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Location: Somewhere around here | I am so so thankful for the gas prices going down so much right now!! I feel like I don't have to hold my breath near as much whenever I have to go fill up my car these days  In my town it's $2.46. What's it like in your town?? |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | bowersk - 2014-12-22 10:26 AM It was $1.88 here in Tulsa this morning.
Yep! Glad to not be spending $100+ on a tank of fuel right now. |
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Location: Louisiana | I paid $2.18 this morning. We're seeing quite a few places near us under $2. I can tell you anyone with an oil lease around here is worried bc they think it means drilling will stop and their leases won't be renewed. Diesel is what's outrageous but it is starting to come down as well, it was under $2.50 last time I noticed a sign.
I'll be honest... Gas is something I have to use on a daily basis and I really don't pay attention to what I'm paying. I'm the $20 queen when it comes to my car ($100 queen in the truck haha), and I figured it this morning- I'm now getting on average 2-3 gallons more for my $20.
I don't need a lecture about how oil and gas affect our economy, but for ME, I don't drive any more or less when it's up or down.
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | up here its 83.9 to 88.9 and diesel is 1.25
and according to my conversion you guys are a lot cheaper then we are
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Location: Kansas | It was $2.04 this morning when I got to town to go to work. I'm in a little town in Kansas about 45 minutes SW of Kansas City. I also don't really drive anymore or less depending on the gas prices but it sure is a lot nicer to not spend all that money on gas! |
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Location: Phoenix | Around $2.40 in AZ....haven't seen it under $2 yet but it's been close! |
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| I'll be the Debbie downer! I'm scared every time I look at the prices and every time I see them drop my stress level goes up. My family depends on the oil and gas and here in Oklahoma our economy is based around oil and gas. Without, there will be a rise in unemployment, small local shops will have a decline in business forcing some to close their doors, small mom and pop businesses that got their start from the rise in oil and gas drilling will have to close down their businesses. It's scary to think how long American shale producers can hold on and wait out OPEC. I'm not sure they'll last until this summer. For those families that livelihoods depend on oil & gas I wish you good luck and I hope that hard times don't find you. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Oil and gas are no different than farm commodities. It goes in cycles and you better save some money from the good times to help you weather the bad. I'm glad prices are down. Fuel is a major expense on the farm, we can't really cut down--it is what it is. With farm commodity prices down, we need our input costs to come down as well. I'm sure both will cycle up again in the future--meanwhile, it's helping the general economy a bit. |
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Location: Oklahoma | FlyingJT - 2014-12-22 11:27 AM I'll be the Debbie downer! I'm scared every time I look at the prices and every time I see them drop my stress level goes up. My family depends on the oil and gas and here in Oklahoma our economy is based around oil and gas. Without, there will be a rise in unemployment, small local shops will have a decline in business forcing some to close their doors, small mom and pop businesses that got their start from the rise in oil and gas drilling will have to close down their businesses. It's scary to think how long American shale producers can hold on and wait out OPEC. I'm not sure they'll last until this summer. For those families that livelihoods depend on oil & gas I wish you good luck and I hope that hard times don't find you.
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| EVERY industry faces downturn at some point. With cheaper prices the demand will rise again, surpluses will come down prices will go back up. We have a lot of friends in the oil and gas field. They have been making a lot of $ the past several years but blowing every bit of it. You have to save for rainy days! As for us it's about a $200 per month savings if prices stay steady. We can afford to do some other things that help boost economy. |
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Location: NC | 2.71 up here in wonderful ny for reg.... diesel is still 3.41-3.71 |
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| iloveequine40 - 2014-12-22 11:51 AM
EVERY industry faces downturn at some point. With cheaper prices the demand will rise again, surpluses will come down prices will go back up. We have a lot of friends in the oil and gas field. They have been making a lot of $ the past several years but blowing every bit of it. You have to save for rainy days! As for us it's about a $200 per month savings if prices stay steady. We can afford to do some other things that help boost economy.
