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10. In Bismarck North Dakota, the price of gas goes up or down in unison

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 10:53 AM

Feb 2012

at every gas station within hours.

Except for those stations along the interstates, which have higher prices, the price is the same everywhere else in town. Bismarck also has the highest gas prices in the state.
There is a refinery across the river in Mandan ND where Bismarck get most, if not all of its gas. They reason given for the high prices? The headquarters for the refinery is in Minneapolis MN and so they can charge shipping from Minneapolis. Approximately 600 miles. The refinery itself is less than 5 miles from Bismarck.
I uses to live in Bismarck for 30 years and it was always thus.

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Okay help me out here. When the oil prices started spiking and oil company CEOs started being [View all] Justice wanted Feb 2012 OP

From what I hear the problem is not oil production but the closing of refineries. gordianot Feb 2012 #1

ah thank you. Justice wanted Feb 2012 #2

What exemption from antitrust legislation do oil refiners have? Romulox Feb 2012 #5

In Bismarck North Dakota, the price of gas goes up or down in unison RC Feb 2012 #10

The problem isn't an immediate shortage HereSince1628 Feb 2012 #3

Not a production problem and not a refinery problem either. The USA is currently sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #4

You are right about speculators however the refining formula has an impact. gordianot Feb 2012 #6

Not in my state. There's probably less than $.02 variance between several counties. sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #7

Obama did make an attempt to do the same thing. NCTraveler Feb 2012 #8

With the rest of the world also willing to pay that much as well... bhikkhu Feb 2012 #9