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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Blame the scumbags that run OPEC, cutting production to keep prices artificially high. They’re shitting it that oils time is coming to an end in the near future, and cashing in while they still can.
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
It was sitting around 65-70 dollars a barrel before the OPEC moves… they claimed they wanted to keep the oil price at around 80 dollars a barrel for sustainability
At the moment oil price is sitting around 93.50 a barrel |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"Blame the scumbags that run OPEC, cutting production to keep prices artificially high. They’re shitting it that oils time is coming to an end in the near future, and cashing in while they still can.
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Oil will always be wanted, just need some new uses for old products
Thanks to Sci med, this is what I just found out...
Here are ten different petroleum products made using crude oil:
Petrol
Around a half of every barrel of crude oil will be used to create petrol to power cars, making it by far the biggest product derived from crude oil across the world.
Diesel
Diesel is a mixture of hydrocarbons with boiling points in the range of 150 – 380c, which are obtained from petroleum. It’s one of the principal products currently made using crude oil.
Jet fuel
Around 10% of the world’s crude oil currently goes towards creating jet fuel that’s used to power the world’s air travel. As with diesel, it’s a mixture of hydrocarbons with the exact composition varying depending on the petroleum source.
Kerosene
Kerosene is a combustible hydrocarbon widely used in the aviation industry. It has a low-viscosity, and is a clear liquid formed from hydrocarbons. These are obtained from the fractional distillation of petroleum between 150 and 275c.
Paraffin
Paraffin and kerosene are sometimes used interchangeably, but the former is actually a more refined and distilled version of the latter. This makes it more suitable for use at home where it produces less soot when burned.
Heavy fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil (HFO) consists of the residual of petroleum sources once the hydrocarbons of higher quality are extracted via processes such as thermal and catalytic cracking. For this reason, HFO is sometimes referred to as residual fuel oil.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)
LPG, sometimes referred to as propane or butane, is a flammable gas used in cooking equipment, home heating and as fuel for cars. In the UK, it’s frequently used as a home heating source in areas not connected to the mains gas grid.
Petrochemical feedstock
A feedstock is a raw material that’s used to provide reactants to create an industrial reaction. A petrochemical is a substance that’s made from crude oil using chemical reactions.
Solvents
Petroleum solvents consist of liquid hydrocarbons that are derived from petroleum and petroleum products. These are used in a range of commercial products, in research and across industries.
Lubricants
Mineral oils are lubricating oils that are refined from naturally occurring crude oil. They are composed of 80–90% petroleum hydrocarbon distillate with 10–20% additives to impart specific properties to the oil.
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"There is an app/site called petrol prices and I use this every week. Just enter your town and see what the 20 radius throws up. It's not perfect, but it is an eye opener."
Yes, thanks. As you say not perfect but can be useful.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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In Ireland the Government get.. or take.. doesn't really matter does it ...a whopping 67% in car fuel tax ...shower of f**king b******s ...a car is not a luxury item ..it is a necessity for people to get to work ..so the government can tax you there as well ... |
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By *orny-DJMan
over a year ago
Leigh-on-Sea |
"There is an app/site called petrol prices and I use this every week. Just enter your town and see what the 20 radius throws up. It's not perfect, but it is an eye opener."
I use that too. It's very handy |
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More fuel efficient cars on the road means less filling up. I took all the junk out of my trunk saving me a few pence, keep them tyre pressures up, people walk more drive less now, especially where ulez is.
So they grab what they can of you. Have a look around might find a 1.49 poss 1.45 in rural areas. |
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Fill up now because it will be going up over the next 2 weeks as oil is still climbing it's 95 dollars a barrel.
Got a few shares 3 years ago for £2 now over £5 so got a bit of money back from them |
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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago
Derry |
I've read two possible interpretations of the big picture here. The truth might be a combination of both or neither.
First is that this is Saudi putting their thumb on the scales to help Putin keep pressuring the West about supporting Ukraine.
