What is the cost of fuel in your area?

[newroswell]

THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN | Tuesday, May 10 2011 07:21 PM

Last Updated Tuesday, May 10 2011 07:22 PM

A man suspected of stealing hundreds of gallons of red-dye diesel left a trail that proved easy to follow -- 31 miles worth of spilled diesel leading from the scene of the theft to the suspect's rental property, deputies sad.
The suspect, Don Deshawn Webb, 40, spilled about 300 gallons of diesel on the roadway, more than half of the total amount he allegedly stole, according to a sheriff's department news release. Webb was arrested on suspicion of grand theft and was being held on $20,000 bail.
An independent oil company near Famoso and Tule roads reported the theft of 500 gallons of red-dye diesel on April 19, the news release said. The trail was clearly visible on the road and led to a residence in the 3200 block of Gulf Street.
About 200 gallons of diesel was found at that address, the news release said. Webb, of Bakersfield, couldn't be found at that time.
On April 25, the same oil company reported another theft of diesel and metal, according to the news release. In that theft, the suspect left a set of keys in a lock that secured a gate.
Webb was arrested May 2 on unrelated misdemeanor charges and later released, the news release said. During that arrest, evidence was seized linking Webb to both thefts.

[Olie]

$3.79 to 3.83 here in Beaumont, Texas. What hapend to the $0.50 dip some experts were talking about a week ago?

[B4WEDI]

Paid $4.25 in Fishkill NY last week & $4 bucks for "regular" this AM in So. NH

[TG Twinkie]

It's $3.55.9 in Torrington, WY

[nswhite]

Just came back from Kassel, Germany. Diesel is going for a Euro 1.39 / liter. Regular is Euro 1.56 / liter. That's $7.51/gallon for diesel and $8.43/gallon for regular.

And I saw a Chevy Silverado. Didn't have time to make it to the German Airstream dealer.

[Phrunes]

Unbelievable! Those Germans have figured out a way to refine diesel fuel cheaper than gasoline. How do they do it? What's the secret? - rolleyes

[jcanavera]

We dipped earlier to the $3.80's until the Mississippi started to flood down south. Price went back up to $3.99 and they blame it on fear of flooding in the areas of the southern refineries. Refineries say they are fine and they have no shortages. Pipe line breaks up in North Dakota, price goes up again. There seems to be no shortage of excuses as to why the price stays high. Every time there seems to be a report stating no shortages, supplies are high, usage is low, we get a small respite and within days there seems to be a new reason to jack it back up to $3.99.

What's interesting in this area is that many stations seem to be pricing diesel as much as $.20 below regular. It's been a long time since I've seen that happen. Not sure why.

Jack

[DreamStreamr]

Jack,
The no shortage of excuses reminds me of the daily analysis on why the financial markets rise or fall -- it's almost funny, they always have a one-line "excuse" to explain why the markets went up a percent or down, as if this captures the myriad aspects of changes for thousands of transactions for millions of investors.

Let's see, gas prices rise and fall on oil giants' speculation on what will make them the most money.

We saw an interesting analysis yesterday comparing prices at the consumer pump around the world. USA was cheapest, Canada next best, Netherlands, I think was highest. Most telling though was the fuel prices were nearly identical across all countries, but taxes were hugely disparate The retail price difference was simply the difference in taxes.

Jim
http://dreamstreamr.com

[newroswell]

Originally Posted by Phrunes

Unbelievable! Those Germans have figured out a way to refine diesel fuel cheaper than gasoline. How do they do it? What's the secret? - rolleyes

Diesel is frequently cheaper in other countries (as it was in the US until around 2004) because they don't refine as much of the sulfur out as required here.

Diesel: Why is it more expensive than gasoline? «Driving Change - The Green Car Company Blog

[Phrunes]

I remember the "good ole' days" of diesel...twice the mileage, half the price and a tax break ta' boot! Ahem...lower sulfur? Uh huh, and that means what Mr. Oil Executive?... That you are refining diesel as much as gasoline? You can bet our collective rear ends that if we all went back to burning kerosene it would somehow suddenly cost twice as much as gasoline. Remember when filling your 7lb propane tank was less than $10 bucks... That wasnt too long ago either! I swear Harvard, Yale & Stanford have an entire semester in their business programs dedicated to "lame a**ed excuses" for fuel price fluxuations. Mad!

