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Gas prices should level in August after July wildness

Fuel Fix -- Gasoline prices might have seemed a bit out of whack this month.

After three months of monthly declines, gasoline prices rose 17 cents a gallon in July, marking the largest monthly rise in July over the past dozen years, according to AAA gas gauge.

Houston gasoline prices remained steady over the past week at $3.35 a gallon. Over the past month though, Houston drivers are paying nearly 20 cents more as gasoline rose with the steady rise of crude oil prices.

Nationally, unleaded gasoline rose 4 cents to $3.52 for the week, and Texans saw price stay steady at $3.35.

“Higher global oil prices and increased demand for gasoline during the busy summer driving season were the primary factors that sent pump prices higher in July,” said Avery Ash, AAA spokesperson.

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DesertRat2011 Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,597 Points:481,805 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 8:00:29 AM Ignore DesertRat2011 Report Abuse Sure shows how wrong predicting gas prices can be.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,590 Points:1,606,595 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 6, 2012 4:00:11 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse prices always go up, fall a tad, rise high. Pig Oil Greed.
CdnLynx Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,018 Points:521,215 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 10:19:54 PM Ignore CdnLynx Report Abuse ah, right and how long have they been rising overall; never stops, occasionally, 1 or 2 cents decrease, afterwards, there are increases in multiples; incessant and never ending!
1006 Champion Author Birmingham Posts:1,105 Points:1,351,815 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 7:31:02 PM Ignore 1006 Report Abuse are you kidding me
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:2,981 Points:594,810 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 11:34:30 AM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse Thank you for posting.
sedonaJ All-Star Author Arizona Posts:611 Points:196,595 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 10:31:08 AM Ignore sedonaJ Report Abuse More speculation ,at what cost? SSDD
nd73 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,071 Points:487,880 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 3, 2012 8:15:44 AM Ignore nd73 Report Abuse Perhaps we should look forward to prices leveling off around $4.50 in Michigan??
J4romeo All-Star Author Gary Posts:506 Points:1,214,925 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:20:37 PM Ignore J4romeo Report Abuse 3.89 to 4.19 in my area..:(
RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,077 Points:635,940 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:19:27 PM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse not!
lindact Champion Author New Haven Posts:8,721 Points:1,714,045 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:17:03 PM Ignore lindact Report Abuse Perhaps a short reprieve before gearing up for winter heating oil needs.
us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,976 Points:1,109,385 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:15:32 PM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse Up ten cents today to $3.34 a gallon...
reeneedan Champion Author San Jose Posts:1,200 Points:385,245 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:13:45 PM Ignore reeneedan Report Abuse we will see
langolera Champion Author Akron Posts:1,746 Points:663,055 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:12:57 PM Ignore langolera Report Abuse do u mean level up sheesh 3.89 here in Akron
jackson661 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,762 Points:1,474,170 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:12:37 PM Ignore jackson661 Report Abuse Hope it goes down.
Stang12_5.0 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:687,720 Points:2,297,200 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:10:03 PM Ignore Stang12_5.0 Report Abuse $3.89 here in Cleveland right now.
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,453 Points:660,025 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:09:09 PM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse I don't believe it.......prices up to $3.95-$3.99 here today.
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,505 Points:1,666,660 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:08:48 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse I doubt it.
WalkingWV Champion Author West Virginia Posts:3,691 Points:776,795 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:03:53 PM Ignore WalkingWV Report Abuse Level out at about $4.
WIPACKERFAN Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,789 Points:1,840,525 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:03:52 PM Ignore WIPACKERFAN Report Abuse I'll believe it when I see it.
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,316 Points:566,170 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 10:01:25 PM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse We'll see.
GigHarborHound Champion Author Tacoma Posts:2,517 Points:484,490 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:57:43 PM Ignore GigHarborHound Report Abuse Yup!!!
DustyHorse Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,067 Points:1,387,845 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:56:09 PM Ignore DustyHorse Report Abuse Gas prices should go down.
VanIsleLes All-Star Author British Columbia Posts:898 Points:274,595 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:55:41 PM Ignore VanIsleLes Report Abuse Ours just went down a bit
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,767 Points:641,510 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:54:46 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse Gas prices are too high.
DEG Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:17,605 Points:3,491,680 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:53:03 PM Ignore DEG Report Abuse Gas is still double what is reasonable as is oil.
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:9,996 Points:1,484,930 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:47:19 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse Needs to spike DOWN then level in August
