yes, once again summer is quickly approaching... but high diesel prices are already here, and they will go even higher very soon... why... simple... Exxon has set the bar even higher... now that they are the most profitable company in the history of the world, they fully intend to maintain that distinction... and we are the ones who get to foot the bill... yes friends... prepare to bend over and listen to the the bull*&%$ excuses and lame unjustified reasons by the hundreds while you take a screwing where the sun don't shine...! Just remember this, all of the big oil execs will happilly make a toast to your health, and your continued patronage, while they are sitting on a beach somewhere really warm next winter and we are all turning our heat down to 55* and shoveling the snow because there's no heating fuel in the tank and no diesel fuel in the truck... mark my words... these *******s are gonna drive our economy into a DEPRESSION..! and the lilly livered politicians are powerless to stop it... don't believe me... ask yourself three questions... how much did it cost to fill your psd 2 years ago...? last year..? and how much do you think it will cost this summer..? i think i may buy myself a bicycle..!

 

Whoa now. easy there KILLER.

 

sorry man... i just don't like paying almost $100 to fill up, and i really don't like knowing that my next fillup will cost even more... and I hate finding out at the end of the year that my misery at the pump put an extra 3 or 4 BILLION FRIGGIN' DOLLARS in the pockets of the oil companies...!!! since when is diesel MORE expensive than regular gas.... they have really stuck it to us on this one... and even the people without diesels get to pay... everything we buy is more expensive because it ALL has to get trucked from somewhere to somewhere... the ONLY good thing we have going for us is that we DO NOT live in Europe..!!!

 

instead of sending it to the sandmen, what about BioDiesel?


yep, you are doing all we can do to lower prices, and that is just yelling and complaining, especially when typing in CAPS. the boycott ideas are stupid, we will all have to buy fuel sometime or another. lucky for me i only have to fill up about once a month.

 

Ease off on the oil industry. I am not a fan of the super major companies, but there are tons of smaller independent oil companies that don't make the big money.

If you would like to blame fuel prices, you should place the blame where it belongs, not on an easy scape goat.

The reasons behind high prices for Americans are numerous, here is a list of a few:

Tensions in the Middle East, namely Iran which is the second largest oil producer in OPEC (nuclear program)

Lack of ability to explore domestic oil and gas. There is enough KNOWN oil and gas in fields that have yet to be developed (because of government regulations) that could reduce the US dependance on foriegn oil by 85%. If we explore and produce all of our potential reservoirs, it is very likely that we could become independent of foriegn oil and gas for the next 50+ years.

Tree Huggers, Green Peace, the EPA and all the other environmental organizations. These guys do not understand how environmentally friendly the oil field really is, most of them probably drive through producing oil fields and don't even know it. They create these regulations out of ingnorance and do not realize the economic effects on the nation.

You cannot sit there and just blame Exxon-Mobil for high prices. The oil industry is a High-Risk High-Return industry and alot of people focus on the huge returns but never see all of the busts.

Before you bi+ch and moan too much about high energy prices, sit back and think about what would happen if we just shut every well in and quit producing oil and gas.

How would your life change? And before you think "oh I could live with out gas..." Petroleum products are in almost every product you buy and are involved some how in EVERYTHING YOU USE every single day..... EVERYTHING.

The oil patch puts food on the table for alot of people in this country, try not to bite the hand that feeds you.

W.B. Hinton
Petroleum Engineer, Texas A&M University

 

nice way to put it W.B., nice verbage.

i left you some reputation points

 

BOYCOTT EXXON.

thoose pigs dont get any of my money.

 

I can definately see your point but you cant argue with the fact that the oil companys are making record profits. Plus diesel is less refined than gas and is cheaper to produce so why does it cost more? im still waiting for a clear answer. ive got 4 old propane tanks that are gonna get filled with diesel pretty soon, try to save me some money

 

i agree its insane how much diesel costs. with all this talk about ethanol driving up gas prices why does diesel go up with it too? they have nothing to do with each other. i just dont see why if gas goes up diesel has to also. and how can bio cost more than regular diesel if it is grown in the u.s. sombodys got to do something about this. Diesel will be up to $3.50 a gallon like last year very soon

 

yea i think tomm. im gonna load the tanks up on the trailer and go get a thousand gallons of fuel to last the summer. even if it only goes up 50 cents im still gonna save 500 bucks. now i just have to borrow a truck cause mines not done yet, i dont think the grand am is gonna cut it with the load

 

If you want to boycott a company boycott CITGO. It is owned by Hugo Chavez, the Pres. of Venezuala. This guy hates Americans, FYI.

On revenues, Oil and Gas Co. are in the middle of the pack regarding profits last year. The #1 most profitable industry is banking then followed by computer tech. Oil Co. are just not "breaking records"

Diesel is more costly because of the new ultra-low sulphur regulations. The limit on sulphur went from 200 parts per million (ppm) to 15 ppm. Thats over 13 times less sulphur. With this new regulation refineries had to change their refinement process, and pay for the disposal of 13 times more sulphur than in previous years. Now, diesel is just as costly if not more costly to refine than gasoline.

If anyone would like more insight on the refinement of petroleum products, please email me. I will explain the whole process and even provide a few graphics.

WB

 

Thanks strokin'

 

im lookin harder and harder at SVO then i dont have to deal with them at all.

 

Ease off on the oil industry? Didnt i just see on the news about some Exxon exec who retired and got some 400million retirement package? Ease off of the oil industry?,, I think not. What really puzzles me is the American people sit in front of their TV's and radios and hear about all these Oil companys posting record profits,oil execs retiring and getting these multi million dollar retirements packages, AND DO NOTHING,,the american people just sit back and take it. Until the american people do something about it, it is not going to get any better.
Think of the young guy with a family and a $10.00 and hr job. What do you think the fuel prices are doing to him? Poor guy probably cant even afford to drive his powerstroke to work anymore.. I admit fuel prices are a sore spot with me. I own 5 tractor trailers and my diesel fuel bill has doubled in the last 2 years. Sure i get Fuel Surcharges,,they cover about 25% of the fuel cost increase,I take the rest. BUT thats ok,, Long as me and the rest of the american people sit back and do nothing these big execs can have multi million dollar retirement packages and live extravagant lifestyles..
Ease off the oil Industry,,Not a chance..

 

ok i feel better about having to pay these rediculous prices now