Oil prices dropped 321% on Monday.
Itās crazy. One thing that article didnāt discuss is that today is the last day for the May contract, which is the actual reason the price went negative. The June contract is at $21/bbl. So itās not QUITE as bad as the article makes out, but it is bad.
About 15 years ago, when oil prices were rising,the stock market would tank (higher costs for transportation, manufacturing, etc).
Now, when oil prices go down, the equities markets go down. Is this because the U.S. has been exporting oil?
Our gas prices are low, $1.17/gallon at Samsā¦donāt forget the taxes. Average wholesale gas price was $0.71/gallon on Friday, our TX total gas taxes are about $0.40, so that leaves $0.07 left over. Not much, to me.
My mistake, $1.15/gallon at Sams and Costco.
Trueā¦ but what did I say about defending those damn oil companies @texases ? You are correct howeverā¦as usual. I guess I was looking for a 300% reduction at the pumpā¦ which I have no idea what that means or what number that representsā¦ I need to ponder that i think.
If you find a gas station paying you to take their gas, let us know!
I guess that is what a 300% reduction would amount to ā¦No? lolā¦ I dont see being paid at the pump anytime soon sadly.
Thatās exactly right, and thatās what was happening for a some of the oil trading hands today. It was the second to last day of a āfutures contractā, and folks stuck with āMayā oil today were paying folks to take it off their hands because storage is so full and the demand is so low. The new contract for June is around $21/bbl.
Hereās more:
http://download.stream.publicradio.org/podcast/marketplace/segments/2020/04/20/mp_20200420_seg_16_64.mp3 the first segment of todayās āMarketplaceā is a good explanation, 2 minutes
The equity market simply doesnāt like uncertainty.
Prices swinging wildly, up or down, cause panic.
The other thing to consider is the cost involved in refining oil to usable product and getting that product to the consumer. Regardless of the price of crude, that doesnāt change the cost to refine it or transport it. Yeah plus taxes.
I filled up last night and it cost me $7. True I didnāt need that much but still $1.38 was pretty cheap. There was a time when it cost me $25 a day.
keep in mind in our wonderful state we have the 2nd highest taxes on gasoline and dieselā¦
Unfortunately that can change.
@pyrolord314 well what else would you expect from one of the most corrupt states in this country? I expect nothing lessā¦and furthermore I wonder why we arenāt being punished furtherā¦oh waitā¦we are.
Right now in Andover MA there seems to be a price war going on between BJās Warehouse and Irving Gas station about 1/2 up the road. BJās regular is at %1.39. Irving is $1.50. Everyone else is $1.90 or higher. I live over the border in NH and our gas at Irving is $1.89ā¦and we have $0.08/gal LESS tax then MA.
Hell thatās been going on in Harrisburg for decades now. Doesnāt matter whoās the governor
In related news, construction of the Keystone pipeline is once again on hold. I wonder how long that will last, and why the company still wants to build it.
Heh heh. Ya gotta think longer term having ridden through a number of booms and busts. Price goes up everyone wants to get a small car, electric car, or bike. Canāt think of anything else except how to save gas and mpg. Price goes down? Everyone is stuck with their small cars and looking for the station with the lowest price. Both cars are full. The lawn mower is full, and all Iāam down is 2 1/2 gallons in my 5 gallon gas can. Too bad for me, but Iām not going to go out and buy another $20 gas can to save $5. Iāll just ride it out like I have been doing for 50 years. Just remember back to the days when you could only buy gas with odd/even license plates? This is better except the reason is everyone is scared stiff and not going to work, or play, or to restaurants. This too will pass.
By the by, I saw a guy in a big $60,000 or so pick-up yesterday and on the window in big letters was āfinancial mistakeā. Life lessons are sometimes expensive.
And investment bankers can buy that oil with money they borrow and theyāll get paid to borrow it. Aināt the FREE MARKET great!