Gas shortages

turnkey4099 · Sep 23, 2017

Peaked at $2.94q here in Eastern Washington. Dropped to $2.89 the other day.

TomSeller · Sep 23, 2017

turnkey4099 said:
Peaked at $2.94q here in Eastern Washington. Dropped to $2.89 the other day.

???? Isn't your oil from Alaska?

Creamer · Sep 23, 2017

Dropped here today to $2.22 - high was $2.59. Diesel hasn't though!

Thomas · Sep 24, 2017

89 oct. $2.59 gallon diesel $2.65 gallon,dropping 2-3 cents a week.

oosik · Sep 24, 2017

Here in Cheney, WA it was $2.89 for regular, yesterday. But we are a college town - EWU - and gas prices are usually pretty high compared to Spokane.

oosik · Sep 24, 2017

Is our crude oil here in Ea WA from Alaska. Who knows - if you ask why our gas is so expensive - its because its refined over on the east coast and has to be trucked all the way across the continental United States. The oil coming down the pipeline - OH, well, that's sent to Saudi Arabia.

Personally, I think the entire situation is nothing more than a shell game.

Firemanbuck82 · Sep 24, 2017

oosik said:
Is our gas here in Ea WA from Alaska. Who knows - if you ask why our gas is so expensive - its because its refined over on the east coast and has to be trucked all the way across the continental United States. The oil coming down the pipeline - OH, well, that's sent to Saudi Arabia.

Personally, I think the entire situation is nothing more than a shell game.

The entire town of Ferndale, WA scoffs at your theory....

oosik · Sep 24, 2017

So you are fairly certain that the fuel we receive here in Ea WA comes from the refineries in and around Ferndale??? I wonder why those that own/operate the service stations don't say that or at least acknowledge this........possible profiteering? Again, who knows?

I'm in no position to pass on pearls of wisdom - I'm just happy we have no fuel shortage.

turnkey4099 · Sep 24, 2017

TomSeller said:
???? Isn't your oil from Alaska?

Some but it goes up when anything happens. We also have one of the highest gas taxes in hte nation...and due to get another boost next summer. Most of this summer it was around $2.63 until the hurricanes hit.