The second one is there's a election in 14 months in the USA. American voters blame the president for high prices at the pump. SA would prefer a different president. Relations between the USA and SA haven't been the same since they dismembered the journalist in the embassy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I miss the days of the fuel blockades.
We just take it now up the ass with no lube. Fuck us over.
It will go to £2 and we will stay pay it."
We are not allowed to stop the transportation of fuel. We literally got told to put up and shut up.
Gotta love the people in charge. |
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"What can I do? Stop buying it?
A lot of people have, by switching to EVs, sales of which, I understand, have now overtaken those of ICE cars"
Not even close. Last year Battery EV accounted for just 14% of new car sales Globally, and 18% in the UK. So more than 80% still require oil derived fuels. They only make up around 7% of cars on the roads in the UK.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"What can I do? Stop buying it?
It doesn't work for everyone but it might be possible to buy less. Either using an alternative form of transport or being more efficient in car usage. "
My walking to the shop will not make a difference.
But, years ago, on Twitter. (Don’t all groan!!) there was a guys account that would list the cheapest places, for fuel. And the idea was we just shopped there, hopefully forcing a competition between the forecourts.
Kinda forcing a price war.
Any idea is a good idea when nothing else is working.
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Just got to accept that firm grip around my testicles, I’ll never drive electric unless forced to ( I.e no diesel/petrol to buy ) so what can I apart from pay it, just one of those things you have to take I the chin, bring the prices down, government will just fuck you another way.
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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago
Derry |
"What can I do? Stop buying it?
It doesn't work for everyone but it might be possible to buy less. Either using an alternative form of transport or being more efficient in car usage.
My walking to the shop will not make a difference.
But, years ago, on Twitter. (Don’t all groan!!) there was a guys account that would list the cheapest places, for fuel. And the idea was we just shopped there, hopefully forcing a competition between the forecourts.
Kinda forcing a price war.
Any idea is a good idea when nothing else is working.
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There's no perfect solution. The forecourts aren't to blame here. It's a global issue.
Realistically most can't avoid using their cars but I think they could possibly use them less or more efficiently.
I realise that I'm the exception but I'm near the stage of having a car has to be justified. It's used more for other people rather than myself. |
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"What can I do? Stop buying it?
It doesn't work for everyone but it might be possible to buy less. Either using an alternative form of transport or being more efficient in car usage.
My walking to the shop will not make a difference.
But, years ago, on Twitter. (Don’t all groan!!) there was a guys account that would list the cheapest places, for fuel. And the idea was we just shopped there, hopefully forcing a competition between the forecourts.
Kinda forcing a price war.
Any idea is a good idea when nothing else is working.
There's no perfect solution. The forecourts aren't to blame here. It's a global issue.
Realistically most can't avoid using their cars but I think they could possibly use them less or more efficiently.
I realise that I'm the exception but I'm near the stage of having a car has to be justified. It's used more for other people rather than myself. "
The forecourts are "partly" to blame, there is no reason for there to be different pricing from one town to another, but Even supermarkets can shave as much as 20p per litre difference between their highest priced station and their lowest. Currently in my local area, diesel ranges from £1.49 to £1.64. This goes to prove that they COULD do more.
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"They have been sneaking up again, me thinks  "
Happens every August & September, OPEC have done it for years.
We honestly get tankers of crude oil moored South of the I.O.W. as speculators Park them up whilst prices change before comingin to pump off. |
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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago
where the road goes on forever |
"Price per gallon is going up over here to, $ 3.49
Just a shade over 4.5 LTRs per gallon I'd say 3.49 seems a good price.
Where is here and how many litres is your gallon?"
here is Texas, us gallons have to look it up as to how many litres |
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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago
where the road goes on forever |
"Price per gallon is going up over here to, $ 3.49
Just a shade over 4.5 LTRs per gallon I'd say 3.49 seems a good price.
Where is here and how many litres is your gallon? here is Texas, us gallons have to look it up as to how many litres"
3.7 litres to a gallon |
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