What are you Paying for Gasoline? Petrol Prices Around the World

[Charmed]

Here In MetroDetroit

Hi All:

The cheapest I have found is $1.65 per gallon in Lapeer, Michigan, last Friday. And, $1.79 per gallon seems like a good number for the Troy, Rochester, Farmington Hills, MI area. I am quoting the lowest prices, for the lowest grade (87 octane). I have never used premium!

I don't think the price will ever get back to less than $1.50 per gallon. The oil companies have convinced all of us that $1.50 per gallon is a bargain. Besides, gasoline is still cheaper than a gallon of milk!

If the consumer is willing to pay, would you reduce the price voluntarily, even if you were not EXXON or MOBIL?

However, I encourage everyone to look at the total budget for gasoline and what is really costing you to go about your business, back and forth to work and other important non-work related matters ($ per mile driven, not just $ per gallon). May be it is time to get a more fuel-efficient car.

Charmed

P. S. The following gives the lowest price as $1.36 and the highest as $2.57 per gallon with $1.79 per gallon being the National Average. The prices in the Troy, Rochester, Farmington Hills area are right on the national "average".

http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=48085&src=QL

 

[Laura M]

Still 2.07 here. Thank Albany and downstate for the taxes.

 

[Wes Bucey]

Still 2.07 here. Thank Albany and downstate for the taxes.

The City of Chicago has combined city and county gasoline taxes of 20 cents more per gallon than my county (Lake), but Thursday Dec 23, the price for regular gas at two stations on the Southwest side of Chicago near Midway Airport was $1.589/gallon while the lowest price in all of Lake County was $1.749/gallon. The gas stations at the toll oases ranged from $1.819 to $1.929 (all Mobil Oil) for regular. It certainly seemed as if the Mobil stations were price gouging the holiday travelers, because the price jumped a dime on Dec 24 and 25 ($1.919 minimum) on the toll roads, but no price change (but reduced hours) at stations in my town.

 

[little__cee]

$1.69 Wednesday AM

I passed by $1.69 this morning AND I use a card at that place which allows me to save $0.05 per gallon so I'm pretty happy!

 

[gpainter]

Southern Indiana: We are paying $1.57, prices have started dropping at about a penny a day, again. Maybe we will see around $1.29. This was a goal of american oil fields a few years ago. Price needed to be $1.29 at the pump to make it profitable for all pumps to be pumping!!!

 

[Hershal]

As I was driving to work this morning (swimming might be a better description right now) I saw at the truck stop that gas is ONLY $1.96 (1.95.9) per gallon! Wow! I think I will have to fill up there.....the gas is really cheap.

I heard on the radio a couple of days ago that the refineries are starting to work the summer blend now so we can have it by March/April.

 

[Bill Pflanz]

I heard on the radio a couple of days ago that the refineries are starting to work the summer blend now so we can have it by March/April.

I seriously doubt that summer blends are being made now since it is too early. There is not enough storage capacity to store summer gasoline. California may be different due to the milder weather but the colder parts of the country have special winter vapor pressure requirements and they must make that now by federal requirements. The refineries also make more fuel oil and less gasoline during the winter and that is how they will operate through January and February. It appears to be a little early to determine the impact of the sudden cold snap on fuel oil availability and prices. A lot depends on the likelihood of below normal temperatures. Much of the country that had the cold and snow is now getting warmer temperatures again.

Normally the summer driving season change in the refineries occurs in March/April and that is probably what the news should be reporting. Gasoline in central Ohio fell to $1.66 per gallon this week.


Bill Pflanz

 

[Carlos Echeverry]

In Colombia Southamerica, we have 2 types of fuel for ours cars.

a) Regular: Low octane, low quality, low price
b) Super: High octane, high quality, high price.

For Regular Fuel today we are paying U$2,15 per galon. For Super Fuel U$2,85

Our goverment says that prizes will keep increasing until each colombian pay as a consumer from an importer country around the world. As US is not an importer country, thats reason another countries pay more for fuel.

So must be good to clarify if your country is importer or isn't

 

[Carlos Echeverry]

UUhmmm, I forgot to say as Dollar is lossing power (at least in my country), we hope to pay more every day, because we will have to compensate the low exchange money btw "Pesos-Dollars"

 

[gpainter]

We bottomed out at $1.57 a gallon. This morning when I went thru it was at $1.67. Too bad!! I thought we might see $1.59