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

[Dave Dunn]

In the Twin Cities, Minnesota area, gas is around $2.09 US per gallon at the moment, and I expect it'll continue dropping a bit more. Diesel is still at around $3, but slowly coming down as well.

I think one of the biggest factors in the reduction of price during the hurricane recoveries is that Bush temporarily suspended much of the restrictions on fuel formulations, which allowed for much simpler fuel distribution. I find it astonishing that the US has requirements of about 40 different fuel blends. Add that to the fact that federal and state taxes account for an average of about $0.49 on every gallon of gas and it's no wonder that prices are as high as they are, even without the supply crunch caused by the environmentalist whackos (brought into sharp relief by the hurricane outages)

 

[Al Dyer]

Lee,

Are you saying 95 octane or was it a typo for 85 octane we use over here??

Al...

 

[wolfnature]

GRRRRR, gas is still running about $2.50 a gallon around here

 

[Al Rosen]

Having said that, last month it was $6.53 per (american) gallon.

Diesel is about £0.12 more expensive again.

How much of that is tax added by the government?

GRRRRR, gas is still running about $2.50 a gallon around here

Here too, but it beats the $3.30, I was paying. Let's face it, we'll be happy to pay $2.00. At least, I will.

 

[Helmut Jilling]

How much of that is tax added by the government?

Here too, but it beats the $3.30, I was paying. Let's face it, we'll be happy to pay $2.00. At least, I will.

Akron, OH was around $2.05/gal US over the Nov. 5 weekend, but diesel was still near $3.00.

 

[Laura M]

still in the mid $2's for reg in Roch, NY. paid $2.89 for 93 octane last week.

 

[Wes Bucey]

North suburbs of Chicago - price of regular unleaded ranges from $2.28 to $2.45 within half-mile of each other.

I am still mystified why "winter formula" diesel is averaging 75 cents to one dollar higher than regular unleaded at various stations. No diesel anywhere I've driven in last week is BELOW $3.25.

 

[sonflowerinwales]

Just stumbled across this thread. You don't know how lucky you are. Here in Wales UK in July we were paying 83p/litre, blame was put on the hurricanes and put the price up to £1.00/litre. It has now dropped to 90p/litre. This is for 95 octane unleaded. Diesel is about 3p more. In dollars that is $5.59/US gallon, up to $6.74/US Gallon, now $6.06/US gallon, diesel is 20 cents higher a US gallon. Out in the rural areas, it is sometimes 75 cents higher. Ironically , this is close to the refineries! We had a similar email recently saying avoid BP and Shell stations.
Paul
PS We don't have winter diesel here.

 

[JerryStem]

Haven't been to this topic in awhile... I paid $2.07 Monday (W Chester OH), saw $2.05 today. The news last night actually made a big deal that it was down below $2 nearby (Hamilton OH $1.98)...

Gas at $2 is now a GOOD thing I guess.....

Jerry

 

[Aaron Lupo]

Still at 2.55/gallon for the cheap stuff in Central New York.