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4 comments Tuesday 09 Sep 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Commentary

OPEC dismissed from their meeting late Tuesday night Eastern time and promptly said they had decided to cut production by over 500,000bpd.
I’m not sure how to react- first and foremost I feel that OPEC is unaware of global economic worries based on the high cost of oil. Secondly, I think they fail to realize that [...]

3 comments Tuesday 09 Sep 2008 | Posted By Ed Aboufadel | Commentary

Comment on the August 25 prediction:  Prices did drop into the $3.70’s from $3.89, but not significantly due to the hurricanes.  To be fair, I’ll label that prediction WRONG.
September 9, 2008, 7:15 AM:  With the fall semester up-and-running at GVSU, I am planning on posting each Tuesday morning this semester.  Using NYMEX alone, the 0-cent [...]

2 comments Thursday 04 Sep 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Commentary

News this noon from WSJ that oil companies may have reported false oil inventory levels to benefit their positions:
The U.S. futures market regulator is investigating whether companies are reporting false oil inventory levels to benefit their trading positions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
The paper, quoting people familiar with the probe, said the Commodity [...]

2 comments Saturday 23 Aug 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Commentary

Has anyone noticed how some of Speedway’s newly remodeled facilities are already showing signs of rust, neglect, and filth?
Before filling up on my way out of town on vacation, I stopped by the Speedway at 28th St. and Byron Center to find the pumps looking filthy dirty. I happened to look up and see the [...]

1 comment Wednesday 20 Aug 2008 | Posted By Ed Aboufadel | Commentary

Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 4:30 PM:  AXXIS prices have gone down 12 cents since the last price hike, but NYMEX prices have gone up. I suspect that, all-in-all, wholesale prices are down a bit (particularly given my silly August formula from my last posting), but at the same time there are a lot $3.78’s around, [...]

4 comments Thursday 14 Aug 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Commentary

A couple weeks ago, I blogged about how I typically fuel up at BP and recently became frustrated with their new mark-up scheme on mid-grade and premium gasoline. Their “grade gap” (also known as the difference in price between grades) HAD been nine cents (3.90/3.99/4.08) for as long as I could remember. About a month [...]