Re: OT- Oil Prices
 

In May unleaded regular in Caracas, Venezuela was 70 centavos per liter (14
cents/gallon). Leaded Premium was 90 centavos/liter. It was that same
price in May, 2004


"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:430282F1.A8B1F7BD@cox.net...
> Maybe we should trade our oil companies for the companies in other
> country's.
>
> Gas prices around the world:
> http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...bal_gasprices/
>
> CNN/Money - Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently
> hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries.
> Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying
> nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S.
>
> Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
> Norway Oslo $6.27
> Italy Milan $5.96
> Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
> Belgium Brussels $5.91
> Sweden Stockholm $5.80
> United Kingdom London $5.79
> Germany Frankfurt $5.57
> France Paris $5.54
> Portugal Lisbon $5.35
> Hungary Budapest $4.94
> Luxembourg $4.82
> Croatia Zagreb $4.81
> Ireland Dublin $4.78
> Switzerland Geneva $4.74
> Spain Madrid $4.55
> Japan Tokyo $4.24
> Czech Republic Prague $4.19
> Romania Bucharest $4.09
> Andorra $4.08
> Estonia Tallinn $3.62
> Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
> Brazil Brasilia $3.12
> Cuba Havana $3.03
> Taiwan Taipei $2.84
> Lebanon Beirut $2.63
> South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
> Nicaragua Managua $2.61
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>> 66% INCREASE in profits, not a 66% markup. If you can't or won't see the
>> oil
>> connection to the Bush family, no one can help you. Denial is not just a
>> river in Egypt, Bill.
>>
>> I wish I had invested in oil stocks five years ago...I could retire by
>> age
>> 40...

Re: OT- Oil Prices
 

In May unleaded regular in Caracas, Venezuela was 70 centavos per liter (14
cents/gallon). Leaded Premium was 90 centavos/liter. It was that same
price in May, 2004

I have a pix of the pump at:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...5&slideshow=1#




"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:430282F1.A8B1F7BD@cox.net...
> Maybe we should trade our oil companies for the companies in other
> country's.
>
> Gas prices around the world:
> http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...bal_gasprices/
>
> CNN/Money - Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently
> hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries.
> Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying
> nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S.
>
> Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
> Norway Oslo $6.27
> Italy Milan $5.96
> Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
> Belgium Brussels $5.91
> Sweden Stockholm $5.80
> United Kingdom London $5.79
> Germany Frankfurt $5.57
> France Paris $5.54
> Portugal Lisbon $5.35
> Hungary Budapest $4.94
> Luxembourg $4.82
> Croatia Zagreb $4.81
> Ireland Dublin $4.78
> Switzerland Geneva $4.74
> Spain Madrid $4.55
> Japan Tokyo $4.24
> Czech Republic Prague $4.19
> Romania Bucharest $4.09
> Andorra $4.08
> Estonia Tallinn $3.62
> Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
> Brazil Brasilia $3.12
> Cuba Havana $3.03
> Taiwan Taipei $2.84
> Lebanon Beirut $2.63
> South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
> Nicaragua Managua $2.61
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>> 66% INCREASE in profits, not a 66% markup. If you can't or won't see the
>> oil
>> connection to the Bush family, no one can help you. Denial is not just a
>> river in Egypt, Bill.
>>
>> I wish I had invested in oil stocks five years ago...I could retire by
>> age
>> 40...

Re: OT- Oil Prices
 

In May unleaded regular in Caracas, Venezuela was 70 centavos per liter (14
cents/gallon). Leaded Premium was 90 centavos/liter. It was that same
price in May, 2004

I have a pix of the pump at:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...5&slideshow=1#




"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:430282F1.A8B1F7BD@cox.net...
> Maybe we should trade our oil companies for the companies in other
> country's.
>
> Gas prices around the world:
> http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...bal_gasprices/
>
> CNN/Money - Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently
> hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries.
> Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying
> nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S.
>
> Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
> Norway Oslo $6.27
> Italy Milan $5.96
> Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
> Belgium Brussels $5.91
> Sweden Stockholm $5.80
> United Kingdom London $5.79
> Germany Frankfurt $5.57
> France Paris $5.54
> Portugal Lisbon $5.35
> Hungary Budapest $4.94
> Luxembourg $4.82
> Croatia Zagreb $4.81
> Ireland Dublin $4.78
> Switzerland Geneva $4.74
> Spain Madrid $4.55
> Japan Tokyo $4.24
> Czech Republic Prague $4.19
> Romania Bucharest $4.09
> Andorra $4.08
> Estonia Tallinn $3.62
> Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
> Brazil Brasilia $3.12
> Cuba Havana $3.03
> Taiwan Taipei $2.84
> Lebanon Beirut $2.63
> South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
> Nicaragua Managua $2.61
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>> 66% INCREASE in profits, not a 66% markup. If you can't or won't see the
>> oil
>> connection to the Bush family, no one can help you. Denial is not just a
>> river in Egypt, Bill.
>>
>> I wish I had invested in oil stocks five years ago...I could retire by
>> age
>> 40...

