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Gas Prices Jump Just in Time For Holiday Travel

Stu Allen — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:55:55 +0000

Yesterday, I filled my tank for $3.10 a gallon. Miraculously, just in time for 4th of July holiday travel, nearly every station around Flint raised their prices to $3.55. Happy birthday America. In case you were wondering if they had a legitimate reason to raise prices, the price of oil and gas actually went down [...]

Good Grief! Gas Goes Up Again.

Stu Allen — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:24:55 +0000

Seems as though every week or so we are having to dig a little deeper to fill our gas tanks. For the 4th time since the week before Christmas, the price of unleaded gasoline has spiked to a new high in Mid-Michigan. Most Flint-area stations are selling it for $3.69 a gallon now. Less than a month ago, we were able to buy gas for LESS than $3 a gallon. At this rate, it probably won't be long before we are having to cough up $4 for a gallon of petrol.

Gas Prices: $5 Per Gallon By 2012

George McIntyre — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:14:01 +0000

It’s possible. That’s the prediction from the former president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister. In an interview with Platt’s Energy Week television, Hofmeister predicted gasoline prices will spike as the global demand for oil increases. I’m predicting actually the worst outcome over the next two years which takes us to 2012 with higher gasoline prices,” [...]