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2 comments Thursday 11 Sep 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Predictions

UP-TO-DATE HURRICANE IKE INFO OR CLICK “HURRICANE CENTRAL” NEXT TO THE BLINKING Q&A LINK If you have any interests in the South (Texas, Lousiana) area, you might want to inform them to stockpile gas at ANY PRICE under $4. Grand Rapids will likely also see a price hike to over $4, with more hikes coming. [...]

10 comments Wednesday 10 Sep 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Commentary

First off: Read this post thoroughly if you want to find out WHY prices are justified. A brief thank you to Tom Kloza for taking the time out of his day (Publisher @ OPIS) to respond to a few questions I had. I now understand and can say that I know why Grand Rapids (and [...]

0 comments Tuesday 09 Sep 2008 | Posted By Patrick |

This page is filled with great information on the math behind gasoline prices, the stats of hikes, days they are most likely to occur, and the data behind why prices rise and fall. This information is about as raw as it gets, meaning it is hard to understand for some who haven’t looked at it [...]

0 comments Saturday 30 Aug 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Predictions

Note: I decided I had better take a quick break from vacation. I was away hiking in Yellowstone, please forgive me for not posting. When my phone got service yesterday, I had received numerous voice-mails informing me that a Hurricane “Gustav” had formed and could be effecting gas prices. Unfortunately I’ve been out of the [...]

0 comments Wednesday 04 Jun 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Predictions

It’s been a while since I wrote here folks, but it seems prices have been “somewhat” steady around our region, and quite steady (what a surprise!!) in Grand Rapids. If you read my previous post about the Summer Forecast, you’ll have a better idea where this post fits in the big picture. Of course my [...]

0 comments Wednesday 27 Feb 2008 | Posted By Patrick | Predictions

Its very good news this time of year when the DOE releases a “favorable” report like they did moments ago at the normal 10:30am time. Highlights: Cons: Refineries operated at a low (albeit slightly higher than last week) 84.7% of capacity last week Pros: Crude oil inventories rose by 3.2 million barrels last week. At [...]