Gas/Petrol Prices In America

I think it's more like $7 for a gallon here, but US gallons are slightly smaller.

I live in Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. We are paying about $2.95 for regular unleaded gas. Further south, where the taxes are less, they are paying as low as $2.75. I saw this last Sunday while driving down there.

Just like Coastie74 said mostly anywere between 2.75 and 3.00, thanks bush, you bastard.  

1 US gallon = 3.7854118 liters

Im actually right now in Germany on a business trip and at first was shocked to see how "Cheap" gas was at 1.34Euro... Imagine my surprise when my co-worked pointed out that that was for a liter! Basically a little over 5 Euro per gallon which conveted to US dollar was quite the sticker shock.
I will never complain about $3.60 a gallon gas if it gets that high again like it did earlier this year.

Between rising demand, lack of new supply and the never-ending search for new ways to raise tax monies, your gas prices will soon look like ours do now.

I ride my bicycle to work...

$3.60 a gallon! You cant even get LPG for that in the UK.

US gas prices are around $3 a gallon.

Just like Coastie74 said mostly anywere between 2.75 and 3.00, thanks bush, you bastard.

People are always quick to blame gas companies for high prices, while remaining completely oblivious that 90% of global oil reserves are controlled by various governments, not private companies. Bush's middle east adventures haven't calmed people's fears about available supply, but there's a whole lot more at work than just what Bush has been up to. The Israel/Lebanon conflict and Iran's nuclear brinksmanship are probably much greater factors right now. Private gas companies are reporting record profits, but don't forget that the government collects more in gas taxes than gas companies collect in profits.

And like was said, we're stuck with around $6. Not sure of the exact number, but most petrol stations in the uk have their pricing lists broken. They can't go into triple digits per litre.

i fear that fuel prices will continue to rise right up to the point where Bush's 4th reich starts nuking the mid-east. then i suppose nothing much matters at that point.

whats this have to with gc2?

Nothing. That probably explains why it is in the 'Off Topic' section.

Yeah wha a bastard Bush is, I mean come on, he goes to war because he feels like it, treats the common man like crap, doesn't even LISTEN to anyone accept his closest friends, and generally he just hates everyone and we have to remember, it was HIM to called Katrina down on heaven because he when to New Orleans one time and didn't like the dinner he had there. Yes, Bush is definetly the next Hilter, Satlin, and will put all of freedoms in salvery.

I don't think that, but I betcha 90% of America agrees of what I just said because they just HATE Bush. Soon we will get a new President, and I GARENTEE that he will be ALOT worse for Amercia then Bush EVER was.

I think our whole "fossil based fuel" way of live is just going to cave-in soon. After we've all reverted back to living like we did 150 years ago, someone will come up with some new energy source to base our way of life on. Us Americans are a big part of the problem. We use most of the oil in the world and have a government that is highly unlikely to initiate any change in the system. If anything, they stifle it. Needless to say, I'm not too happy with our current government.

Yeah wha a bastard Bush is, I mean come on, he goes to war because he feels like it, treats the common man like crap, doesn't even LISTEN to anyone accept his closest friends, and generally he just hates everyone and we have to remember, it was HIM to called Katrina down on heaven because he when to New Orleans one time and didn't like the dinner he had there. Yes, Bush is definetly the next Hilter, Satlin, and will put all of freedoms in salvery. I don't think that, but I betcha 90% of America agrees of what I just said because they just HATE Bush. Soon we will get a new President, and I GARENTEE that he will be ALOT worse for Amercia then Bush EVER was.

yea at least in '08 we will be able to choose TWO different people and next year is when some of the debates start and the potential candidate list gets narrowed down.

and I think you are going a little too far with saying he is the next hitler and stalin because while Bush is definetly going to be remembered as one of the worst presidents in history, he is far from a tyrant. This may sound a little like a flame, but I'm stopping right here because I know better than to flame someone over this.

Anyway, how can you tell that the next president will be worse? There are some politicians who don't like bush and the way he is doing things that are going to be running for president. Plus I have a feeling that the immigration issue will be a major topic in the next election.

Anyway, I just filled up at $2.69 9/10 over in NJ just outside of Philadelphia. Prices have been dropping the last week -

Man I love it when people think they understand polotics... it makes me laugh!


Did you know that whne President Roosevelt was president he accualy had a Soviet Spy advising him at Yalta? And there was evidence before that was presented to Roosevelt and his liberal friends that Alger Hiss was a spy. It was even proven he was a spy but Roosevelt didn't listen. Oh and for all of you who don't know which I suspect many of you don't, the conferance at Yalta helped create the UN. So you can basicaly say a Soviet Spy helped created the UN. During the time of Comunism the vast majority of liberals and dmocrats shrugged it off, didn't think it was a problem, but later after Communism fell histroy has revealed it was pure evil! I believe the same will happen later on in the future. We will look back and see that terorrism was a real threat at the time just like Communism was. Oh nad look this stuff up, it is 100% true.

Terrorism is a problem now people, look around. Iran is obtaining nukes, N. Korea wants to test them. Iran wants to push Isreal into the Mederitanean and the US will just be next. How about that guy Clinton? You know that he had the option of killing Osama 2 times? And passed them up!!! There were many terrorist attacks on this nation during his presidency and he did nothing! At least Bush has the guts to stand up and do something.