[Octane]

This might help you in choosing where to
fill up next time:

Here are some large companies THAT DO NOT import Middle Eastern oil:

Sunoco.................0 barrels
Conoco.................0 barrels
Sinclair.................0 barrels
BP / Phillips............0 barrels
Hess....................0 barrels
ARC0...................0 barrels
Maverick..............0 barrels
Flying J................0 barrels
Valero.................0 barrels
Kwik Fill...............0 barrels
Murphy Oil USA*...0 barrels

*Sold at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club - gas is from South Arkansas and fully USA owned and produced.
*Not only that but they give scholarships to all children in their town who finish high school and are legal US citizens..

All of this information is available from the U.S. Department of Energy and each company is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing

[GettinAway]

I did find regular for $3.48 yesterday here in St Louis..
This is surprising that BP/Phillips and Conoco aren't getting oil from the Middle East..
I had heard earlier that QuickTrip didn't get oil from the Middle East, so I was going out of my way to go there, and they are not on the list..

I do get more gas at SAMs than anywhere else though..

Thanks for the info..

Originally Posted by Octane

This might help you in choosing where to
fill up next time:

Here are some large companies THAT DO NOT import Middle Eastern oil:

Sunoco.................0 barrels
Conoco.................0 barrels
Sinclair.................0 barrels
BP / Phillips............0 barrels
Hess....................0 barrels
ARC0...................0 barrels
Maverick..............0 barrels
Flying J................0 barrels
Valero.................0 barrels
Kwik Fill...............0 barrels
Murphy Oil USA*...0 barrels

*Sold at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club - gas is from South Arkansas and fully USA owned and produced.
*Not only that but they give scholarships to all children in their town who finish high school and are legal US citizens..

All of this information is available from the U.S. Department of Energy and each company is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing

[Gene]

$3.64 with 10¢ discount yesterday in Delta, Colorado.

Gene

[xrvr]

4 dollars a gallon for diesel, ten cents a gallon less than what premium gas was.!! just outside of Gainesville, fl. jim

[Crazy Grace]

My brother just moved his 40' fifth wheel from Columbus, Ohio to Las Vegas, Nevada. It took 3 - 12 hr. driving days and $1200.00 in fuel to make the trip. OUCH!!!

[Gene]

Originally Posted by Crazy Grace

My brother just moved his 40' fifth wheel from Columbus, Ohio to Las Vegas, Nevada. It took 3 - 12 hr. driving days and $1200.00 in fuel to make the trip. OUCH!!!

Sounds like about 7 miles per gallon. Glad I don't have a 40' trailer.

Gene

[slowmover]

Originally Posted by CrawfordGene

Sounds like about 7 miles per gallon. Glad I don't have a 40' trailer.

Gene

Via I-40 it's 2,209-miles, direct. At $4.25/gl for diesel or 282/gls, it was in the vicinity of 7.8 mpg.

With one of our '34 aluminum trailers -- and a 2nd/3rd Generation Dodge CTD (or early Duramax) -- it would have been closer to 14-mpg via the southern route, and 157-gls, or $670 (according to the half-dozen owners who've posted here and on other forums; 13-16 mpg overall) assuming a 60-mph travel speed. (We can add in or subtract for heavily laden truck, unfavorable winds, etc. But it's hard to get below 12 at a reasonable speed).

It's a 44-hr trip at an overall speed of 50-mph (which includes fuel & rest stops).

A 61-mph average (per above) indicates he was likely traveling at or near 70-mph.

$600 buys from a long list of luxuries. Reduced wear on the [better spec] TT & TV increases the difference.

Finally have seen below $3.90 diesel of late. Am still above 20-mpg in town with this 7k pickup, and at .13 cpm the past 20k miles (22.5 mpg average).

.

[Tazameir]

Time to seriously consider making home made bio-diesel....

C.

[Gringo]

hovering around $ 7 a gallon here.

[Yhottys]

Well, really, "Hello Mesa"!

$3.19 9/10 for unleaded on June 20th, in Mesa, with our dad's Fry's grocery store discount. Oh how we wished we had a tanker truck.

$3.97 in San Francisco the next day.