mike-uswest wrote: I got diesel here in Valdez, Alaska where I can see the pipeline, the other day for $5.54 a gallon. Something is wrong with that!!!
Mike
Nobody ever mentions that Alaska is served by 6 refineries and is basically self sufficient when it comes to vehicle & aviation fuels, so there is no large shipping charges. Here is a list of the refineries and their output.
Kenai Refinery (Tesoro), Kenai, Alaska 72,000 bbl/d
Valdez Refinery (Petro Star), Valdez, Alaska 50,000 bbl/d
North Pole Refinery (Petro Star), North Pole, Alaska 17,000 bbl/d
Kuparuk Refinery (Conoco/Phillips), Kuparuk, Alaska 14,400 bbl/d
North Pole Refinery (Flint Hills Resources), North Pole, Alaska 210,000 bbl/d
Prudhoe Bay Refinery (BP), Prudhoe Bay, Alaska 12,500 bbl/d
Bob & Betsy - USN Ret'd '78 & FL LEO Ret'd '03 FMCA #F203528 '05 HR Endeavor, 40PRQ w/400 Cummins - With -'05 GMC Sierra SLT, CC Z-71, the pusher '07 Arctic Cat 500A & Wilderness Kayak, riding in the pusher - Our Current Location
Just read an article on www.azcentral.com that Mexico is getting upset with (and starting to fine) Americans because people are driving down there to get diesel where it is $2.25 per gallon.
'02 Dutch Star 4090 (41+', triple slide)
435/1200 ISC Cummins/Banks PowerPak
'08 Honda Civic/dolly
'05 Honda Odyssey/dolly
NRA Benefactor Life Member
FMCA f47302s, Life Member: Good Sam, Newmar DP Owners Group
51st yr of RV'ing
Now that our politicians are at least talking about drilling and getting off our dependence on foreign oil: suddenly crude prices drop.What a Coinkydink.
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