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Ocelot II

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5. All kinds of possibilities - price changes usually relate to the price of crude oil or something

Reply to kacekwl (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2023, 11:22 AM

Jul 2023

going on in the refining process. Prices can change rapidly if something disrupts crude oil supplies, refinery operations, or pipeline deliveries. If the price hike is limited to a particular region it could be a delivery issue. I haven't noticed a significant change in my area lately.

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What could possibly be the reason [View all] kacekwl Jul 2023 OP

Last week they went up 40 cents overnight in central Pa. gab13by13 Jul 2023 #1

Oil companies decided that inflation needs to go back up. dchill Jul 2023 #2

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2023 #3

We live in an oiligarchy. dchill Jul 2023 #4

All kinds of possibilities - price changes usually relate to the price of crude oil or something Ocelot II Jul 2023 #5

Maybe the Saudis are raising money to buy major league baseball? Eyeball_Kid Jul 2023 #8

+1 2naSalit Jul 2023 #12

OPEC and Russian cuts in production, SCantiGOP Jul 2023 #6

Up 46c in Tennessee yesterday jojog Jul 2023 #7

Here's a helpful graph illustrating oil-industry gouging zonemaster Jul 2023 #9

Did Biden's ratings go up? usonian Jul 2023 #10

It went up in Florida too. 3.59 a gallon. I looked at my tank gage and was glad it was jimfields33 Jul 2023 #11