Ok does anyone else find it ridiculous that gas prices are going up because of hurricanes? I mean have we never had natural disasters before? I could be wrong but I think we have a hurricane season every year where hurricanes ravage and destroy things, and I absolutely do not want to be taken as being inconsiderate to the people who are suffering through these situations at all. But do you get my point? I really don't think the gas companies have anything to do with the rise in gas prices.
Obviously it's not the hurricane that is making gas so expensive. I mean if we were to be totally honest, the amount of gas that we actually need and use we have; even without Texas and New Orleans, I didn't know New Orleans produced so much oil...oh wait I don't think it does. What's really eating up the gas? How about that war in Iraq...I bet those Hummers and tanks that they drive around over there must get at least 8 miles to the gallon. And according to the EIA, the Energy Information Administration of America, as of January 2005, the United States had in reserve over 21.9 Billion barrels of oil. And one must ask one's self when would be a better time to maybe dig some of those out to help people...oh wait this seems like a good time. So instead of hoarding and not sharing, maybe the government of the USA should share and stop consuming so much.
So as you sit home and complain about the gas prices and ponder how you are going to afford to get to work to make money to pay for the gas that is going to get you there, remember: It's not the weather that affects the prices of gas but it is the consumption of it. And since consumption has risen significantly because of the war and not because of your car driving, don't blame the producer but the consumer...
3 comments:
1) You're right, Louisiana does not produce oil. However, it is one of the top states for oil REFINERY and IMPORTING. Katrina devastated a large amount of Louisiana's refineries, thus putting a knot in the cord going from oil production to oil consumption.
2) There are a number of things affecting gas prices. Read this article (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002511742_2oill22.html); it does a fantastic job of summarizing the whole gamut.
Jon, please do some research before you make judgments about the US...you sound like an uninformed-American-bashing Canadian.
yeah, i found it pretty strange that the war in iraq could drive up oil prices because of its *consumption.*
holding oil in reserve is not an anomaly. basically every nation's gov't does that. oil is a very strange commodity at the moment. we know that oil will run out, but there is an incredible amount left. we have no idea when oil will run out, and i'm confident that other resources will be developed and produced, etc.
i think another avenue for criticism should be against the huge tax revenues the Canadian gov't takes on oil and natural gas. about 50% of the cost of your gas at the pump is tax. that's ridiculous...esp when most of that revenue DOES NOT go to road work, construction, etc.
i am all about hating hte Liberals. join me. :)
Jon,
I live in America. I watch American news. I heard something that will most likely not be a good thing for gas prices. Apparently the gov't is thinking about building more refineries so that problems like this don't arise. The problem is... refineries cost money to build... a lot. However, this is only talk at the moment and we probably will not see new refineries for a couple years.
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