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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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Submitted Nov 01, 2012 By: PD

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PetroScopper Champion Author Houston Posts:6,622 Points:1,550,750 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 5, 2012 10:22:09 PM 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:18,624 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 5, 2012 12:09:30 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 4:28:48 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 11:31:02 AM Ignore boldrph Report Abuse what will the market do?
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OldMan322 Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,155 Points:1,594,740 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 2:02:55 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 12:04:13 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 12:03:58 AM Ignore SOLONGCOLD Report Abuse blah blah blah
74celica Champion Author Columbus Posts:1,430 Points:1,809,700 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 12:02:49 AM Ignore 74celica Report Abuse just another excuse to keep prices up
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Lengas Champion Author Gary Posts:13,550 Points:2,717,775 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:56:37 PM Ignore Lengas Report Abuse Big Oil MANIPILATION
DrivingFool2 Champion Author Appleton Posts:8,587 Points:1,605,865 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:56:10 PM Ignore DrivingFool2 Report Abuse Yada yada
Petrock Champion Author Lexington Posts:9,123 Points:2,557,760 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:55:37 PM 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:10,285 Points:2,741,720 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:53:38 PM Ignore cheapertvs Report Abuse So when will the price at the pump drop?
scubadaniel Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,421 Points:692,070 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:53:29 PM 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:9,151 Points:2,243,450 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:49:40 PM 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:556,230 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:47:05 PM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse Hmm
mazdaboy Champion Author Portland Posts:7,888 Points:2,098,255 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:45:17 PM Ignore mazdaboy Report Abuse It's a roll of the dice.
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Maintroll Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,634 Points:1,703,135 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:37:31 PM 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:638,865 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:37:11 PM 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:6,334 Points:1,891,355 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:36:41 PM Ignore epf Report Abuse And around and around we go.
danny999 Champion Author Florida Posts:8,723 Points:1,639,060 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:35:14 PM 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:5,260 Points:2,020,330 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:25:37 PM 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:12,742 Points:2,542,545 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:24:07 PM Ignore AvantiMick Report Abuse Supply and demand no longer dictate gas prices, oil company greed does.
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BoerneWatch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:15,546 Points:2,454,765 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:21:33 PM Ignore BoerneWatch Report Abuse Yes, our prices will go down but we are no longer the controllers of the price of gas and oil. Since we now export more and more refined products, it is now the world price that determines much of what we pay for gas.
jcurley Champion Author California Posts:7,900 Points:1,775,185 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:17:46 PM 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:1,970 Points:565,615 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:07:41 PM Ignore joko0 Report Abuse these reports will be spun to raise prices
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