Completely agree with you. It will go back up, it's just the length of time it takes to get there that's the killer. I feel like I preach to all the young kids in the oil field, save, save, save! They don't listen, they go buy as many toys as the can. They're getting ready to learn a lesson the hard way. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | FlyingJT - 2014-12-22 12:01 PM iloveequine40 - 2014-12-22 11:51 AM EVERY industry faces downturn at some point. With cheaper prices the demand will rise again, surpluses will come down prices will go back up. We have a lot of friends in the oil and gas field. They have been making a lot of $ the past several years but blowing every bit of it. You have to save for rainy days! As for us it's about a $200 per month savings if prices stay steady. We can afford to do some other things that help boost economy. Completely agree with you. It will go back up, it's just the length of time it takes to get there that's the killer. I feel like I preach to all the young kids in the oil field, save, save, save! They don't listen, they go buy as many toys as the can. They're getting ready to learn a lesson the hard way.
Experience is the best teacher. We have a bunch of young farmers around here who didn't pay off their crop loans this fall. They spent their profits and apparently thought the good times would never end. Tough lesson, I hope they survive to use it. |
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Location: North Central Kansas | I got gas for $1.73 on Saturday. The price was actually $1.93 but I got .20 off with my Dillons card. Cot me $16 to fill up my car from 1/8th a tank. |
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | My Hubby has been laid off already. We have been through this before so we have savings but hay prices are still crazy high here so I am selling livestock. Some of my retired mares will probably be put down before the winter is out. We cut down spending to the bare bones when oil is down. I am praying that prices level off to a place where everyone is happy. I think North Dakota will be hit the hardest. |
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Location: Kentucky | Gas is $1.93 and diesel is $3.68. I filled up my Fiesta for $15.00 last week. I was ecstatic. Filled up the Escape for $27.00 and it's usually over $50. I'm grateful for the break we are getting at the pump. Just wish diesel would drop a bit too. |
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Location: In Ky following Barrel Races & Walker hounds. | Murphy - 2014-12-22 2:24 PM
Gas is $1.93 and diesel is $3.68. I filled up my Fiesta for $15.00 last week. I was ecstatic. Filled up the Escape for $27.00 and it's usually over $50. I'm grateful for the break we are getting at the pump. Just wish diesel would drop a bit too.
Wow yall are cheaper than us Murphy! Ours hit $1.99 today. It has cut a tank of gas in our truck from $90(last summer) to $53 now. We have more money to spend other places now, it gets old watching it go down into a gas tank. |
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| Murphy - 2014-12-22 2:24 PM
Gas is $1.93 and diesel is $3.68. I filled up my Fiesta for $15.00 last week. I was ecstatic. Filled up the Escape for $27.00 and it's usually over $50. I'm grateful for the break we are getting at the pump. Just wish diesel would drop a bit too.
isn't that crazy! and diesel is a by-product of gasoline.... |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | FlyingJT - 2014-12-22 11:27 AM
I'll be the Debbie downer! I'm scared every time I look at the prices and every time I see them drop my stress level goes up. My family depends on the oil and gas and here in Oklahoma our economy is based around oil and gas. Without, there will be a rise in unemployment, small local shops will have a decline in business forcing some to close their doors, small mom and pop businesses that got their start from the rise in oil and gas drilling will have to close down their businesses. It's scary to think how long American shale producers can hold on and wait out OPEC. I'm not sure they'll last until this summer. For those families that livelihoods depend on oil & gas I wish you good luck and I hope that hard times don't find you.
The gas and oil has been taking off RIGHT in our "back yard"/ community for about three years now. They are still in the process of building the refining plants and new rail systems are the big step, right now. Oil wells are going up overnight, EVERYWHERE! From my understanding, this is a big game the oversea producers are playing. They are well established and can afford to drop the prices for a while. They are NOT happy America is producing and this is their evil little game. So why the average American is enjoying the low prices now, we are going to pay in a much larger way in the long run.
