A Gallon of Gas in Saudi Arabia

Strangest Tribe
Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
edited May 2008 in A Moving Train
is only .45 cents....

That's right!!!!


.45 cents per gallon.

yeah, supply and demand and shortages and oil fields gone dry and we need to drill Alaska.... it's all Bullshit

just Bullshit
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  • DriftingByTheStorm
    DriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    Gull island conspiracy
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  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    Are you suggesting that you have a right to the oil sitting underneath land that is not yours?
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    farfromglorified wrote:
    Are you suggesting that you have a right to the oil sitting underneath land that is not yours?


    yeah, it's called the Bush Doctrine ;)
  • kh65
    kh65 Posts: 946
    You people are a bunch of wackos. First of all the oil is THERE in the Gulf. It is like fuckin water to us. Also, we are now competing with China and India and their expanding economies for the oil that there is. Plus, if the environ-nazis would allow more refineraries to be built it would increase the supply of gas. But you also can't have it both ways. You want people to drive less but you want gas to be cheap. If gas is cheap people are going to drive more. There is no INCENTIVE for them to change their behavior.
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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    is only .45 cents....

    That's right!!!!


    .45 cents per gallon.

    yeah, supply and demand and shortages and oil fields gone dry and we need to drill Alaska.... it's all Bullshit

    just Bullshit

    Well there are a few factors you are not taking into consideration.

    1. Transportation costs. Saudi Arabia does not have to incur the transportation costs we do in order to get their oil.

    2. Supply and Demand. Saudi Arabia does not consume even remotely near the amount of oil we do per capita. So their supply far out weighs their demand.
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  • kh65
    kh65 Posts: 946
    mammasan wrote:
    Well there are a few factors you are not taking into consideration.

    1. Transportation costs. Saudi Arabia does not have to incur the transportation costs we do in order to get their oil.

    2. Supply and Demand. Saudi Arabia does not consume even remotely near the amount of oil we do per capita. So their supply far out weighs their demand.
    Finally another voice of reason in here!!! (That is not BS, either).
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  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    my2hands wrote:
    yeah, it's called the Bush Doctrine ;)

    Yep...it's called a lot of things.
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    kh65 wrote:
    You people are a bunch of wackos. First of all the oil is THERE in the Gulf. It is like fuckin water to us. Also, we are now competing with China and India and their expanding economies for the oil that there is. Plus, if the environ-nazis would allow more refineraries to be built it would increase the supply of gas. But you also can't have it both ways. You want people to drive less but you want gas to be cheap. If gas is cheap people are going to drive more. There is no INCENTIVE for them to change their behavior.
    ...
    I vote for building a refinery in your backyard.
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  • fuck
    fuck Posts: 4,069
    yeah, it's about 70-80 cents a gallon in Egypt.
  • kh65
    kh65 Posts: 946
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    I vote for building a refinery in your backyard.
    Done. But then I don't drive. (But everything I buy does.)
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

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  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    mammasan wrote:
    Well there are a few factors you are not taking into consideration.

    1. Transportation costs. Saudi Arabia does not have to incur the transportation costs we do in order to get their oil.

    2. Supply and Demand. Saudi Arabia does not consume even remotely near the amount of oil we do per capita. So their supply far out weighs their demand.

    I understand that.

    It's even cheaper in Venezuela.

    It's only about $1.50 in the former Soviet Union.


    Why isn't it cheaper in Texas or Alaska???
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  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    mammasan wrote:
    Well there are a few factors you are not taking into consideration.

    1. Transportation costs. Saudi Arabia does not have to incur the transportation costs we do in order to get their oil.

    2. Supply and Demand. Saudi Arabia does not consume even remotely near the amount of oil we do per capita. So their supply far out weighs their demand.


    Plus what do you think the average family income is in Saudi Arabia? I would bet it is probably a lot less than that for a family in the US. According to a link I found minimum wage for actual Saudi Citizens is about 400 bucks a month. Even less for non-citizen workers. If people are only making that much money and you charge them 4-5 bucks a gallon they won't sell anything.
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    farfromglorified wrote:
    Are you suggesting that you have a right to the oil sitting underneath land that is not yours?

    Iraq
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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    I understand that.

    It's even cheaper in Venezuela.

    It's only about $1.50 in the former Soviet Union.


    Why isn't it cheaper in Texas or Alaska???

    Supply and demand. Our demand for oil, per capita, is far greater than any of the countries you mentioned. Venezuela and Russia produce their own oil so again the cost of transportation for them is far less than for us. If you want an accurate picture you need to compare what we pay to what a country like China pays.
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  • kh65
    kh65 Posts: 946
    Kel Varnsen wrote:
    Plus what do you think the average family income is in Saudi Arabia? I would bet it is probably a lot less than that for a family in the US. According to a link I found minimum wage for actual Saudi Citizens is about 400 bucks a month. Even less for non-citizen workers. If people are only making that much money and you charge them 4-5 bucks a gallon they won't sell anything.
    Huh? The price something costs has no corollary with how much someone makes.
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

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  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    kh65 wrote:
    You people are a bunch of wackos. First of all the oil is THERE in the Gulf. It is like fuckin water to us. Also, we are now competing with China and India and their expanding economies for the oil that there is. Plus, if the environ-nazis would allow more refineraries to be built it would increase the supply of gas. But you also can't have it both ways. You want people to drive less but you want gas to be cheap. If gas is cheap people are going to drive more. There is no INCENTIVE for them to change their behavior.

    "Environazis" have nothing to do with not allowing refineries to be built. It hasn't gotten that far because nobody wants another refinery built in their back yard. Also, most "Environazis" would probably argue that we shouldn't still be relying on oil to power our cars in the first place. Or at the very least we should have done more to reduce our need for oil by insisting on more fuel efficient vehicles.
  • farfromglorified
    farfromglorified Posts: 5,700
    Strangest Tribe wrote:
    Iraq

    That's a nation, not an answer to my question.
  • Strangest Tribe
    Strangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    How much does it cost to get the gas to us? Can't we just fill 'er up in Saudi at .45 per gallon and drive it home?
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  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    kh65 wrote:
    Huh? The price something costs has no corollary with how much someone makes.

    Of course it does. Things cost more in areas where people make more money because the sellers know there customers have more money. If people in an area aren't making much money sellers have to drop their prices or they won't be able to sell anything. If everyone in a town is only making a dollar a month, no landlord can charge $100 a month rent or none of them will make any money.
  • kh65
    kh65 Posts: 946
    Kel Varnsen wrote:
    Of course it does. Things cost more in areas where people make more money because the sellers know there customers have more money. If people in an area aren't making much money sellers have to drop their prices or they won't be able to sell anything. If everyone in a town is only making a dollar a month, no landlord can charge $100 a month rent or none of them will make any money.
    So, your salary has gone up to match the recent increase in fuel and food?
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

    Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.

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