Archive for September, 2002

Monday, September 30, 2002

Now this gets tricky. Starting tomorrow, the refineries don’t need to make the special summer gas blends. These blends cause the “Chicago Summer Premium” which is built into gas prices right now. At the same time, it seems that when the stations raise prices lately, it has been to a 15-cent margin, [...]

Monday, September 23, 2002

I filled up this morning. You should, too. While there is a small chance that we’ll go another week with prices drifting lower, I doubt it. CORRECT! Prices went up to $1.51 on Wednesday the 25th.

Monday, September 16, 2002

Expect prices to drift down early this week. If the geopolitical situation remains stable, there will be no price hike late in the week, and prices will be in the $1.30’s. CORRECT!

Monday, September 9, 2002

Once again, futures have moved up to close to 80 cents, and retail price is down below $1.35. Every time that has happened this summer, there was a price hike of at least 10 cents. It will happen again this week, I predict, but the question is when. Tuesday is possible, but [...]

Wednesday, September 4, 2002

I leave town on Friday, and gas is $1.48. I come back on Tuesday, and gas is $1.36. Unless we attack Iraq this week, expect prices to continue down to below $1.30 as the week goes on. CORRECT, sort of. Prices have drifted down a bit, but not as much [...]

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