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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:28 PM
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Youch! Who lives in Long Beach, CA? $3.49/gallon
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:29 PM
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1. Used to live there. My best friend and several other friends live there.
:shakinghead:

AFAIK, BTW, none of my friends drive SUVs. The biggest car among them is an Avalon.
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:35 PM
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2. Its probably at only one station. By a freeway ramp.
There are a couple of those in San Diego that gouge you with "Last Chance" prices.
The ARCO station here in La Mesa is currently $2.73.
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blurp Donating Member (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:36 PM
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3. Thank our Arab masters
Edited on Mon Aug-22-05 02:36 PM by blurp
8 of the top 10 holders of reserves are Arabic.

ExxonMobil is #13 on the list.


1 Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Arabia) 2,3 259,400 230,600 298,819
2 National Iranian Oil Company (Iran) 2,3 89,700 812,300 228,555
3 Gazprom (Russia) 0 1,190,000 203,419
4 Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (Qatar) 3 15,531 916,700 172,231
5 Iraq National Oil Company (Iraq) 2,3 112,500 109,800 131,269
6 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (UAE) 3 92,200 196,100 125,721
7 Petroleos de Venezuela.S.A. (Venezuela) 3 77,219 148,110 102,537
8 Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (Kuwait) 3 96,500 55 96,509
9 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (Nigeria) 2,3 24,000 124,000 45,197
10 National Oil Company (Libya) 2,3 29,500 46,400 37,432
11 Sonatrach (Algeria) 2,3 9,200 157,900 36,499
12 Petroleos Mexicanos (Mexico) 25,425 28,151 30,237
13 ExxonMobil Corporation (United States) 11,823 55,718 21,347
14 Petronas (Malaysia) 4,544 89,019 19,761
15 OAO Lukoil (Russia) 15,258 24,164 19,389
16 Royal Dutch/Shell (Netherlands) 10,031 60,462 20,366
17 PetroChina Co. Ltd. (China) 10,937 38,817 17,572
18 BP Corporation (United Kingdom) 7,762 45,844 15,599
19 Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (Egypt) 2 3,700 58,500 13,700
20 ChevronTexaco Corporation (United States) 8,668 19,335 11,973
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:37 PM
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5. He who controls the spice, controls the universe.
Maybe it's time to start finding better ways to power our shit.

Besides, burning all these fossil fuels isn't really helping the weather much, either.
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blurp Donating Member (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:47 PM
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10. ExxonMobil is a bench-warmer globally
What really blew me away when I saw that table was just how small the biggest US company ExxonMobil is compared to all the national oil companies in the Middle-East and elsewhere.

ExxonMobil is a giant company making big money. Yet, if oil producers where on a football team, ExxonMobil would be on the bench most of the game.





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Zhade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:36 PM
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4. It's still at $2.79 here...
...but that's for the cheap stuff at the cheap stations here in L.A.

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Semi_subversive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:47 PM
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9. It was $2.69 on the northeast side of Sacramento this morning
Edited on Mon Aug-22-05 02:47 PM by Semi_subversive
Unfortunately, I had to spend another $.20/gallon for premium. I wish Harley would do something about having to run the good stuff.
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Cassandra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:43 PM
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6. $3.05 on the Upper East Side in NY
I don't have a car but a friend told me that was the price yesterday on 96th street.
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Roland99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:45 PM
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7. I have yet to pay more than $2.50/gallon but that will change this week.
I'm down to about a 1/4 tank and the cheapest in town is $2.50. The cheapest near me (with my Kroger $0.10 discount) would be $2.52. As of today, anyway.
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:52 PM
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11. ouch...
2.65 in seaford... i saw 2.85 in hampton bays yesterday
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BlueJac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:46 PM
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8. Outrageous
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ordinaryaveragegirl Donating Member (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:54 PM
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12. OUCH...
The highest I've heard anywhere was $3.79 (WTF??) in Long Beach, right off the PCH. One of my friends just moved to Long Beach, and I have a couple of friends in L.A., and it seems to typically be between $2.50-3.00 there, depending on how far inland you are. I also know people who live in the Vegas and Phoenix areas, and it's roughly $2.50-2.60 both places.

I'm in the middle of the country, and it's $2.57 here for the cheap stuff about 5 minutes from me. That's actually the same, or maybe slightly more than it seems to be in a lot of places.
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progressivebydesign Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:57 PM
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14. Considering how many refineries are near that area.. it's unbelievable! NT
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MissB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-22-05 02:56 PM
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13. I was thrilled to pay $2.45 today
:eyes:
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