Comments on: Lovely Rita http://rhinocrisy.org/2005/09/lovely-rita/ Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:07:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://rhinocrisy.org/2005/09/lovely-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Anonymous Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:13:45 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=419#comment-170 in these US of A, it's more like a kilogram per liter, something like 6 lbs per gallon.<br/><br/>gas prices in CA are perverse.<br/><br/>the priciest gas in Canada is always in Edmonton, which is the nation's refining center.<br/><br/>i think being near refineries is like being near wineries -- it turns everyone into a gasoline connoisseur. people start demanding organic, free-range, "slow" gasoline, at which point the refiners feel free to charge whole foods-type prices. <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="rhinocrisy.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="">hedgehog</a> in these US of A, it’s more like a kilogram per liter, something like 6 lbs per gallon.

gas prices in CA are perverse.

the priciest gas in Canada is always in Edmonton, which is the nation’s refining center.

i think being near refineries is like being near wineries — it turns everyone into a gasoline connoisseur. people start demanding organic, free-range, “slow” gasoline, at which point the refiners feel free to charge whole foods-type prices. 

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]]> By: Anonymous http://rhinocrisy.org/2005/09/lovely-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Anonymous Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:05:10 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=419#comment-169 isn't gas expensive everyhwere in CA? i think it might be b/c of state taxes and/or stricter environmental standards.<br/><br/>in england gas is almost 1 pound/liter - something like $7/gallon. it rules. <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a>aram isn’t gas expensive everyhwere in CA? i think it might be b/c of state taxes and/or stricter environmental standards.

in england gas is almost 1 pound/liter – something like $7/gallon. it rules. 

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]]> By: Anonymous http://rhinocrisy.org/2005/09/lovely-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Anonymous Fri, 23 Sep 2005 02:25:02 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=419#comment-168 <i>Most oil refining is done just-in-time and physically proximal to market. This is because gas laws differ all over the place, and it simply makes sense to produce gasoline of a certain kind where it's going to be used. It also makes sense not to have 50% spare capacity just sitting around unused all the time - why waste all that money running factories when you don't have to?</i> <br/><br/>You know, that makes sense, but I wonder how true it is or if it varies by region. The reason I wonder is because the Northern arm of the Bay (so not quite the San Francisco Bay Proper, but the North Bay) has loads of refineries, but gas is always more expensive here than in Las Vegas, which really don't have too many.  <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a><a HREF="http://ssrdatta.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="sahelidatta at hotmail dot com">Saheli</a> Most oil refining is done just-in-time and physically proximal to market. This is because gas laws differ all over the place, and it simply makes sense to produce gasoline of a certain kind where it’s going to be used. It also makes sense not to have 50% spare capacity just sitting around unused all the time – why waste all that money running factories when you don’t have to? 

You know, that makes sense, but I wonder how true it is or if it varies by region. The reason I wonder is because the Northern arm of the Bay (so not quite the San Francisco Bay Proper, but the North Bay) has loads of refineries, but gas is always more expensive here than in Las Vegas, which really don’t have too many.  

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]]> By: Anonymous http://rhinocrisy.org/2005/09/lovely-rita/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Anonymous Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:26:13 +0000 http://rhinocrisy.org/?p=419#comment-167 I read somewhere (probably here in fact...) that tight refining capacity represents oil companies predictions of declining oil in the future. Which would mean the markets aren't as terrible at predicting long-term oil shortages as I once thought. <br/><br/><a></a><a></a>Posted by<a><b> </b></a>aram I read somewhere (probably here in fact…) that tight refining capacity represents oil companies predictions of declining oil in the future. Which would mean the markets aren’t as terrible at predicting long-term oil shortages as I once thought. 

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