US Gas prices - up or down?

[Godskingdomrules]

Yeah it's pathetic the turnaround for fuel is 2weeks this war only started a week ago.

[Tortuga]

3 hours ago, Godskingdomrules said:

Yeah it's pathetic the turnaround for fuel is 2weeks this war only started a week ago.

I don't understand what you mean. Can you explain what you mean by a 2 week turnaround?

[Godskingdomrules]

6 hours ago, Tortuga said:

I don't understand what you mean. Can you explain what you mean by a 2 week turnaround?

Hear in the AU there is a 2 week turnaround for fuel and oil delivery meaning the price of fuel should not change as it was still the same stock before the war started.

[Tortuga]

54 minutes ago, Godskingdomrules said:

Hear in the AU there is a 2 week turnaround for fuel and oil delivery meaning the price of fuel should not change as it was still the same stock before the war started.

It doesn't work that way here. The prices are driven more by the market than the refiners. Also, even though the refinery current inventory may have been purchased at a lower price and the crack spread increases as the speculation driven futures market goes up, but the reverse is true and the market price may drop while the refinery still has the higher cost inventory. 

[Tortuga]

Of course, one way to help reduce the price of gasoline is to buy stock in the oil company. The dividends and profit may offset the extra expense of gasoline. 

[Qapla]

Gas here has gone up a dollar a gallon from last week to this week. It has been taking daily jumps of 20 to 30 cents each day