Gas prices are going up and up and up
@amadeo (111948)
United States
April 30, 2018 9:54am CST
Yes gas prices are going up.Here we pay $2.75 a gallon.
They expected to jump 33 cents a gallon this spring and summer.
Would not be surprised to see $3 soon.
They say it should peak this month.We will see.
Does not effect me too much.But for some who travel every day back and forth to work.Will cost them a pretty dime.
But this will not stop me at all.No one is going to ruin my Summer
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Below is from USA Today News on the prices.
Gas prices are expected to jump 33 cents a gallon this spring and summer, according to a government forecast released Tuesday.
The Energy Information Administration forecasts the national average price for a gallon of regular gas at retail pumps between April and September will be $2.74, up from an average of $2.41 last summer.
Gas prices typically increase in the spring as oil refineries undergo maintenance and prepare to produce lower-emission fuel blends for the peak summer driving months.
Higher gas prices are mostly due to higher crude oil prices, which Patrick DeHaan, a senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy, said are being boosted because of production cuts by OPEC nations. GasBuddy provides retail fuel pricing information.
DeHaan predicts that prices at the pump should peak in May before falling back in June an
photo online
Below is from USA Today News on the prices.
Gas prices are expected to jump 33 cents a gallon this spring and summer, according to a government forecast released Tuesday.
The Energy Information Administration forecasts the national average price for a gallon of regular gas at retail pumps between April and September will be $2.74, up from an average of $2.41 last summer.
Gas prices typically increase in the spring as oil refineries undergo maintenance and prepare to produce lower-emission fuel blends for the peak summer driving months.
Higher gas prices are mostly due to higher crude oil prices, which Patrick DeHaan, a senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy, said are being boosted because of production cuts by OPEC nations. GasBuddy provides retail fuel pricing information.
DeHaan predicts that prices at the pump should peak in May before falling back in June an40 people like this
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@snowy22315 (170798)
• United States
30 Apr 18
I have noticed the rising gas prices, as someone who drives a lot..I hate it with a passion!
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@Juliaacv (48528)
• Canada
30 Apr 18
We are experiencing pain at the pumps lately also.
The minimum wage in Ontario increased to $14/hour the first of the year, and as a result everything has increased in cost.
We pay about $1.39/L of gasoline currently, which equates to about $2.93/US gallon.
And its only April, I hate to think of the price come July.
But......although I don't like the thought, we'll pay it and that will be that.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
30 Apr 18
Still it is cheaper than China, now it is 7 yuan(more than 1dollar)a litre.
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@shaggin (71676)
• United States
30 Apr 18
@caopaopao how much would that be a gallon? Here the gas is about $2.95 a gallon.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
30 Apr 18
@caopaopap we will probably get caught up with you there
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@akalinus (40714)
• United States
30 Apr 18
They will use any excuse to raise gas prices. If a camel farts in the Middle East, the price goes up. I am sure they will use that refinery fire as an excuse to raise prices also. The prices will keep rising until Congress starts investigating. Then, they will mysteriously start falling.
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@LeaPea2417 (36545)
• Toccoa, Georgia
1 May 18
I agree, no one is going to ruin my summer either 
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@JamesHxstatic (29343)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Apr 18
We have high state taxes in Oregon, so gas here is close to $3.20 already, about the same as Sacramento. Average price in Los Angeles is already over $4.00. We pay nor more than California, but here we do not pump our own gas.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
30 Apr 18
@JamesHxstatic wow that his high there and there.they will not let you pump the gas there?
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
30 Apr 18
@JamesHxstatic I liked it.When they clean the windows,check the oil etc.No more here
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@JamesHxstatic (29343)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Apr 18
@amadeo We always vot it down when it comes up on a ballot. Our gas would be no cheaper, judging by California, where you pump your own. I never like pumping it when I am our of state. In counties with fewer than 40,000, self-service pumps are allowed.
New Jersey is the only other state where you can't pump your own.
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@ptrikha_2 (45583)
• India
1 May 18
@JudyEv are Electric Vehicles being used more in Australia now?
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@ptrikha_2 (45583)
• India
1 May 18
@JudyEv yes the infrastructure matters a lot.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
30 Apr 18
The lowest price for gasoline in my area right now is $3.31. It's horrifying.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
30 Apr 18
@spiderdust that is high there.Very high
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
1 May 18
@amadeo California gas prices tend to be a bit higher than the rest of the country, but it was less than $3/gallon recently.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
30 Apr 18
Even here gas price is going up. 
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
1 May 18
@amadeo Indeed. And it is not good.
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@ptrikha_2 (45583)
• India
1 May 18
Well some people might find me too idealistic but I think we all ought to move towards renewables. We ought to pressurise urgent governments to provide us more affordable alternatives like Hybrids or Electric or may be solar powered vehicles. Or make superb public transport infrastructure.
Lesser fossil fuel burning will be good for us, future generations and for the planet. I am wondering why nobody is talking in those terms.
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@crossbones27 (48490)
• Mojave, California
30 Apr 18
That time of year, and when people are so dependent on something. They can pretty much do what every they want to do. That refinery also blew up in Wisconsin or caught fire and sure they will make us pay for that also.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
30 Apr 18
Hate to see it, but gas has been so low the last year or so I'm just grateful for small favors!
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
30 Apr 18
@Jeanniemaries yes it was.Nice to see you here.Been awhile?
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
1 May 18
@amadeo Ahhh, yes, I've popped in now and again, but life has been very busy.
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