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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:6,622 Points:1,549,975 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:18,610 Points:1,608,545 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:57,240 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Nov 4, 2012 4:28:48 PM Ignore swenglar Report Abuse alrighty then
boldrph Champion Author Topeka Posts:18,371 Points:3,450,665 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:5,150 Points:1,593,765 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:1,536 Points:456,790 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:270,265 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 12:03:58 AM Ignore SOLONGCOLD Report Abuse blah blah blah
74celica Champion Author Columbus Posts:1,425 Points:1,808,725 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 12:02:49 AM Ignore 74celica Report Abuse just another excuse to keep prices up
daequitz Champion Author New Jersey Posts:6,317 Points:1,383,605 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Nov 2, 2012 12:02:23 AM Ignore daequitz Report Abuse Still enough.
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FocusST2 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:8,138 Points:1,377,950 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:56:38 PM Ignore FocusST2 Report Abuse Of course.
Lengas Champion Author Gary Posts:13,545 Points:2,716,800 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:56:37 PM Ignore Lengas Report Abuse Big Oil MANIPILATION
DrivingFool2 Champion Author Appleton Posts:8,582 Points:1,604,890 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:56:10 PM Ignore DrivingFool2 Report Abuse Yada yada
Petrock Champion Author Lexington Posts:9,118 Points:2,556,785 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:10,280 Points:2,740,745 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:1,416 Points:691,095 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:9,146 Points:2,242,475 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:555,480 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:47:05 PM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse Hmm
mazdaboy Champion Author Portland Posts:7,883 Points:2,097,280 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:8,629 Points:1,702,160 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:4,089 Points:637,890 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:6,329 Points:1,890,380 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:8,718 Points:1,638,085 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?
neptune2008 Champion Author Michigan Posts:8,568 Points:1,668,750 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 11:32:53 PM Ignore neptune2008 Report Abuse flipflopflipflop....and we pay
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Foxt Champion Author Minnesota Posts:5,255 Points:2,019,355 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:12,737 Points:2,541,570 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:15,536 Points:2,452,965 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:7,893 Points:1,774,045 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:1,965 Points:564,640 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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