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Oil takes a beating on lousy jobs report, $2.99 in SC!

GasBuddy Blog -- You might hear it on the evening news tonight. You might already be watching it on your computer. The price of crude oil took a beating today after a worse-than-expected jobs report showed far fewer jobs added to the economy than was expected. Couple that with more people leaving the work force, and its a recipe for disaster.

Oil prices are closing out the week at their lowest levels in months, and motorists all over the country will soon be enjoying falling gasoline prices, if they haven't been already. Even previous problems on the West Coast don't have much weight compared to a significant outlook on the economy like a jobs report. Sure, BP's Cherry Point, WA refinery is back online, but supply tightness lingers. Apparently that...

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Submitted Jun 01, 2012 By: PD

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stonecold5005 All-Star Author Waco Posts:817 Points:20,240 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 19, 2012 6:27:09 AM Ignore stonecold5005 Report Abuse good
germainesr Champion Author Columbia Posts:1,141 Points:351,860 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 8:16:24 AM Ignore germainesr Report Abuse We need more jobs and less gas prices
stonecold5005 All-Star Author Waco Posts:817 Points:20,240 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 6:33:12 AM Ignore stonecold5005 Report Abuse good
s6sputnik Champion Author Austin Posts:6,222 Points:1,308,880 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 8:37:49 PM Ignore s6sputnik Report Abuse Awesome, unless you don't have a job
rickfro All-Star Author San Diego Posts:685 Points:329,345 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 4:36:28 PM Ignore rickfro Report Abuse It's been dropping a lot in Southern California. $3.80 range. I spend time across the border in Mexico and happily fill up for $2.80/gallon.
albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:7,362 Points:1,482,960 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 6:10:04 AM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse our prices in manitoba are still the same
physed Champion Author Lancaster Posts:4,613 Points:374,660 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jun 17, 2012 5:36:33 AM Ignore physed Report Abuse Unfortunately gas prices are still riding a roller coaster with pricing.
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LtRTH Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,786 Points:586,225 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2012 8:36:47 AM Ignore LtRTH Report Abuse Dropped 4 cents on Wednesday. Went up 20 cents on Thursday, then came down 6 cents by Saturday. What comes down, must go up.
ystr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,727 Points:349,640 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2012 5:03:10 AM Ignore ystr Report Abuse Alaska average price drops to $4.32 from yesterday's $4.39
Math6149 All-Star Author Jacksonville Posts:873 Points:1,798,125 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2012 3:38:40 AM Ignore Math6149 Report Abuse Good news.
jwalkerh Champion Author Louisiana Posts:6,135 Points:1,369,130 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jun 9, 2012 8:05:03 PM Ignore jwalkerh Report Abuse Gas prices are still dropping slowly here...
Pooh1830 Rookie Author Pittsburgh Posts:1 Points:1,245 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2012 10:16:15 PM Ignore Pooh1830 Report Abuse Wish it was like that in PA still in the 3.59 range
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jun 6, 2012 2:54:40 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse atd: wished that was true for the East Coast. It's still 3.27 and 4.09 at one station here - the rest are 3.29 (gas) and 3.89 (diesel).
kjw2469 Rookie Author Toledo Posts:2 Points:3,790 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 2:20:13 PM Ignore kjw2469 Report Abuse Prices just went up to 3.56 in OH
atdinut Champion Author California Posts:1,608 Points:353,985 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 7:58:09 AM Ignore atdinut Report Abuse Diesel-3.779, Gas-3.999,,,,in my area-50 miles north of S.F.(Golden Gate!)It's good to be driving a diesel again after year of over priced diesel-fuel. Cheaper fuel ,better mileage!
CapriceWagon All-Star Author Washington Posts:949 Points:481,020 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 6:18:44 AM Ignore CapriceWagon Report Abuse It's still about $4.10 a gallon here in Washington, must be time for me to move to South Carolina
albert2008 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:7,362 Points:1,482,960 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 5:53:34 AM Ignore albert2008 Report Abuse when are gas prices going to drop
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 2:37:17 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse right now it's 3.29 here and diesel is still at some stations at 4.09, which is a total ripoff.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jun 5, 2012 2:36:28 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse tutaw: prices won't come down at the pumps b/c much of the oil that's refined in the US is now being exported.
Noni51 Rookie Author Chicago Posts:60 Points:13,575 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 11:13:56 PM Ignore Noni51 Report Abuse Going down instead of up is good!
tutaw Champion Author Kentucky Posts:3,613 Points:844,695 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 3:30:52 PM Ignore tutaw Report Abuse cool, lets see gas go down now
