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Feds report on petroleum reflects east & west coast refinery struggles

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The Energy Information Administration released its weekly report on the status of petroleum inventories in the United States today.

Here are some highlights:

CRUDE INVENTORIES:
Crude oil inventories decreased by 2.0 million barrels to a total of 373.1 million barrels. At 373.1 million barrels, inventories are 33.6 million barrels above last year (9.9%) and are above the upper limit of the average range.

GASOLINE INVENTORIES:
Gasoline inventories increased by 0.9 million barrels to 199.5 million barrels. At 199.5 million barrels, inventories are down 6.8 million barrels, or 3.3% lower than last year. Here's how individual regions and their gasoline inventory fared last week: East Coast (-0.2mb...

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PetroScopper Champion Author Houston Posts:6,625 Points:1,550,910 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2012 4:22:09 AM Ignore PetroScopper Report Abuse I don't think that will have any affect on the prices we will pay at the pump either way.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,632 Points:1,610,495 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 5, 2012 6:09:30 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse lots of refinery struggling is self-inflicted. Do some more preventative maintenance and many of the problems won't happen.
swenglar Rookie Author Texas Posts:94 Points:57,990 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Nov 4, 2012 10:28:48 PM Ignore swenglar Report Abuse alrighty then
boldrph Champion Author Topeka Posts:18,376 Points:3,451,640 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:31:02 PM Ignore boldrph Report Abuse what will the market do?
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OldMan322 Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,157 Points:1,595,655 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 8:02:55 AM Ignore OldMan322 Report Abuse Just an excuse to keep prices up
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Tanner_1 Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:1,541 Points:457,865 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 6:04:13 AM Ignore Tanner_1 Report Abuse O.K.
SOLONGCOLD Champion Author Ann Arbor Posts:1,107 Points:271,140 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 6:03:58 AM Ignore SOLONGCOLD Report Abuse blah blah blah
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DrivingFool2 Champion Author Appleton Posts:8,592 Points:1,606,090 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:56:10 AM Ignore DrivingFool2 Report Abuse Yada yada
Petrock Champion Author Lexington Posts:9,128 Points:2,558,735 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:55:37 AM Ignore Petrock Report Abuse Increasing gasoline inventories would indicate that refineries are keeping up - but I guess they can always spin it some way to justify raising prices.
cheapertvs Champion Author Richmond Posts:10,290 Points:2,742,695 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:53:38 AM Ignore cheapertvs Report Abuse So when will the price at the pump drop?
scubadaniel Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,426 Points:692,895 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:53:29 AM Ignore scubadaniel Report Abuse The prices should have gone up. Somebody is keeping them down. Who would do that this close to the election?
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LeeFree Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:9,156 Points:2,244,425 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:49:40 AM Ignore LeeFree Report Abuse Pump prices stable here in spite of all the mayhem this week.
Dodge_Me Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,214 Points:556,980 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:47:05 AM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse Hmm
mazdaboy Champion Author Portland Posts:7,893 Points:2,099,230 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:45:17 AM Ignore mazdaboy Report Abuse It's a roll of the dice.
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Maintroll Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,634 Points:1,703,885 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:37:31 AM Ignore Maintroll Report Abuse As I have previously said, a piece of paper or a computer will sit right there and let you print anything on it.
RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,096 Points:639,615 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:37:11 AM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse There's that Orwellian term again: "Energy Information Administration". The blog articles either have little or nothing to do with gas prices, or are statistical data ostensibly intended to describe, and perhaps influence, the ups and down of the market.
epf Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,339 Points:1,892,330 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:36:41 AM Ignore epf Report Abuse And around and around we go.
danny999 Champion Author Florida Posts:8,728 Points:1,640,035 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:35:14 AM Ignore danny999 Report Abuse And local stations are still overcharging.Why 80/85 cents per gallon over Comex?
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Foxt Champion Author Minnesota Posts:5,265 Points:2,021,305 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:25:37 AM Ignore Foxt Report Abuse They're still working but their will come a time the need for them just won't be there.
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AvantiMick Champion Author Indiana Posts:12,747 Points:2,543,520 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:24:07 AM Ignore AvantiMick Report Abuse Supply and demand no longer dictate gas prices, oil company greed does.
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jcurley Champion Author California Posts:7,908 Points:1,776,220 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:17:46 AM Ignore jcurley Report Abuse unfortunately, oil and gas prices reflect GLOBAL supply and demand, and there's little we can do, as consumers, to change that, except switch over to "fuels" for our transportation needs, that do not come from oil.
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joko0 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,975 Points:566,590 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 5:07:41 AM Ignore joko0 Report Abuse these reports will be spun to raise prices
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