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Answers: Or do you even care about the price?

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Prices have risen for several reasons. The short version is that the prices are a reflection of supply and demand. Despite the increased production by U.S. refineries, the demand has increased at a greater rate.

The long version of why prices remain high:
1) Escalating geopolitical tensions in Iran, Venezuela, and Nigeria.
2) Increased world demand for crude oil, with world demand rising by 1.2 percent to 86.1 million barrels per day, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
3) Record high US Gasoline Demand, up 1.9 percent over the same time last year according to EIA.
4) Some refinery operations have been curtailed due to regularly scheduled refinery maintenance to enhance safety and upgrade equipment, as well as several unexpected problems caused by severe weather, external power outages, and other incidents.
5) A dramatic drop in gasoline imports that has pushed U.S. gasoline inventories to historically low levels.

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Because we are running out of oil.

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Overall, they're addiction to the American dollar.

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I understand it is the commodities guys on Wall Street. Yes, I care. It is ridiculous to have to pay almost $50 to fill the tank! So, we just go back and forth to work, and that's it! I think they are shooting themselves in the foot!

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we in the UK pay about $8.20 per gallon . now do you think its high?

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I haven't heard any new excuses, and I can't understand why the prices are so different in different states.

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Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize on global warming.......it is al his fault the planet has got a fever,

and yes i do care.......i want to have free energy for everyone, that way we can use all our extra money on toys........instead of old fat greedy pigs

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because we,re still paying the ruddy prices

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We will still pay for it .....!!! SUCKERS.

I AM

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OPEC is charging us too much

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To reduce the traffic on the roads!!!

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