And we need foreign crude as our refineries are tuned to use it over our domestic brew.
The output fractions likely are getting kind of jacked at the moment.
Locally our gas prices are firmly speedway affected, so a small temporary dip only means it’s going up more in a week.
Worse I always could rely on e85 and ethanol blends to be extremely cheap comparatively during fuel crisis, sadly no longer true with ethanol and 88e15 being overpriced by energy content, hoping that resolves.
That's true, but what has been taken out of supply by the Straight, has been made up for by other producers. Supply isn't short, it's just a man made pricing manipulation...
It's a Pet Day miracle. Price went down $0.10 at 711 near me. I had half tank but got $40 worth. Also had $0.36 gal in rewards, about $5.01 after all that. Gave me a little over 3/4 tank.
Prices didn't go up because there was an immediate shortage. They went up because of speculation that there could be a shortage in the future. Many countries have been drawing down reserves to ensure adequate supply. If the straight doesn't stay open or if conflict resumes, we'll see more pricing volatility because reserves have run low. Higher prices also destroyed some demand.