How do crude oil prices drop and gas prices go up?

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

I keep hearing in context of the middle east and in particular Libya, that crude oil prices are dropping for the barrel. I dont understand why gas prices are rising if that’s the case?

Why are crude oil prices not reflected at the pump?

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

Ok, reading the news today it shows that crude oil prices have dropped dramaticly this year.As of today it is 86.63 dollars per barrel. The highest price per barrel this year was 113.93. Thats a pretty damn big difference. Now why isnt it showing at the pump at all?

How do crude oil prices drop and gas prices go up?

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

I keep hearing in context of the middle east and in particular Libya, that crude oil prices are dropping for the barrel. I dont understand why gas prices are rising if that’s the case?

Why is the price of crude oil bad whether it's high or low?

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Why is it when the price of crude oil goes up (gas prices go up),
"Experts" say it’s bad because people can’t afford gas?
Then, when crude oil prices drop (gas prices drop), "Experts" say it’s bad because investors loose money?
They both can’t be bad !!

What stock is good to long crude oil?

Friday, February 11th, 2011

If you think crude oil prices will continue to rise due to increased demand and reduced supply what is a good stock or ETF to get exposure?

Now the petrol and crude oil prices are slashed down. whether it will be remain constant or?

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

The asian countries inflation is decided mainly on the price of crude oil and petrol. because of that only ,the countries basic needs are fulfilled and if the petrol or Diesel prices are low, then the transportation of the products will be cheap. so global market and also local country market and mainly people are [...]

Today as we know crude oil prices fell (7-16-08). What is the outlook for tommorro or the next day? rise?

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

Will crude oil prices rise again tommorro or the next day? Also does crude oil pricing affect gas companies such as exxon, chevron etc? Please explain that relatioship as well.
Thanks

Why are crude oil prices falling in the US right now?

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

A little while ago, crude oil prices were plummeting with the price of the euro. Now the euro and pound are rising but crude oil prices are falling. Can someone explain the seeming contradiction? Why are oil prices falling?
SDD, crude oil prices indeed fell over a course of a few days. They have recently risen [...]

Vladmir Putin forming natural gas OPEC-like cartel?

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

Link:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/25/content_10555083.htm
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/90618.php
Putin has decried the recent plummet of natural gas and crude oil prices and has attempted to reach out to natural gas exporting countries to develop a cartel system similar to OPEC.
Natural gas has been highly regarded as an abundant source of liquid fossil fuel to supplement petroleum use in Europe and the United [...]

If there was no OPEC would the crude oil be cheaper?

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

If the member states of OPEC decided to abolish the institution would that be better for the world economy. If there were no OPEC the market forces would set up Crude Oil prices. Each oil exporting country would be competing for the market.
Am I right in saying that without the OPEC the world economy would [...]

Why do crude oil prices fluctuate so much?

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

Crude oil prices are the major determining factor in the price of a gallon of gasoline. I think the government is investigating the wrong question. Not manipulation of gasoline prices by oil companies, but rather manipulation of crude oil prices by the market. Large investment companies are manipulating crude oil prices.

What caused the oil price explosion?

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Now that the shape of the current crisis is becoming clear, so do some explanations. We can trace the banking crisis to unsound lending practices. We can make sense of food price inflation through increased demand from developing countries and rising transport costs. But the mad see-sawing of crude oil prices up to 140 dollars [...]

When did crude oil prices peak?

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

I’m having a bit of trouble finding when crude oil prices peaked this year. If anyone can get me the figures along with their sources, it would be nice. Thanks!

What is the ticker symbol for Crude Oil?

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

When the news reports, "Crude Oil is 0 per barrel", how can I go to the web and find that same info? I would like a plot of Crude Oil prices just like I can plot the stock price of any publicly traded company: I go to bigcharts.com and put in the ticker symbol. I’m [...]

what will be there to control the crude oil prices increase in future?

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

how to control the crude oil prices increase.

How does the price of crude oil affect the price of oil related stocks?

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

I was just wondering if high crude oil prices make stock prices like exxon mobil rise or fall.

when people refer to crude oil are they referring to brent crude or wti crude?

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Also which market (nymex, cme etc) is the one people look to for crude oil prices?

Is their a relationship to crude oil and DOW stock prices?

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Crude oil prices go up Dow stock prices fall or move together or vise verse.

should higher crude oil prices eventually coorelate to better profits for big american oil corporations?

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

If i believe that crude oil prices will rise much higher, then is it a good idea to invest in big american oil? If you answer this question and are an economist, please say so

Why do gas prices not go down when crude oil prices go down?

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Crude oil has slipped a bit lately, yet gas prices continue to soar across America. Will gas prices ever go down because of the decrease in price or future price of crude oil? Why do gas prices not go down when crude oil prices go down?

“How does the current increase in global crude oil prices affect tourism both here and abroad?

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

"How does the current increase in global crude oil prices affect tourism both here and abroad. Expound on the advantages and disadvantages of this on-going phenomenon.

Why does refining capacity in the United States affect world crude oil prices?

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

I have seen this several times already in media reports. They claim that limited refining capacity is partially to blame for increased (crude) oil prices. I can understand that refining capacity would affect prices at the pump, but how is it that it affects world crude oil prices? It would seem that [...]

With the crude oil prices falling, will the airline companies ever stop with the 1st baggage fee?

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

If crude oil prices continue to fall and stay around a hundred per barrel, shouldn't airlines stop charging for check-in baggage? I could understand if you carry more than 2 check-in baggages but with just one check-in baggage… Wasn't that the main reason why airlines started charging for check-in luggage in the first place? [...]

How should falling crude oil prices affect earnings of a oil refinery company?

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Apparently crude oil prices dropped to a four week low to .02/barrel. I want to know how it could affect a company I might potentially invest in.