scubadog76
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In minnesota it cost's you your left... ...................fin. (what did you think I was talking about?)
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Going rate in Cayman is $3.48 USD per gallon. It was as cheap as $3.22 USD a couple months ago.
Fortunately it's not a big island.
Fortunately it's not a big island.
cstreu1026
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mexman once bubbled...
Here in Western Canada we're sitting on the second largest pool of known oil reserves in the world (Alberta Tar Sands) and we still pay an arm and a leg for gas. Go figure!
the problem with tar sands is that it require a vast amount more energy to extract the oil than be gained from the oil obtained. I wish I had the numbers in front of me, but it a very significant efficiency problem with today's technology.
cstreu1026
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My wife to be is interviewing for a job about a hour or so north of hear. If that is the case we will definitely be looking at a hybrid...her brand new explorer gets an out standing 17mpg on the highway. However, the normal hybrids (civic and prius) don't get much better gas mileage than Civic HX. I doubt she will go for an Insight (ugly but fuel efficient) I wish the Escape Hybrid was out so she could have her SUV (ick!) and a fuel efficient car.
Actualy the tar sands are producing a sizable quantity of oil daily.
The Alberta oil sands are thought to contain approximately one
third of the world's oil resources; it is estimated that some 300
billion barrels of oil from the sands are ultimately recoverable,
equal to or greater than the reserves of Saudi Arabia.
Currently the plants producing oil from the tar sands are producing well over 400 000 bbls per day. I worked at one of the sites for about a year, I believe they said that production cost was around $12.00cdn ($8.00usd) per bbl, between 20 - 25% more than conventional production costs.
The economics are there, but environmentaly the cost could be very high.
The Alberta oil sands are thought to contain approximately one
third of the world's oil resources; it is estimated that some 300
billion barrels of oil from the sands are ultimately recoverable,
equal to or greater than the reserves of Saudi Arabia.
Currently the plants producing oil from the tar sands are producing well over 400 000 bbls per day. I worked at one of the sites for about a year, I believe they said that production cost was around $12.00cdn ($8.00usd) per bbl, between 20 - 25% more than conventional production costs.
The economics are there, but environmentaly the cost could be very high.
Our self sufficiency in fuel in the U.K. has never effected the price at the pump. The cheap unleaded is around $1 a litre here, so I guess for simplicity that makes it around $4.50 a gallon. Diesel costs a bit more.
o2 clean
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I drive a 99 Jetta. To fill that up with regular gas (at a normal cost) ran me about $18/$19 to fill up.
Yesterday, I went to the local gas station, started to pump gas, went inside for a snack, returned to see that it cost $27.38 to fill up.
DAMN SO CAL!!!! :upset: $2.19 gallon! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!
Yesterday, I went to the local gas station, started to pump gas, went inside for a snack, returned to see that it cost $27.38 to fill up.
DAMN SO CAL!!!! :upset: $2.19 gallon! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!
Scubaroo
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$2 a gallon pre-war was cheap.
Now I've seen it up to $2.45 for regular. Average is about $2.35.
Now I've seen it up to $2.45 for regular. Average is about $2.35.
o2 clean
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What really frustrates me is the fact that I drive 2 hours (round-trip) to work every day.
$2.35 average you say? WOW!
Perhaps I can ask for a gas-card if the prices go up!!! :evil: Hmmmm......
$2.35 average you say? WOW!
Perhaps I can ask for a gas-card if the prices go up!!! :evil: Hmmmm......
Hooked4Life
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I thought paying $1.85 for Premium was a lot till I read some of these posts. Unfortunately I have to use the highest octane readily available (turbo).
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