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | Gas is $3.34 and diesel is still $4.29. Still a lot cheaper than what it was. |
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Location: Oklahoma | iloveequine40 - 2014-12-22 11:51 AM EVERY industry faces downturn at some point. With cheaper prices the demand will rise again, surpluses will come down prices will go back up. We have a lot of friends in the oil and gas field. They have been making a lot of $ the past several years but blowing every bit of it. You have to save for rainy days! As for us it's about a $200 per month savings if prices stay steady. We can afford to do some other things that help boost economy.
I'm not trying to be rude by any means... but please don't lump all the oilfield people into one group. There certainly are many companies that blow and go and don't save for rainy days... and then there are companies like us (dirtwork) who literally have to sit home on rainy days.
Exploration seems to get hit first and then the effect trickles on to the other aspects, but it really hits hard when you're already on the lowest end of totem pole... and it doesn't help that the end of the year is usually the slowest part when everyone has already spent their budget for the year.
We're fortunate enough to be diversified, but not all mom and pop companies have their foot in the door for other avenues of work when there isn't much drilling going on.
Again... not trying to be rude. Before I knew anything about the oilfield I always thought anyone associated with it had no worries.... not quite the case. |
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Location: Montana | I'm jealous of you guys who have gas that is less than $2 a gallon. But I am thankful for our $2.29 a gallon gas and our $3.12 a gallon diesel. Makes things a bit easier on our budget...unfortunately this time of the year it is too cold to go anywhere or do anything for the most part, LOL. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | $1.99 Regular
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Location: TX | Gas is 1.87/gas, Diesel was seen today for 2.19/gal |
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Location: Texas | bccanchaser16 - 2014-12-22 3:19 PM Gas is $3.34 and diesel is still $4.29. Still a lot cheaper than what it was.
Where are you? Your prices are alot higher than here. I saw unleaded for 1.95 and diesel for 2.90. in the Dallas area. |
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Location: North Texas | RocketPilot - 2014-12-22 10:23 PM bccanchaser16 - 2014-12-22 3:19 PM Gas is $3.34 and diesel is still $4.29. Still a lot cheaper than what it was. Where are you? Your prices are alot higher than here. I saw unleaded for 1.95 and diesel for 2.90. in the Dallas area.
I am quite confident she is in Canada. Another difference is Canada sell fuel by the liter not the gal. So this difference would account for the price difference. |
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| I'm not saying ALL oil and gas people are guilty. My main point is ALL INDUSTRIES Will have prosperity and down turn. It WILL fix itself. It's economics 101. Supply and demand. For individuals and families NOT in the industry who's budgets have been stretched bc of high prices this means extra disposable income which will mean more spending on luxury items. Also, my husband's company who provide travel expenses for their workers ie gas it helps relieve them from that expense. |
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Location: North Texas | iloveequine40 - 2014-12-23 6:59 AM I'm not saying ALL oil and gas people are guilty. My main point is ALL INDUSTRIES Will have prosperity and down turn. It WILL fix itself. It's economics 101. Supply and demand. For individuals and families NOT in the industry who's budgets have been stretched bc of high prices this means extra disposable income which will mean more spending on luxury items. Also, my husband's company who provide travel expenses for their workers ie gas it helps relieve them from that expense.
Low Oil Prices can be a double edged sword. The life blood of America's Economy is energy based. Which currently means Oil and Gas. Sure in the short term lower Oil Prices means lower fuel prices...........however in the long term low oil prices WILL drag The American Economy down due to the way Oil Prices are intertwined into every facet of the The American Economy. The trickle effect for sure. The question is: Where is the bottom? And where is the 'magic' number for Oil Prices to be to maintain a Healthy American Economy? I do not have these answers. I am not sure if anyone does. I would be wary of those who claim to have these answers.