And for all of you who blame gas prices on Bush, grow up and get your facts right! Oh does a president control a FREE MARKET??? You tell me that one please...

Here in Northern California, prices range from $3.01 to $3.20

here something that most if not all americans don't know

the nation with the most oil reserves isn't any in the middle east it is the united states and that does not count alaska

so the people to blame for i dependence on arab oil isn't bush or the republicans or most of the democrats it is the envorimentlists

Actually you can thank emerging economies like China for a lot of the rise in prices. As those places actually develop a middle class, shock of all shock their people actually want the same level of lifestyle that we in the US and Europe think is our right. Expect gas prices to keep going up as our stations have to compete with the rest of the world for their oil. Of course the nice thing is that when gas prices go up so does supply, because oil that was uneconomical to extract now becomes feasible. I wouldnt believe what the doomsayers say about us running out of oil. They always sight proven reserves as their source, not an actually estimate of whats out their. The ocean is a really big place and we have barely srcatched the surface of what oil it might contain. Now global warming, that might actually be something to keep an eye on.

so the people to blame for i dependence on arab oil isn't bush or the republicans or most of the democrats it is the envorimentlists

Exactly what I think, if it wasn't for the environmentalists, we could be running on nuclear power instead of fossil fuels. I think 75% of the energy in France comes from nuclear power. Of course that doesn't help their oil costs but electricity is cheaper.

Man I love it when people think they understand polotics... it makes me laugh! Did you know that whne President Roosevelt was president he accualy had a Soviet Spy advising him at Yalta? And there was evidence before that was presented to Roosevelt and his liberal friends that Alger Hiss was a spy. It was even proven he was a spy but Roosevelt didn't listen. Oh and for all of you who don't know which I suspect many of you don't, the conferance at Yalta helped create the UN. So you can basicaly say a Soviet Spy helped created the UN. During the time of Comunism the vast majority of liberals and dmocrats shrugged it off, didn't think it was a problem, but later after Communism fell histroy has revealed it was pure evil! I believe the same will happen later on in the future. We will look back and see that terorrism was a real threat at the time just like Communism was. Oh nad look this stuff up, it is 100% true. Terrorism is a problem now people, look around. Iran is obtaining nukes, N. Korea wants to test them. Iran wants to push Isreal into the Mederitanean and the US will just be next. How about that guy Clinton? You know that he had the option of killing Osama 2 times? And passed them up!!! There were many terrorist attacks on this nation during his presidency and he did nothing! At least Bush has the guts to stand up and do something. And for all of you who blame gas prices on Bush, grow up and get your facts right! Oh does a president control a FREE MARKET??? You tell me that one please...

LMAO

Gotta love whackos


I'm paying 2.88 for the cheap stuff here in Wyoming

Exactly what I think, if it wasn't for the environmentalists, we could be running on nuclear power instead of fossil fuels.

Many of our power plants run on natural gas and coal. Coal is certainly not in short supply, but it produces the most air pollution by far. Using nuclear energy only trades one type of pollution by-product for another.

The only real help would be to minimize waste. The US may not be the only blame for the rise in energy cost, but we are likely the biggest wasters of energy. There are plenty of families that drive separately in 2 full size SUVs to work 20 miles every day, because it is more convenient then driving together. How many people do you know use a remote starter so their vehicle can idle for 15 minutes with the AC before they get in? While replacing one light bulb with a compact flourescent won't change the world, 100 million households doing it would.

Society tends to be reactive, not proactive. Our ways won't change until there is a serious crisis. $3.00/gallon gas isn't it. I don't think it made most people drive less, just complain more. I still drive to work, though I could ride a bike. It is more convenient. I am making an effort to use less gas, though, and I do.

i fear that fuel prices will continue to rise right up to the point where Bush's 4th reich starts nuking the mid-east. then i suppose nothing much matters at that point.

Yeah, that make a lot of sense. The oil is expensive, so we destroy the place that has the most of it, so that we then have none.

It's not Bush's fault. Oil production and exports are controlled by OPEC (Orginization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). They regulate the amount produced and the cost of the exports. The energy crisis of the seventies was a perfect example of how much control they have over prices.

European oil prices are much higher due largely from taxes. The U.S. does not have the socialist programs that most europeans countries do, and so we are not taxed as much.

Further, the U.S. has very few oil refineries. We have not built any in 30 years due to various reasons. That also raises the price.

Yes, the U.S. does have massive oil reserves. There is a massive oil reserve stretching from Arizona to southern Utah (enough to run the U.S. for about eighty years), but the reason it isn't used is not becuase of enviromentalists. It is a stratigic reserve incase of nuclear war, or other disaster. Since it is safely underground, no one can hit it.

We pay about $2.70 here in Arizona.

---Many of our power plants run on natural gas and coal. Coal is certainly not in short supply, but it produces the most air pollution by far. Using nuclear energy only trades one type of pollution by-product for another.---

actually then can use nuclear material up so that the only thing left is a hand full of inert sand

but president carter passed a presidental order saying that we couldn't do that

People can do all the finger pointing they want, but that isn't going to solve the problem. We just need to get off the fossil fuel. It's an archaic system. We have the technology, but not the will. There's too many people making too much money off the current system for anything to change.