RI_TDI
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B99 $3.395 (!) T H Malloy, Cumberland, RI
Sound Off on Current Diesel Price
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TornadoRed
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Seen this evening in Shakopee, MN
It was too good a deal to pass up -- the lowest price I've paid since January 2011.
It was too good a deal to pass up -- the lowest price I've paid since January 2011.
john.jackson9213
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I am working in Arlington Texas for the next few weeks. First thing I noticed here was RUG at around $3.16 (I got a "deal" at $3.77 just before I left home). Also noticed D2 at $3.78 vs $3.82 at home.
60 cents per gal difference for RUG, but only 4 cents for D2.
Unlikely to see any price spike in Calif. on RUG because of the Port Arthur Texas refinery issue because Calif. uses it own special blend just for Calif.
D2 may be another story in Calif, not sure if it will spike or not because of the Texas refinery issue.
Question about the Port Arthur Texas refinery. How much of their production is exported? How would the refinery allocate their production after it has been cut by 2/3? Would they cut exports and sell local first? Less transportation cost to sell local right?
60 cents per gal difference for RUG, but only 4 cents for D2.
Unlikely to see any price spike in Calif. on RUG because of the Port Arthur Texas refinery issue because Calif. uses it own special blend just for Calif.
D2 may be another story in Calif, not sure if it will spike or not because of the Texas refinery issue.
Question about the Port Arthur Texas refinery. How much of their production is exported? How would the refinery allocate their production after it has been cut by 2/3? Would they cut exports and sell local first? Less transportation cost to sell local right?
TornadoRed
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California is not really connected by pipelines to the rest of the country. The only exception is a pipeline that transports fuel from LA to Arizona. Arizona also receives fuel from Texas.
Back in the late summer of 2003 there was a major pipeline problem around El Paso and immediately Arizona had no fuel source other than California; I remember this well because it was just a few weeks after I bought my TDI, and I watched gasoline prices in San Diego climb over 60 cents/gallon in a single week, from around $1.50 to $2.10 a gallon -- but diesel remained under $1.60.
Back in the late summer of 2003 there was a major pipeline problem around El Paso and immediately Arizona had no fuel source other than California; I remember this well because it was just a few weeks after I bought my TDI, and I watched gasoline prices in San Diego climb over 60 cents/gallon in a single week, from around $1.50 to $2.10 a gallon -- but diesel remained under $1.60.
NorthernVdub
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4.25 and price keeps changing
lovemybug
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$3.65 for D2 at stations I pass along my way to work. RUG is going for $3.49-3.53 at the same stations.
Deebeaux
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$3.549 today in South Louisiana.
nicklockard
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$4.40 here.
Sent from my phone. Any misspellings or grammar mistakes are my phone's fault. Go by what I mean, not what my phone says.
Edit: that website was out of date (2 days old). Sorry!. On the way home from a run just now, I saw diesel for $3.98 on Cornell/Saltzman in Beaverton
Still, how is everyone else getting it so cheap? I must live in the middle of the most expensive fuel.
Sent from my phone. Any misspellings or grammar mistakes are my phone's fault. Go by what I mean, not what my phone says.
Edit: that website was out of date (2 days old). Sorry!. On the way home from a run just now, I saw diesel for $3.98 on Cornell/Saltzman in Beaverton
Still, how is everyone else getting it so cheap? I must live in the middle of the most expensive fuel.
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Dooglas
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$3.679 for D2 at the local Texaco today. RUG was 3.859 at the same station. It has been a while since I've seen a difference this large in favor of D2. I'll happily take it and recalculate the benefit of my 30% advantage in mileage.
(okay, I'll bite - where did nicklockard find a station selling at 4.40 in Portland today. Hint - don't buy from them. The local gas prices website shows many choices for diesel 70 cents or more below that.)
http://www.portlandgasprices.com/index.aspx?fuel=D
(okay, I'll bite - where did nicklockard find a station selling at 4.40 in Portland today. Hint - don't buy from them. The local gas prices website shows many choices for diesel 70 cents or more below that.)
http://www.portlandgasprices.com/index.aspx?fuel=D
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nicklockard
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Dooglas, I edited my post.
I filled up at $3.49/Gallon at a local Shell station after my Ralph's discount. This is the lowest I've seen in the Los Angeles area so far 
. I definitely thought I'd be paying $5.00/Gallon by summer the way prices had been going this past year.
. I definitely thought I'd be paying $5.00/Gallon by summer the way prices had been going this past year.
Tom Servo
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I found diesel for $3.499 today at a few stations in the Daphne, Alabama area (Chevron, BP, Murphy USA). That's a 20¢ difference from what it is in nearby Foley where I live, and a staggering 40¢ difference from a few bullheaded Shell stations in the region.
