So just perhaps a world wide depression is the only item that can control the oil prices after all. I am not surprised by this as if the barrel stays low more expensive processing plant will shut down decreasing the supply and a slight increase in oil should be expected if that happens.
I think by in large they realize a person with little money will stop buying gas if it is too expensive and the over all profit is negatively impacted.
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Gas is at a multi-year low right now -- I've seen $1.739 - $1.859 locally, and it hasn't been like that in a long, long while. But I think it's just a trick to get us out shopping for the holidays, and after the first of the year it will spike again.
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One of the oil companies stated yesterday that we could be seeing Gas at $! a gallon in January. Right now the world is using less and less crude oil and the inventories that nations are using are going up. Right now our refineries are running at 84% because they were storing more and more gasoline that was not moving. The latest inventory numbers showed that the gas inventories are now declining. I believe we will see gas under $1 a gallon but not for very long.
I think once the economy picks up so will the prices. You are right people are not traveling and such unless required right now Klar. I am sure this is effecting the demand on oil.
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