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Wall Street has gamed the system to keep oil prices high despite increased domestic production.
Posted 2 days ago
The price of oil used to be set by domestic prices in a town in Oklahoma. The price for domestic oil has been dropping and the US has begun to export more oil than it is buying for the first time in decades. The price of oil in the US SHOULD be going down...

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Gas companies that import oil from the Middle east
Posted on Apr 11, 2012, with 5 member flags
The following gas companies import Middle Eastern oil: Shell..................................... 205,742,000...
Peak Oil, Finite Resources, Infinite Growth, Mathematics and Logic
Posted on May 5, 2012, with 4 member flags
I initially wrote this up with the intention of posting it in , but it deserves a thread of it's own in my opinion. Many...
5 popular internet claims in regards to America's energy crises, examined
Posted on May 5, 2012, with 3 member flags
There are 5 popular claims in regards to America's energy crises circulating the internet that are to say the least, deceptive....
Electric Cars Use More Oil and Coal and Produce More Emissions
Posted on Apr 28, 2012, with 2 member flags
Most people think that electric cars don't use oil. They are wrong. Electricity is not a naturally occurring fuel. We make...

"Gas prices seen headed lower at the pump"
Posted on Apr 26, 2012, with 40 member replies
CNN Money article> I'm curious, "Who here thinks this is good or bad news?" I'm specifically asking: Who here...
Whatja Paying per gallon /Litre Now>
Posted on Apr 2, 2012, with 28 member replies
The last thread on gasoline prices overall was last year at this time,,,, The price of fuel is putting peoples livelihoods...
When are gases prices officially too high/when are gas prices too high for you to buy it?
Posted on Apr 11, 2012, with 17 member replies
So in case the title of the thread didn't make my question clear: When will gas prices be too high for you to want to pay...

UK Intentionally Pricing Out the Poor from Driving
Posted on Mar 24, 2012, with 30 flags
Ok so I have done a little bit of research on how much Mr average earns and pays to drive a car in the...
President Obama - Oil is a “fuel of the past’’
Posted on Mar 8, 2012, with 11 flags
" President Obama on Wednesday made his most urgent appeal yet for the nation to wean itself from...
The US Is Sitting On A 200-Year Supply Of Oil
Posted on Mar 20, 2012, with 5 flags
The US Is Sitting On A 200-Year Supply Of Oil Obama says 22 billion barrels, However, the...
Whistleblower: BP Oil Platform Faces 'Present and Imminent Danger'
Posted on Mar 23, 2012, with 4 flags
Looks like BP has another platform that could further mess up the gulf. Whistleblower: BP Oil Platform...
Shale oil, an alternative everybody likes?
Posted on Mar 17, 2012, with 3 flags
I've noticed over my time here that there has been alot of attention put towards the billions (possibly...
$1.02 for a gallon of gas....
Posted on Mar 20, 2012, with 3 flags
...In Canada. Yes thats right while Americans are paying $3.50 and up our neighbors up north pay less...
We have struck OIL !!..are we safe ?
Posted on Mar 26, 2012, with 2 flags
I can't help but be ecstatic about the find but i feel a sense of doom ahead.. the Black Gold has been...
Shell Oil CEO: $5 Gasoline Looms on Horizon
Posted on Mar 30, 2012, with 2 flags
"Gasoline prices, currently averaging a little over $3.93 a gallon, can shoot up in the $4.50 to $5 range...

The Peak Oil Lie: Oil is NOT going to run out
Posted on Feb 4, 2012, with 62 replies
NOTE TO MODS: I know some of this has been discussed in various forms before. However, this is a new...
Why The US Will Never Be 'Energy Independent'
Posted on Jan 26, 2012, with 37 replies
"NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, the top export of the United States, the world's biggest gas guzzler,...
Worldometers: Oil officially ends November 9 2053 ( 9/11 )
Posted on Jan 27, 2012, with 13 replies
15. 286 days until the oil is completely over. There will be another 9/11??? If this date is...
Strange sounds being heard in Canadian North caused by ground re-settling from oil field mining
Posted on Jan 30, 2012, with 13 replies
There have been many posted videos on the popular social media site "YouTube" from around the world with...
Gas prices have dropped -- so has my milage
Posted on Dec 18, 2011, with 8 replies
I'm not a fanatic about checking mileage at every fill-up. But my car has a readout on the dash that...
Prediction Peak Oil Thread will become very popular
Posted on Feb 19, 2012, with 6 replies
I predict that in less that 3 years this forum will be one of the most popular forums here on ATS when...
PetroChina Strikes Deal for Alberta Oil Sands Project
Posted on Jan 3, 2012, with 4 replies
I don't think the White House is going to like this announcement, especially since the U.S. gets a lot...
Burning Rig
Posted on Jan 16, 2012, with 4 replies
I thought some of you might like to see what it's like when a well blows out. This rig is/was one...

