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60% of gas stations in Rocky Mountain region are below $3 per gallon

GasBuddy Blog -- We should all be so lucky.

Motorists in the Rocky Mountain region are enjoying considerably lower gas prices than the rest of the U.S. and it’s due to healthy gasoline inventories; the availability of cheap Canadian crude and refineries that operate exceptionally well.

“The Rockies region is doing very well as they are insulated from the higher price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil and can capitalize on the less expensive crude from Canada. On the last day of 2012, WTI closed at $91.82 per barrel while the Canadian crudes averaged $72.11 on the same day,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan.

“From a supply perspective the Rockies gasoline inventory has increased by 17% in the past month...

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Submitted Jan 04, 2013 By: PD

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rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,605 Points:2,256,100 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: May 2, 2013 6:19:08 PM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse Or it was 4 months ago when this article was written.
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,524 Points:444,225 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: May 2, 2013 5:21:25 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse That is so great.
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,168 Points:307,705 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 9:17:46 AM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse pay what they say , what choice do you have, or get a bike.
smugutu1234 Veteran Author Tallahassee Posts:346 Points:97,290 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 8:18:09 AM Ignore smugutu1234 Report Abuse Glad some places are lower.
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,605 Points:2,256,100 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2013 11:50:33 AM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse agrico - "Maybe if they put Keystone Pipeline in...." Didn't you see? They've got so much oil there already that they're going to export some to Canada. 7;-]
vulcan96 Champion Author Ohio Posts:27,145 Points:3,126,955 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2013 1:41:36 AM Ignore vulcan96 Report Abuse well la te dah...
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2013 11:32:19 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse old
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,524 Points:444,225 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2013 10:57:06 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse Oh my.
agrico Veteran Author New Orleans Posts:473 Points:523,895 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2013 9:32:32 PM Ignore agrico Report Abuse Maybe if they put Keystone Pipeline in, it will lower the price here on Gulf Coast (but probably just raise prices in Rocky Mountain area)
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,605 Points:2,256,100 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2013 2:36:38 PM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse Hover your cursor over "Gas Prices" in the bar at the top, then click on "Gas Price Heat Map" and you can look them up for yourself. Not the only way, but an easy way to look at a region.
Radicalrose Sophomore Author Modesto Posts:129 Points:381,305 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 11, 2013 12:35:20 PM Ignore Radicalrose Report Abuse wonder what the price is now in March vs Jan are they still that low???????????
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2013 10:25:50 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse soso old
mabrams184 Champion Author Lexington Posts:2,176 Points:557,205 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2013 8:10:07 PM Ignore mabrams184 Report Abuse Should be below $3 in all the contiguous states.
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:6,107 Points:1,303,700 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:41:46 AM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse That was over two months ago.
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,605 Points:2,256,100 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2013 12:16:20 PM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse Geez, people, this is two months old now. Gas prices have gone up everywhere.
MiataPrincess All-Star Author Des Moines Posts:733 Points:125,635 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2013 9:51:53 AM Ignore MiataPrincess Report Abuse Glad someone has low gas prices
rickfro All-Star Author San Diego Posts:693 Points:332,080 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 11:55:16 PM Ignore rickfro Report Abuse Wish it were the same here in California.
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,168 Points:307,705 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 6:13:40 PM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse Natural gas is more plentiful and coming down in price, gas will have to follow. I cannot understand why we don't run all diesel trucks on natural gas(propane). It is easy to swith a diesel engine to propane, and we have 300 years worth of it.
mabrams184 Champion Author Lexington Posts:2,176 Points:557,205 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2013 4:41:34 PM Ignore mabrams184 Report Abuse A good example of what using domestic fuel can do for the US.
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2013 12:02:51 AM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse weird huh???
CapriceWagon Champion Author Washington Posts:1,009 Points:502,870 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 9:24:37 AM Ignore CapriceWagon Report Abuse I just paid $3.32 half an hour ago, but only a couple weeks ago I paid $2.99
rjr54 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:1,115 Points:395,370 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 12:15:30 AM Ignore rjr54 Report Abuse $3.69 is bargain. Canadian price is $1.284/ litre = $4.86 per gallon USA.