Re: OT- Oil Prices
 

In May unleaded regular in Caracas, Venezuela was 70 centavos per liter (14
cents/gallon). Leaded Premium was 90 centavos/liter. It was that same
price in May, 2004

I have a pix of the pump at:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...5&slideshow=1#




"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:430282F1.A8B1F7BD@cox.net...
> Maybe we should trade our oil companies for the companies in other
> country's.
>
> Gas prices around the world:
> http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...bal_gasprices/
>
> CNN/Money - Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently
> hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries.
> Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying
> nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S.
>
> Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
> Norway Oslo $6.27
> Italy Milan $5.96
> Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
> Belgium Brussels $5.91
> Sweden Stockholm $5.80
> United Kingdom London $5.79
> Germany Frankfurt $5.57
> France Paris $5.54
> Portugal Lisbon $5.35
> Hungary Budapest $4.94
> Luxembourg $4.82
> Croatia Zagreb $4.81
> Ireland Dublin $4.78
> Switzerland Geneva $4.74
> Spain Madrid $4.55
> Japan Tokyo $4.24
> Czech Republic Prague $4.19
> Romania Bucharest $4.09
> Andorra $4.08
> Estonia Tallinn $3.62
> Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
> Brazil Brasilia $3.12
> Cuba Havana $3.03
> Taiwan Taipei $2.84
> Lebanon Beirut $2.63
> South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
> Nicaragua Managua $2.61
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>> 66% INCREASE in profits, not a 66% markup. If you can't or won't see the
>> oil
>> connection to the Bush family, no one can help you. Denial is not just a
>> river in Egypt, Bill.
>>
>> I wish I had invested in oil stocks five years ago...I could retire by
>> age
>> 40...

Re: OT- Oil Prices
 

In May unleaded regular in Caracas, Venezuela was 70 centavos per liter (14
cents/gallon). Leaded Premium was 90 centavos/liter. It was that same
price in May, 2004

I have a pix of the pump at:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...5&slideshow=1#




"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:430282F1.A8B1F7BD@cox.net...
> Maybe we should trade our oil companies for the companies in other
> country's.
>
> Gas prices around the world:
> http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lis...bal_gasprices/
>
> CNN/Money - Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently
> hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries.
> Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying
> nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S.
>
> Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
> Norway Oslo $6.27
> Italy Milan $5.96
> Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
> Belgium Brussels $5.91
> Sweden Stockholm $5.80
> United Kingdom London $5.79
> Germany Frankfurt $5.57
> France Paris $5.54
> Portugal Lisbon $5.35
> Hungary Budapest $4.94
> Luxembourg $4.82
> Croatia Zagreb $4.81
> Ireland Dublin $4.78
> Switzerland Geneva $4.74
> Spain Madrid $4.55
> Japan Tokyo $4.24
> Czech Republic Prague $4.19
> Romania Bucharest $4.09
> Andorra $4.08
> Estonia Tallinn $3.62
> Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
> Brazil Brasilia $3.12
> Cuba Havana $3.03
> Taiwan Taipei $2.84
> Lebanon Beirut $2.63
> South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
> Nicaragua Managua $2.61
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>> 66% INCREASE in profits, not a 66% markup. If you can't or won't see the
>> oil
>> connection to the Bush family, no one can help you. Denial is not just a
>> river in Egypt, Bill.
>>
>> I wish I had invested in oil stocks five years ago...I could retire by
>> age
>> 40...

Re: OT- Oil Prices
 

You can kiss our cheap Venezuelan oil good-bye. Venezuelan
President Threatens US With Oil Embargo:
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/2248301410
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Interesting to note the rest of the article which you didn't quote:
>
> "In a few Latin America and Middle-East nations, such as Venezuela and Saudi
> Arabia, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline
> prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All
> prices updated March, 2005.
>
> Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
> Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
> Egypt Cairo $0.65
> Nigeria Lagos $0.38
> Venezuela Caracas $0.12

Re: OT- Oil Prices
 

You can kiss our cheap Venezuelan oil good-bye. Venezuelan
President Threatens US With Oil Embargo:
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/2248301410
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Interesting to note the rest of the article which you didn't quote:
>
> "In a few Latin America and Middle-East nations, such as Venezuela and Saudi
> Arabia, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline
> prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All
> prices updated March, 2005.
>
> Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
> Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
> Egypt Cairo $0.65
> Nigeria Lagos $0.38
> Venezuela Caracas $0.12

Re: OT- Oil Prices
 

You can kiss our cheap Venezuelan oil good-bye. Venezuelan
President Threatens US With Oil Embargo:
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/2248301410
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Interesting to note the rest of the article which you didn't quote:
>
> "In a few Latin America and Middle-East nations, such as Venezuela and Saudi
> Arabia, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline
> prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All
> prices updated March, 2005.
>
> Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
> Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
> Egypt Cairo $0.65
> Nigeria Lagos $0.38
> Venezuela Caracas $0.12

Re: OT- Oil Prices
 

You can kiss our cheap Venezuelan oil good-bye. Venezuelan
President Threatens US With Oil Embargo:
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/2248301410
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Interesting to note the rest of the article which you didn't quote:
>
> "In a few Latin America and Middle-East nations, such as Venezuela and Saudi
> Arabia, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline
> prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All
> prices updated March, 2005.
>
> Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
> Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
> Egypt Cairo $0.65
> Nigeria Lagos $0.38
> Venezuela Caracas $0.12

Re: OT- Oil Prices
 

Pretty much. The revenues the government get in from petrol is about the
same as it costs to provide free health care.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:49OdnZY8N8wPGZ_eRVn-pw@comcast.com...
> That's always been the case, because the other countries pay a lot more in
> fuel taxes, as the next parargraph which you didn't quote explains:
>
> "The main factor in price disparities between countries is government
> policy, according to AirInc, a company that tracks the cost of living in
> various places around the world. Many European nations tax gasoline
heavily,
> with taxes making up as much as 75 percent of the cost of a gallon of
> gasoline, said a spokesperson for AirInc."