You Better Sit Down For This
Posted on Apr 6, 2010, with 27 flags
Venezuela seizes oil rigs owned by US company
Posted on Jun 24, 2010, with 26 flags
No Gasoline? No Problem, must read
Posted on Mar 5, 2011, with 15 flags
Saudi slashes oil output, says market oversupplied
Posted on Apr 17, 2011, with 14 flags
US Gas Prices Ridiculous? Try living in Canada.
Posted on May 11, 2011, with 13 flags
If gas is $ 5.00 dollars a gallon?
Posted on Feb 25, 2011, with 12 flags
Last 8 Presidents Have Promised to Get Us Off Foreign Oil
Posted on Jun 21, 2010, with 11 flags
OIL-EATING MICROBE! Could it be the answer?
Posted on May 30, 2010, with 9 flags
Coffee Spill -----Spoof. Hilariously Frightening.
Posted on Jun 12, 2010, with 9 flags
AP IMPACT: 3,200 Gulf wells unplugged, unprotected
Posted on Apr 20, 2011, with 9 flags
"Abiotic" oil? Seeking intelligent dialogue...
Posted on Mar 1, 2011, with 8 flags
A Few Facts about Gasoline Prices
Posted on Mar 13, 2011, with 8 flags
Saudi alarmed by high oil demand
Posted on Jun 20, 2011, with 8 flags
Let's Talk Evaporation....Oil Evaporation
Posted on Jun 4, 2010, with 7 flags
Saudis to Quit the OIL business???
Posted on Mar 2, 2011, with 7 flags
Petrol in UK could reach £2 a litre
Posted on Mar 5, 2011, with 7 flags
Gas In 6 States, Nation's Capital Tops $4 A Gallon
Posted on Apr 17, 2011, with 7 flags
Sweden evacuates Rig for potential blowout.
Posted on Jun 15, 2010, with 6 flags
Physics professor: Oil leak could last for years
Posted on Jun 2, 2010, with 6 flags
EU to ban cars from cities by 2050
Posted on Mar 28, 2011, with 6 flags
Explain why the price of gas is going up?
Posted on Apr 5, 2011, with 6 flags
Canadian Gas Prices...maybe rest of the world!!
Posted on Mar 25, 2011, with 81 replies
Biodiesel. Why dont we use it?
Posted on Oct 20, 2011, with 49 replies
US Military Warns: Peak Oil in 2012
Posted on Apr 16, 2010, with 40 replies
Overunity.
Posted on May 18, 2011, with 36 replies
COREXIT Rain in Montreal?
Posted on Jun 1, 2010, with 28 replies
Drivers in for crude awakening as gas prices skyrocket
Posted on Feb 25, 2011, with 27 replies
hydrogen education
Posted on Apr 5, 2011, with 23 replies
Oil quietly reaching $100/bbl
Posted on Feb 23, 2011, with 22 replies
Where is Fuel selling at $0.12 per liter?
Posted on May 11, 2011, with 22 replies
Obama releasing 30M barrels from US oil reserves
Posted on Jun 23, 2011, with 22 replies
Is peak oil is a fabricated myth?
Posted on Jul 25, 2011, with 22 replies
Ethanol is NOT "Green"
Posted on May 12, 2011, with 21 replies
Gasland Debunked
Posted on Jul 4, 2011, with 21 replies
How to hit back @ the oil companies.
Posted on May 10, 2011, with 18 replies
Google's front page, the oil spill?
Posted on Jun 9, 2010, with 15 replies
Lindsey Williams about to be on Coast To Coast AM...
Posted on Jun 14, 2010, with 15 replies
Powerblueprint Australia is this real?
Posted on Dec 5, 2010, with 15 replies
Government choose not to step in, WHY not?
Posted on Mar 5, 2011, with 15 replies
Everything you've heard about fossil fuels may be wrong
Posted on Jun 4, 2011, with 15 replies
Oil here in America?
Posted on Aug 26, 2011, with 15 replies
1 billion barrels of oil on the wall...........
Posted on Sep 2, 2009, with 14 replies
when will we wake up
Posted on Jun 26, 2010, with 14 replies
Enbridge pipeline breaks, spills 19,500 barrels
Posted on Jul 27, 2010, with 14 replies


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