufficient fossil fuels to supply the US at present rate of consumption for over 1000 years when we include our heavy oil ($12/barrel production cost) and shale deposits (shale extraction still in infancy @ ~$35/barrel cost about the same as our heavy oil cost before commercial production) as well as extensive conventional oil.

What is America thinking...your solution is next door and we don't run around with dynamite strapped to our bellys...the fix is in I think

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If I remember correctly we aren't pulling most of our oil from the Middle east but from South America currently. Europe, China, and Japan are mostly pulling form the ME.

Shale oil extraction sounds good, but when will we see a productive field? It takes the better part of ten years to bring a normal field to production and that's with favorable market conditions. Could you imagine investing heavy into a $35/barrel production and then have quite a few countries drop demand and leave you with a lipsticky pig?