Price of Petrol Around the World? it's getting ugly here :(

[verideon]

The price of Petrol in australia is sky rocketing. experts believe it is caused by the war in Iraq which means it\'s America\'s fault. but the price in australia at the moment has reached 1.24 for 9 litres while only being around 1.00 for 9 litres last year at this time. and deasol is reaching 1.27 for 9 litres whilst being 1.02 last year. this is only just starting to get worse. I fear it may reach 2.00 per 9 litres by the time i\'m 18 which is only another 5 years to go, I wouldn\'t be surprised if it gets more expensive

What is the price of petrol in your countries? is it as bad as us? please tell me.

If it is really bad why don\'t car companies start producing cars that use renewable energy sources or sources that can be made easily like solar energy, canola oils, things like that.

[Hatchnet]

No it\'s not the war in Iraq causeing it (thats just antiwar hype the truth is it was climeing way before that) supplys are dwindling, the big companies are stockpileing again (it drives the prices up so they can sell more of their oil at a higher price) and oil production in the Gulf of Mexico was just shut down by Hurrican Katrina.

By the way things just jumped an average of $0.25 a gallon here in my part of US and we were already at $2.49.9 a gallon.

[Valbrandr]

I live in Kansas.. and prices are supposed to go up over $3 a gallon.  They were at 2.84 yesterday and are still supposed to go up another 30 cents or so.   This sucks

[Hatchnet]

Originally posted by Valbrandr
I live in Kansas.. and prices are supposed to go up over $3 a gallon.  They were at 2.84 yesterday and are still supposed to go up another 30 cents or so.   This sucks

Ouch the bread basket... Do you guys even have any local supplies?

[fken]

OMG Im lol

the prices in France are something like more than 1? / liter

If it is really bad why don\'t car companies start producing cars that use renewable energy sources or sources that can be made easily like solar energy, canola oils, things like that.

And lost their priviledges? Really you dont understand the principle of our economy...
Of ourse they are searching for new way to use a car. And they fund it out but, for now, the todays system works well: people buy thats all that they want!
Once it will be more interesting for them, they will say \"hey! We just invent the electric H /O car!\"

[Valbrandr]

Local supplies?  Do you mean like can we take a bus, train, light rail, subway or any of that stuff.  For the most part no way.  I live 20 miles from any city.  And about 25 miles away from where I work and go to school.  Most places here are too far apart and unpopulated that it would not be feasible to have anything like that .

PS and fken it has always been lower here.. most likely because America has quite a bit in reserves and whatnot that most of Europe does not have.  And it seems when prices are down.. economy goes up because of people traveling and everything like that.  Especially on holidays.. prices go way up economy goes down.. no one wants to travel and Mickey Mouse at Disney Land is a lonely man .

[fken]

no Valbrandr, even if the prices are a little bit lower in USA its not the real issue for us:

I dont remember exactly how much but french government has income thanks to oil: something lik 80% or 90% I cant find it again...

[lanser]

As i said in another post UK prices are the equivalent of $6 a gallon, and the main reason that european petrol prices are higher is the tax our governments add to cut down usage and in theory help reduce carbon emmissions a la kyoto agreement.

[Valbrandr]

yup.. that is another part.. America did not Sign the Kyoto Protocal/agreement.. because we are too selfish basically.. we  , as a nation, care more about money then the environment.  But dont forget that most of Europe also has to import their oil.. which America does not have to do to the same extent ( atleast  % wise).

[Ecolem]

Originally posted by verideon
...but the price in australia at the moment has reached 1.24 for 9 litres...

I\'m sorry am i missing something? $1.24 for 9 liters? Dont you mean 1 liter for $1.24.

Anyway i worked out that US are paying around 0.84AU cents for a liter witch is still 0.40 cents cheaper then what we pay so you yankes cant complain  

[Efflixi Aduro]

Its about 3.90 a gallon in los angeles. I heard they may tap into alaskas oil reserves soon just so we dont go broke on oil.

I also heard somthing that if the world keeps using oil as fast as we are in about 43 years we will have sucked out all the oil. Thats actually good news if you ask me, no more pollution.

[Arklari Rereler]

Effixi, IMO we as people are mostly on for the ride and one volcano eruptions emits the same pollution as us driving around for like 100 years. Global warming is real but it is not our fault, expecially if the experts say it is to late to stop it. If we can\'t stop it then we arn\'t the problem. I just wish they would figure out WTH is the problem with hydrogen cars because they already have produced working prototypes and I wonder why they are not working or are not out yet.

[Valbrandr]

Hmm.. you have bad info.  Yes, (not a knock on Bush but this is true) an government environmentalist does say that there is no proof we are the problem.  But look at what has happened since the beginning of Industrialization.  We are destroying the environment in which we live not to mention destroying the trees that devour CO2 and turn it to oxygen.  We are disrupting the cycle in so many ways.  And because of cutting down so many trees... more Carbon Dioxide is in the air which absorbs more heat.  Earth slowly heats up... polar ice caps melt.. cooling the jetstream that keeps Europe with a warm climate.  Low elevation areas will flood and some even suggest that with the temperature rising as it is.. that it could throw us into another ice age.  

What we so is definately effecting the environment in which we live.  But that is another matter all together

[Hatchnet]

Originally posted by Valbrandr
Hmm.. you have bad info.  Yes, (not a knock on Bush but this is true) an government environmentalist does say that there is no proof we are the problem.  But look at what has happened since the beginning of Industrialization.  We are destroying the environment in which we live not to mention destroying the trees that devour CO2 and turn it to oxygen.  We are disrupting the cycle in so many ways.  And because of cutting down so many trees... more Carbon Dioxide is in the air which absorbs more heat.  Earth slowly heats up... polar ice caps melt.. cooling the jetstream that keeps Europe with a warm climate.  Low elevation areas will flood and some even suggest that with the temperature rising as it is.. that it could throw us into another ice age.  

What we so is definately effecting the environment in which we live.  But that is another matter all together

Or the Earth could just wobble and cause a major climate change all over the world (there is speculation that is has already)

By the way gas is a confirmed $2.75.9 here in Mindin, LA

[Valbrandr]

Yes, I am not saying that natural disasters do not effect the climate... they most definately do... but in the last 100 to 150 years we are that natural disaster.