Posted on 03/15/2012 7:13:53 AM PDT by MNDude
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Gas prices crept to another record high Tuesday, a day before OPEC meets to discuss its planned oil production cuts in April.
The AAA's survey of gas prices hit a new record of $1.753 a gallon on Tuesday, up 3/10th of a cent from Monday's average. It marks the sixth straight record for the survey, which is updated every weekday.
The AAA survey, which breaks down prices by state, found Hawaii with the most expensive gas at $2.131, followed by California at $2.129, while Oklahoma is the cheapest gas at $1.612, followed by South Carolina at $1.621.
Prices could continue to rise as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries seemed ready to go ahead with its production cuts.
Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi appeared to make the case Tuesday for OPEC to proceed with planned April output cuts, which he said were already being implemented.
In addition, the Lundberg survey, conducted over the past two weeks and released Sunday, showed prices up more than 3-1/3 cents to just over $1.77, said Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey, which canvasses about 7,000 U.S. filling stations
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Article originally from March 30, 2004.
Yup, it’s interesting how the media made such a big deal about a $.25 increase, but ignore the $2.50 increase.
December 31,1999 I bought regular for $0.859.
Where I live, it went up $0.80 per gallon over a period of 13 days in late February.
I used to be able to fill up a Honda Civic that I had purchased in 1992 for $10.
Just a couple of weeks ago, I was getting regular here in the Denver area for under $3 at Sam’s Club. Got some a couple of days ago for $3.29 at Sam’s. At regular area stations it’s around $3.50 if not higher now.
$3.65 in San Antonio. Went up 6 cents yesterday.
I used to be able to go to town with $5.00 and drag main most of the night and drink beer.
Heck, I used to go to the station, give the attendant one dollar, get five gallons, have the air in the tires checked, the oil checked, the water in the radiator checked, and the windshield cleaned, all while the pump was pumping those five gallons!
THEN we would go cruising all night, and naturally drinking beer.
$.50 for a quart of beer and $3.00 worth of gas, about 10 gallons and money for beer later.
Was fun!
But remember folks, Newt is LYING. Obama's mouthpiece says so.
If they go over $2 a gallon I’m walkin!
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