TomSamm Rookie Author Seattle Posts:2 Points:690 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 12:18:02 PM Ignore TomSamm Report Abuse Local stations are running $4.30 to $4.40 for regular unleaded. No drops here, just price increases. Some oil exec is making money keeping supplies low out on the west coast. Whatever happened to competition? Stories all make it sound like one refinery outage caused all the price increases.
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,008 Points:599,685 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 10:35:07 AM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse old
GSORIOS Sophomore Author California Posts:153 Points:8,030 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 9:55:46 AM Ignore GSORIOS Report Abuse The job report has nothing to do with Oil Prices, these are affected by world market conditions, this was just another way for the short investors to make money.
AnObserver Champion Author New Jersey Posts:8,364 Points:2,259,730 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 9:51:10 AM Ignore AnObserver Report Abuse I'm not entirely sure of the relationship between oil proces and jobs - there are many other things going on
Tomeboy Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,779 Points:561,615 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 8:17:18 AM Ignore Tomeboy Report Abuse In a post-recession U.S., many companies have learned that they can boost profits by squeezing the same amount of work out of fewer employees. That philosphy has helped to stifle job recovery, even as GDP growth has slowly come back to life post-recession.
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,127 Points:294,405 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 8:02:24 AM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse we need to invest in jobs, and become truely energy independent. others countries have , why can't we.
condé Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,751 Points:1,815,615 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 7:30:15 AM Ignore condé Report Abuse That's a shame....
puinsai808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,549 Points:728,280 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 7:11:45 AM Ignore puinsai808 Report Abuse Old post. Move on.
dlemma Champion Author Wyoming Posts:4,116 Points:1,556,970 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:59:50 AM Ignore dlemma Report Abuse old article....
Red1033 Rookie Author Georgia Posts:19 Points:7,305 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:46:36 AM Ignore Red1033 Report Abuse Its sad that the only reason oil prices are falling is because of a poor economy. Seems like a scam to me. We should still have affordable gas prices even when the economy is good....if we expect it to stay that way. Greed Kills!
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chvytruk All-Star Author Kentucky Posts:771 Points:377,810 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:36:13 AM Ignore chvytruk Report Abuse crude price up = gas price up Crude price down = gas price up
JXQW Champion Author Kansas City Posts:2,787 Points:684,925 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:29:45 AM Ignore JXQW Report Abuse we have similar situation here in midwest
maxcap59 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,782 Points:595,195 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:23:44 AM Ignore maxcap59 Report Abuse Same story. Oil keeps dropping, but the drops in the pump price have stalled here.
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clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,583 Points:1,774,295 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:20:30 AM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Day 3 of broken record - same thing over and over. Enough!
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DarthDadJr Champion Author Virginia Posts:7,317 Points:1,522,395 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:19:20 AM Ignore DarthDadJr Report Abuse Another old post...why is it still here?
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hybridaholic Champion Author Appleton Posts:8,375 Points:1,558,515 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:18:49 AM Ignore hybridaholic Report Abuse When they have these hold over old news, everyone should just type---ok---okay.
Ticobird Champion Author Huntsville Posts:3,241 Points:1,117,965 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:18:16 AM Ignore Ticobird Report Abuse Hey, guess what? If you don't have a job to add to your family finances then you will be driving less and doing all sorts of things to save money while you look for a new job.
CptnCanada Champion Author Saskatoon Posts:7,012 Points:915,300 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:17:35 AM Ignore CptnCanada Report Abuse Guess gas buddy can no longer afford staff on the weekends to change the storys
Minutefan Champion Author Springfield Posts:3,316 Points:1,248,030 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:16:56 AM Ignore Minutefan Report Abuse While it's nice to see oil prices taking a beating, this is a story from last week.
Beboper Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,737 Points:2,165,740 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:15:28 AM Ignore Beboper Report Abuse old news
Wizrd03 Champion Author Illinois Posts:8,162 Points:1,634,285 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jun 4, 2012 6:15:26 AM Ignore Wizrd03 Report Abuse Oil needs to tank, much like our ecocnomy has to spur growth