I am in one of the "freer" states so we don't have any mandated fuels
that I know of. Montana is a very rural state, few people and few
regulations. Of course, we also have a lot of refineries. There are
three in the immediate area, one of which I can see from my office
window. Usually we have some of the most expensive petrol in the area,
despite the fact they make the stuff here and the people who have to
have it shipped to them pay less based on what the gas companies call
"market conditions". And once the tourist season kicks in, I'm sure we
will once again be up at the top when it comes to gas prices, in the US
anyway.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
01 Land Rover SE7
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of David Breneman
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 1:56 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Fuel Prices
There are currently 70 government-mandated "botique" fuel markets
in the US. You must be living in one of the lucky ones with a
production backlog. The ones where consumption is overtaking
productions are feeling the worst of it. Since fuel blends
cannot be moved between markets to accommodate spot shortages,
the gasoline market has become quite balkanized.
David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com
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