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,605 Points:2,256,100 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 5:27:32 PM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse Midgrade (cheapest grade in Iowa, E10) was $2.98 about 6 weeks ago. Just went up to $3.69.
USMCturtlehead Champion Author Lexington Posts:2,385 Points:130,425 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 5:56:12 AM Ignore USMCturtlehead Report Abuse That was Jan 4th what are prices in area today? Last time I paid $3 or couple cents more was Jan 11, 2009. Gasoline was in $2 range in 2009. Thats price for Regular.
rjr54 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:1,115 Points:395,370 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 12:16:06 AM Ignore rjr54 Report Abuse $3 what a luxury.
hawkman74 All-Star Author Dallas Posts:713 Points:470,745 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 7:24:26 AM Ignore hawkman74 Report Abuse Seems so unfair.
Radicalrose Sophomore Author Modesto Posts:129 Points:381,305 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 1:30:32 AM Ignore Radicalrose Report Abuse send some to Calif......
rjr54 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:1,115 Points:395,370 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Feb 18, 2013 10:20:00 AM Ignore rjr54 Report Abuse I just looked it up. The last time the price was $3.00 per gallon, $0.79 per litre was April 2003. Slightly under a decade ago; correction to my last post.
rjr54 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:1,115 Points:395,370 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Feb 18, 2013 10:13:40 AM Ignore rjr54 Report Abuse I know this is old news, but here the last time prices were that low was at least a decade ago.
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,605 Points:2,256,100 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 16, 2013 6:22:35 PM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse Uh, you guys did notice that this article is now about 6 weeks old. Didn't you?
1007 All-Star Author Michigan Posts:576 Points:1,014,345 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Feb 16, 2013 2:34:32 PM Ignore 1007 Report Abuse Great! I will be going that way soon.
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WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 11:58:05 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse old
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:801 Points:500,140 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 15, 2013 2:26:30 PM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse This article is five weeks old.
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sweeteddy Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:3,644 Points:1,708,820 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Feb 11, 2013 2:18:33 AM Ignore sweeteddy Report Abuse great news
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:801 Points:500,140 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2013 5:10:34 PM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse Not in Texas
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2013 4:14:56 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse W = WORST president EVER ! ! ! ! !
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,605 Points:2,256,100 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2013 7:45:02 AM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse garynga - "toonces, it would be better if we had a different person as President!!" Isn't that what a lot of people were saying when Bush was President? And Clinton, and Bush and Reagan and ....
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,524 Points:444,225 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 2, 2013 10:04:14 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse Really, why do the rest of us pay such high prices. Could it be the EPA or the present Admin. or G.W.Bush.
garynga Sophomore Author Atlanta Posts:132 Points:426,340 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 2, 2013 8:39:12 AM Ignore garynga Report Abuse toonces, it would be better if we had a different person as President!!
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:8,250 Points:2,199,875 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 5:33:44 AM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse Wish we were all that lucky.
Toonces2013 Veteran Author Illinois Posts:257 Points:14,700 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2013 8:30:38 PM Ignore Toonces2013 Report Abuse It would be better if it was "60% of gas stations in America are below $3 per gallon"
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,168 Points:307,705 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 16, 2013 1:19:00 AM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse lower fuel prices always good .
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:603 Points:161,535 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 15, 2013 5:19:17 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse old
prius22 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,359 Points:415,035 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jan 15, 2013 3:49:30 AM Ignore prius22 Report Abuse Hope it continues.
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Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,524 Points:444,225 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jan 13, 2013 3:54:48 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse Well done Rocky Mountain area, well done.
mfgendron All-Star Author New York Posts:745 Points:322,630 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 11, 2013 12:30:50 PM Ignore mfgendron Report Abuse Upstate NY with all the canucks, quebecois coming down to buy and shop... the gas is still higher in NY state than VT because of our state taxes. Our salaries remain the same.
CapriceWagon Champion Author Washington Posts:1,009 Points:502,870 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 3:40:18 PM Ignore CapriceWagon Report Abuse It makes a big difference in the monthly budget when gas is $3 instead of $4