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Old 05-24-2016, 02:22 PM   #41 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Gas hit 2.30 (average) in the U.S. today - it's de-coupled from oil prices which have been declining for the past few days.
You wouldn't expect gas prices to track oil prices in the short term, would you? After all, if the refinery is going to make a profit, what matters is how much the crude oil cost when it was purchased.

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