The lowest price award for my area goes to Sam's Club, this week, though. They're showing $3.409 right now, too bad I don't have a membership. Seems like I read somewhere (here?) that you could swoop in and activate the pumps with a Discover card, but everything I've heard and read elsewhere suggests that's not the case. Oh well, another 9¢ a gallon would be great, but not for $35/yr or whatever they charge.
The lowest price award for my area goes to Sam's Club, this week, though. They're showing $3.409 right now, too bad I don't have a membership. Seems like I read somewhere (here?) that you could swoop in and activate the pumps with a Discover card, but everything I've heard and read elsewhere suggests that's not the case. Oh well, another 9¢ a gallon would be great, but not for $35/yr or whatever they charge.
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Diesel in Fort Mill is $3.39, B15 is $3.54, and rug is now $2.99. Rock Hill, SC is usually a few cents cheaper for gas but not always diesel. I haven't had a reason to run that extra five to ten miles to check pricing though.
WutGas?
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Passed by my normal fill up place today. 3.36 for RUG, 3.39 for D2. It's getting close.
Rual817
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Kroger near me is @ 2.99RUG and 3.33 D2, -.03 just for scanning Kroger Card puts it @ 2.96/3.30.
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Even Lower . .
Swung by the 76 in Ontario Mills late last night.
Coundn't believe my eyes as their posted cash price for D2 was $3.599.
Perhaps the lower prices for crude are starting to show up at the pumps?
DHG
Swung by the 76 in Ontario Mills late last night.
Coundn't believe my eyes as their posted cash price for D2 was $3.599.
Perhaps the lower prices for crude are starting to show up at the pumps?
DHG
Dooglas
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Today in Oregon City, OR at the Texaco on Hwy 213 (Mollala Ave) D2 is $3.64.9 and RUG is $3.79.9 -- "Gee, that diesel stuff is cheaper than gas, maybe I should get me one of them diesel cars"
FormerOwner
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$3.14 here in Opelika Alabama for DIESEL
$2.92 here in Opelika Alabama for 87 octane GAS
If you use your Wal-Mart Credit card, you can subtract 5 cents per gallon...
How 'bout that! ?
$2.92 here in Opelika Alabama for 87 octane GAS
If you use your Wal-Mart Credit card, you can subtract 5 cents per gallon...
How 'bout that! ?
Tom Servo
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Wish it was that cheap down here on the coast.
Diesel's still $3.699 in my town, and RUG is $3.099
Over in Mobile County it's better, with D2 down to around $3.359 and RUG around $2.989.
lovemybug
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Lowest I've seen around here is RUG in the $3.35-3.39 range, and D2 in the $3.55-3.59 range.
noxneon
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with my fred meyers rewards number at the shell by the paper mill in camas, wa diesel is $3.599 ...
Jamos
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I filled up with D2 @ $3.69 yesterday in Berkeley, CA at a Chevron.
That's the cheapest it's been out here in quite a long time!
RUG is right at $3.69 as well.
That's the cheapest it's been out here in quite a long time!
RUG is right at $3.69 as well.
TornadoRed
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Hmmm... WTI crude up $7.00/barrel on Friday, and Brent crude up $6.00. What's happening in the world, I wonder.
Croberts
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Hmm, it seems that the "speculators" that some folks on this forum swear don't affect the market decided to stop shorting and swing the market around. All because a European version of TARP has been approved. Of course, that means nothing but smooth sailing ahead and all of the euro nations will have zero unemployment and will begin driving again immediately. A 10% one day swing in the price of crude because the world economy just got a bigger band aid. No wait, it's all supply and demand! If this doesn't prove the system is broken, what does?
TornadoRed
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CRoberts: the price of something today always incorporates some estimate of what will happen to supply and demand tomorrow, next week, and next year. In the oil markets, the time frame is even longer, because it takes so long to develop an oilfield or to build a refinery.
I imagine that the recent downtrend probably went too far, too fast; but I would not be surprised to see WTI back down into the $70s in another week or two, and Brent back below $90. That's because this short-covering rally is unlikely to signal a real trend.
Crude prices in the $70-90 range are high enough to encourage both investment and conservation, yet low enough to allow for modest economic growth.
I imagine that the recent downtrend probably went too far, too fast; but I would not be surprised to see WTI back down into the $70s in another week or two, and Brent back below $90. That's because this short-covering rally is unlikely to signal a real trend.
Crude prices in the $70-90 range are high enough to encourage both investment and conservation, yet low enough to allow for modest economic growth.