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,048 Points:1,728,210 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:47:07 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse no something will happen
Ply440GTX All-Star Author Texas Posts:949 Points:309,130 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:45:16 PM Ignore Ply440GTX Report Abuse ...then spike again due to "winter blend..." It's ALWAYS something...
chicoCA Champion Author California Posts:1,960 Points:1,770,530 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:45:01 PM Ignore chicoCA Report Abuse okay
truckguy115 Champion Author Orange County Posts:1,632 Points:221,125 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:44:19 PM Ignore truckguy115 Report Abuse it was nice to see it go lower. that didn't last and now it's almost $4.00 gallon again. so much for economic recovery. oh wait it never happened.
oldiesman Champion Author New York Posts:6,412 Points:2,190,935 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:43:50 PM Ignore oldiesman Report Abuse We will see?
wild3bill Champion Author New York Posts:2,546 Points:1,685,865 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:42:15 PM Ignore wild3bill Report Abuse Got to break UP uthe Big Oil Monopoly AGAIN!
vibdata Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,079 Points:847,350 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:40:51 PM Ignore vibdata Report Abuse Uh Huh. When WILL you ever learn? Look at the FUTURES. They are SOARING.
craigsf38 Champion Author Rochester Posts:5,693 Points:1,507,105 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:40:49 PM Ignore craigsf38 Report Abuse They are still climbing here
Yooperheart Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,400 Points:524,100 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:40:21 PM Ignore Yooperheart Report Abuse Just when things looked good, Bam upside your head. Just can't get a break around here.
mmadsen05 Sophomore Author Tacoma Posts:172 Points:61,770 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:38:30 PM Ignore mmadsen05 Report Abuse ok
streetcars Champion Author Toledo Posts:12,249 Points:2,603,715 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:38:29 PM Ignore streetcars Report Abuse I hope it comes back down after all the supply problems are fixed
bigoilscamsus Champion Author Lansing Posts:1,058 Points:48,265 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:36:13 PM Ignore bigoilscamsus Report Abuse Protest high gas prices--any gas priced above $2.50 per gallon!! Picket the 15 highest priced gas stations in your area!!
knot2swift Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,374 Points:695,250 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:36:04 PM Ignore knot2swift Report Abuse It all depends on economies and stimulus.
jimedB Veteran Author Riverside Posts:385 Points:78,515 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:33:23 PM Ignore jimedB Report Abuse And as soon as they start to level out there will either be some minor disruption in supply or refineries will shut down for "routine" maintinance and the price will go back up 10x faster than it ever comes down.
speedys Champion Author Utah Posts:6,999 Points:2,555,900 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:33:01 PM Ignore speedys Report Abuse This is only a guess.
firefly09 Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,483 Points:713,695 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:32:15 PM Ignore firefly09 Report Abuse Gas is still way to high.
kelly1016 Champion Author Victoria Posts:1,953 Points:352,940 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:32:14 PM Ignore kelly1016 Report Abuse Or maybe they won't.
mcmonsta Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,212 Points:814,770 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:31:55 PM Ignore mcmonsta Report Abuse a bit harder when we cannot control the oil price...if only we could and keep all the oil inhouse!
CritterNanny Veteran Author Washington Posts:298 Points:1,341,095 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:31:46 PM Ignore CritterNanny Report Abuse Hope for a break soon...
paulydel Champion Author Delaware Posts:8,769 Points:846,150 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:29:48 PM Ignore paulydel Report Abuse Gas prices are still way to high if they are over a dollar a gallon.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,253 Points:2,140,250 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:28:58 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On Aug 2, 2012 10:14:25 PM, KhelbenArunson wrote: >I say we re regulate there entire industry, and I say we make >those regulations EVEN STRICTER than the pre bush regulations. I say you should keep your hands off the oil industry. As it stands now, the average oil company makes a profit of eight cents on every dollar of fuel they sell. When I was working (since retired), our Finance people said the minimum acceptable level was ten and a half cents on every dollar of products and services we sold. Needless to say, the company I used to work for was not in the oil business.
gasgo123 Veteran Author South Carolina Posts:275 Points:1,767,885 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:28:26 PM Ignore gasgo123 Report Abuse In the past month to 45 days gas has went from 2.829/10 to 3.209/10 at one station in SC. That is 38 cents a gallon.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,253 Points:2,140,250 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:23:14 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On Aug 2, 2012 9:14:54 PM, USAv8tor wrote: >We got screwed on our Iraqi oil investment after the U.S. spent >tens of billions of dollars rebuilding that sh!thole of a country >in the middle of the God forsaken desert. It was a Dick Cheney fantasy for the funds wasted in Iraq to be an "oil investment." And they wouldn't have to have spent tens of billions of dollars on the rebuilding of Iraq had saner heads prevailed and prevented the expenditure of billions of dollars on the destruction of Iraq.
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,324 Points:1,529,650 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2012 9:22:41 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse Don't bet money on it, it is going to get still wilder in the fall.