++ Wal-Mart Gas Station ++

[J_D]

I have purchased my gas from Wal-Mart for the past three or four years now. Have absolutely had no problems what-so-ever. I bought gas at a QT(Quick Trip) a month or so ago for our GMC Envoy and am still having problems. We have replaced the cam phaser, the O2 sensors and the catalitic converter and still not sure we have the problem solved yet.

[68l30]

The quality of the fuel still has a lot to do with each station. How much crap is in the tanks...ect.

As far as the amount of production.....it's all a crock of horse$hit as far as I'm concerned.It's the same old story every time.Supply and demand.The demand does not change as much as the SUPPLY does.Who controls it? I hate to say it but it's not the guy's in the desert.Ever see a quart of oil go up 20 cents every Tuesday? I didn't think so.... Wal-Mart....They are just another bullet shot in the back of every American manufacturing company.Once we outsource all our "dirty jobs" it won't be long till our white collar world has nothing/nobody to manage...When will it end? Hopefully before the dollar is only good for wiping my a$$.......


Steve

[1969l78]

Funny when oil goes up a few bucks--boom it rises asap at the gas sation, yet when it comes down it takes the for ever to adjust the price. up

[southernfriedcj]

WalMart(Murphy) lost our fuel business a couple weeks ago. They stopped accepting American Express(company card).

[SUSQ]

I'm certainly no expert on the economics of the petroleum industry. (I worked for a large oil & gas company in the late '80's but I'm no expert, for sure), but I find it ponderous that with the price of crude topping $100/bbl you don't hear much about any anticipated increase in the production of domestic crude. I would think that at these prices, domestic exploration and production would increase but I really haven't heard much about it. But then again, I haven't sought out any information.
Is domestic exploration being constrained by environmental regulations? Are we just sitting on our domestic reserves hoping the other guys run out further down the road? I realize that bringing production capacity on line has a certain lead time and doesn't appear overnight but I see or hear no evidence of anything in the works. Am I leaving something out of the equation?
Just my $0.02, pre-tax of course.

Any thoughts from the oil patch?

[akcamaro]

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I'm certainly no expert on the economics of the petroleum industry. (I worked for a large oil & gas company in the late '80's but I'm no expert, for sure), but I find it ponderous that with the price of crude topping $100/bbl you don't hear much about any anticipated increase in the production of domestic crude. I would think that at these prices, domestic exploration and production would increase but I really haven't heard much about it. But then again, I haven't sought out any information.
Is domestic exploration being constrained by environmental regulations? Are we just sitting on our domestic reserves hoping the other guys run out further down the road? I realize that bringing production capacity on line has a certain lead time and doesn't appear overnight but I see or hear no evidence of anything in the works. Am I leaving something out of the equation?
Just my $0.02, pre-tax of course.

Any thoughts from the oil patch?

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Most Alaskan's are pro ANWAR, but but we don't see it happening any time soon.

[69LM1]

Same here in Louisiana. We keep hearing about how at these prices the deep water dilling in the gulf is feasable(sp), but have not seen any increases in platforms or production.

Now, if we are talking out "foreign" gas, let's talk citgo, that is owned by Venezuiala(sp).

Seems like all of our enemies are getting rich off of us, them using that money against us!

[southernfriedcj]

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Seems like all of our enemies are getting rich off of us, them using that money against us!

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Bingo! I think we should do whatever it takes to get off imported oil(except the oil we import from the Great White North!).
Raise the gas tax to $5 per gallon, raise the average MPG of new cars to 50mpg, whatever it takes IMHO. I'll park the F250 and ride a moped. I'll pay $10 per gallon to go for a cruise in my T/A.
Let's leave the middle east to their own devices. F them! F chavez too!

edit: I hope this post isn't considered political. Please remove it if it is.