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Old 05-19-2010, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Deezl View Post
Why is it that when the price of a barrel of oil increases, there is an immediate increase at the pump, regardless if a person uses gas or diesel?

Why is it that when the barrel price decreases, it's ever so slow to trickle down to the retail level?
For that matter, why is diesel ever more expensive than regular unleaded? Don't you pass diesel to get to gas in the refining process?
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