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Location: My perfect world bubble | foundation horse - 2014-12-23 12:03 PM iloveequine40 - 2014-12-23 6:59 AM I'm not saying ALL oil and gas people are guilty. My main point is ALL INDUSTRIES Will have prosperity and down turn. It WILL fix itself. It's economics 101. Supply and demand. For individuals and families NOT in the industry who's budgets have been stretched bc of high prices this means extra disposable income which will mean more spending on luxury items. Also, my husband's company who provide travel expenses for their workers ie gas it helps relieve them from that expense. Low Oil Prices can be a double edged sword. The life blood of America's Economy is energy based. Which currently means Oil and Gas. Sure in the short term lower Oil Prices means lower fuel prices...........however in the long term low oil prices WILL drag The American Economy down due to the way Oil Prices are intertwined into every facet of the The American Economy. The trickle effect for sure. The question is: Where is the bottom? And where is the 'magic' number for Oil Prices to be to maintain a Healthy American Economy? I do not have these answers. I am not sure if anyone does. I would be wary of those who claim to have these answers.
Yep. And while the prices are low now once the Saudis and Iran cause the American companies to go out of business, they will once again control the majority of the world's production and those prices will be higher than we've ever seen. Hundreds of thousands of American jobs depend on this industry and we have families too. Not all oil field workers are bringing in millions - we are middle class and depend on our paychecks to pay our bills just like every middle class family. We will be okay but just remember there's a reason prices are down and there are long term implications to think about. |
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Location: Lost in the corn of Iowa. | Today the gas is $1.88 in my town, I had to read it twice just to be sure. Hopefully this will keep trending downward. |
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| Right after Christmas thousands of oilfield workers are going to be laid off right here in our area. Its very sad. I would rather pay more for fuel. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | reditorun - 2014-12-24 10:09 AM Right after Christmas thousands of oilfield workers are going to be laid off right here in our area. Its very sad. I would rather pay more for fuel.
Oh no how scary, where is this happening at? I agree I rather pay more to keep these family's going. |
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| Southtxponygirl - 2014-12-24 8:21 AM
reditorun - 2014-12-24 10:09 AM Right after Christmas thousands of oilfield workers are going to be laid off right here in our area. Its very sad. I would rather pay more for fuel.
Oh no how scary, where is this happening at? I agree I rather pay more to keep these family's going.
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Location: Florida | Diesel is less refined, and cheaper to make. I wonder if the price is so much higher because they know truckers have no choice but to pay it. It is a total rip off. This is where our government should step in and protect us from price fixing. De-regulation of the corporations is what is causing the huge gap in wealth. Oil companies are making huge profits, workers are being laid off and no one is doing anything to control it. Last week the banking industry got another bill attached to the budget to allow them to resume doing one ot the things that caused the collapse and recession. Where are our Senators and Representatives? Don't they care? |
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Location: Florida | Diesel is less refined, and cheaper to make. I wonder if the price is so much higher because they know truckers have no choice but to pay it. It is a total rip off. This is where our government should step in and protect us from price fixing. De-regulation of the corporations is what is causing the huge gap in wealth. Oil companies are making huge profits, workers are being laid off and no one is doing anything to control it. Last week the banking industry got another bill attached to the budget to allow them to resume doing one of the things that caused the collapse and recession. Where are our Senators and Representatives? Don't they care? |
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | foundation horse - 2014-12-23 3:44 AM RocketPilot - 2014-12-22 10:23 PM bccanchaser16 - 2014-12-22 3:19 PM Gas is $3.34 and diesel is still $4.29. Still a lot cheaper than what it was. Where are you? Your prices are alot higher than here. I saw unleaded for 1.95 and diesel for 2.90. in the Dallas area.
