US Gas prices - up or down?

[Regular]

12 hours ago, Tortuga said:

Sorry to highjack this thread but the University of Nevada Reno had a Fire Science Academy in Carlin, next to Elko NV. 

 

I found a video that shows what we did for fire training each year.

 

 

I didn’t watch the video before I commented. But that was it. One experience we had was the school cleaned the SCBA masks but didn’t rinse them properly. After we ran a few scenarios on a one ton chlorine cylinder we noticed folks were getting red rings on there face where the masks fit. Fortunately no burns from the ammonia cleaners they were using to disinfect. Couldn’t drink the fountain water on site

 

On 7/7/2026 at 12:31 AM, Hope said:

I just noticed this.

 

I pray for no new refineries. I grew up about a half mile from a Clark Oil refinery (Blue Island, Illinois) in the 1970s. It was absolutely horrible- the smoke pollution, the smell.. 🤢🤮 I was so happy to see it shut down. Long after we'd moved away from there, but still..

 

It is unimaginable and disgusting that the government or anyone believes that rebuilding those factories will make life better for anyone. They were a blight. 

because it was supplied by underground well water that was contaminated.

[Regular]

On 4/6/2026 at 8:49 AM, Tortuga said:

I had to Google it but there hasn't been a new oil refinery built in the US in nearly 50 years. But that doesn't determine the total gasoline production. Refineries can expand their capacity and gasoline production. So if you decide to research it, look for the total gasoline production each year over the last few years.

New refinery going in at Brownsville Tx.

[Tortuga]

3 hours ago, Regular said:

It was an awesome field. State of the art. BUT they did not build it to spec. They missed a layer of underlining and shut it down. They told us we were the last class to use it due to benzene contamination. Not sure if they reopened it.

I heard the same thing. I heard the reclaimed water pond was leaking. It's closed now..

3 hours ago, Regular said:

New refinery going in at Brownsville Tx.

Wow. Which oil company?

Edited July 10 by Tortuga

[Regular]

On 7/10/2026 at 3:06 PM, Tortuga said:

I heard the same thing. I heard the reclaimed water pond was leaking. It's closed now..

Wow. Which oil company?

Element, never heard of them myself.

[Tortuga]

2 hours ago, Regular said:

Element, never heard of them myself.

I found this...

[trottigy]

On 7/6/2026 at 7:46 PM, trottigy said:

 

Now, at Costco in the Central Coast of California it was $5.49. At least it is going down. Not where it was, but this is something.

 

I wonder if it will last.

 

It's always interesting on how slow it takes to go down, but how quickly it goes up. That is not just about when they buy the supply.

 

$5.79 in the Central Coast. 

[Tortuga]

6 minutes ago, trottigy said:

 

It's always interesting on how slow it takes to go down, but how quickly it goes up. That is not just about when they buy the supply.

 

$5.79 in the Central Coast. 

Gasoline prices are like the stock market, they move on news, rumors and speculation...

[JBee]

16 hours ago, Tortuga said:

Gasoline prices are like the stock market, they move on news, rumors and speculation...

Don't forget greed 😅.

It's not reasonable to expect oil companies to make LESS money😂

Edited July 13 by JBee

[Tortuga]

Speaking of gasoline, here is an interesting article about Top Tier gasoline.

 

Top Tier Gasoline Is Worth the Extra Price, Study Shows - Consumer Reports https://share.google/A8RjiW7QUFJDuSraa

[Tortuga]

On 7/9/2026 at 12:52 PM, trottigy said:

 

Hey, check it out we are getting closer to actual locations ....

 

White House launches 'Freedom Fuel' gas stations https://share.google/zjtQRevZtu21seAFQ

 

There is now ONE for the entire state Pennsylvania. 

 

How long would that line be?

 

Well, that didn't seem to last long..

 

https://share.google/425fRoA5eZgqGaDYw

[BLEmom]

2 hours ago, Tortuga said:

Speaking of gasoline, here is an interesting article about Top Tier gasoline.

 

Top Tier Gasoline Is Worth the Extra Price, Study Shows - Consumer Reports https://share.google/A8RjiW7QUFJDuSraa

Good to know. I had read on a chat board about someone getting better gas mileage with premium so I tried it and it didn’t make a difference to me. However, we almost always get Costco gas so maybe that’s why. It’s already top tier for all grades. 

[BLEmom]

2 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

Well, that didn't seem to last long..

 

https://share.google/425fRoA5eZgqGaDYw

From everything I’ve seen about the way his businesses have been run, it’s not surprising.
Scams-R-Us Empire. Not that he’s any different than the rest of the big wig companies….The social media, AI and Amazon moguls are greed personified. 

[Tortuga]

1 minute ago, BLEmom said:

Good to know. I had read on a chat board about someone getting better gas mileage with premium so I tried it and it didn’t make a difference to me. However, we almost always get Costco gas so maybe that’s why. It’s already top tier for all grades. 

Don't buy premium unless your vehicle requires it. It doesn't give you better mileage or clean your engine, it's just a higher octane.

 

If you buy gasoline that isn't Top Tier, periodically buy a tank of Top Tier to help clean things up a little, but your best option is to buy Top Tier gasoline every time.