Yes, I'm in Canada. Alberta to be specific. And those prices are in gallons. |
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Location: North Texas | Vickie - 2014-12-26 10:57 AM Diesel is less refined, and cheaper to make. I wonder if the price is so much higher because they know truckers have no choice but to pay it. It is a total rip off. This is where our government should step in and protect us from price fixing. De-regulation of the corporations is what is causing the huge gap in wealth. Oil companies are making huge profits, workers are being laid off and no one is doing anything to control it. Last week the banking industry got another bill attached to the budget to allow them to resume doing one ot the things that caused the collapse and recession. Where are our Senators and Representatives? Don't they care?
In regards to the highlighted you would have been correct up until 1 Jan 2006 or 07 (I can't remember which year 06 I believe) when America's wonder (NOT) EPA declared that Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel i.e. ULSD Fuel be mandated for ALL Diesel operating on road in The United States. This immediately jumped the price of Diesel via going from a by product of Gasoline Refining to causing Diesel Fuel to become more refined in its own production run.
The next highlight: Do you believe 7-9 cents per gallon of fuel sold is 'huge profit'?
Do you not believe in Free Market i.e. Free Enterprise?
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Location: SE Missouri | foundation horse - 2014-12-27 7:31 AM
Vickie - 2014-12-26 10:57 AM Diesel is less refined, and cheaper to make. I wonder if the price is so much higher because they know truckers have no choice but to pay it. It is a total rip off. This is where our government should step in and protect us from price fixing. De-regulation of the corporations is what is causing the huge gap in wealth. Oil companies are making huge profits, workers are being laid off and no one is doing anything to control it. Last week the banking industry got another bill attached to the budget to allow them to resume doing one ot the things that caused the collapse and recession. Where are our Senators and Representatives? Don't they care?
In regards to the highlighted you would have been correct up until 1 Jan 2006 or 07 (I can't remember which year 06 I believe) when America's wonder (NOT) EPA declared that Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel i.e. ULSD Fuel be mandated for ALL Diesel operating on road in The United States. This immediately jumped the price of Diesel via going from a by product of Gasoline Refining to causing Diesel Fuel to become more refined in its own production run.
The next highlight: Do you believe 7-9 cents per gallon of fuel sold is 'huge profit'?
Do you not believe in Free Market i.e. Free Enterprise?
If companies don't make profits no one gets hired!! Also, what do people do when they are making lots of money? They feel safe to SPEND lots of money that benefits even more industries... We need American owned companies to stay in the game and make money and hire Americans.
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | foundation horse - 2014-12-27 7:31 AM Vickie - 2014-12-26 10:57 AM Diesel is less refined, and cheaper to make. I wonder if the price is so much higher because they know truckers have no choice but to pay it. It is a total rip off. This is where our government should step in and protect us from price fixing. De-regulation of the corporations is what is causing the huge gap in wealth. Oil companies are making huge profits, workers are being laid off and no one is doing anything to control it. Last week the banking industry got another bill attached to the budget to allow them to resume doing one ot the things that caused the collapse and recession. Where are our Senators and Representatives? Don't they care?
In regards to the highlighted you would have been correct up until 1 Jan 2006 or 07 (I can't remember which year 06 I believe) when America's wonder (NOT) EPA declared that Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel i.e. ULSD Fuel be mandated for ALL Diesel operating on road in The United States. This immediately jumped the price of Diesel via going from a by product of Gasoline Refining to causing Diesel Fuel to become more refined in its own production run.
The next highlight: Do you believe 7-9 cents per gallon of fuel sold is 'huge profit'?
Do you not believe in Free Market i.e. Free Enterprise?
Correct. Plus in most places, taxes are higher on diesel, so there ya go. It's not the companies making it, it's the government. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | This might be a bit OT, but I think it's almost funny how Obozo uses "low gasoline prices" as an accomplishment of his administration. Can anyone tell me how his administration was able to bring this about? It seems to me one of his goals was to create an environment where all energy prices are high, thus forcing a conversion to "alternative" energy. |
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