Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family! Have a nice week! Thanks! Ron

A BIG CONGRATS on 500 consecutive days again! Awesome! Wow, another milestone has arrived! : ) For most GBs (8M plus) they don't seem to have the dedication or the persistence it takes to come back and post gas prices each day for other GBs! Or they just run out of gas! :( Hang onto your speed lines, it only takes one day to lose them! I'm sure you know! But, even clicking on news articles links, which are the easiest points here on GasBuddy, when you can't or didn't post gas prices before midnight will save your consecutive days! : ) WARNING! Every day GBs lose their consecutive days, many with big numbers, the #1 reason, "oops, I just forgot!" :( If you ever lose your consecutive days; that is NO FAULT of your own, please contact the mods! Keep posting each day to save your consecutive days! Keep going like a PRO New Jersey GasBuddy! Have a nice week! Thanks!

Glad to hear back from you ;0}
Inch by inch, day by day ... and the world just keeps spinning round ....LOL ;0}

Good observation when you posted "Manipulating news and events is why our politicians don't get anything done. " The only thing I would add, is their priorities seem to be filling their own pockets :0|

obama would never give the orderto engage

Loved your post regarding the Saudi Investments, Keystone XL, etc.

Thanks for posting; please take the time to "PumpUp" articles that you feel are worthwhile.

You asked about charts comparing gas price to oil price, it's right on the home page of Gasbuddy.
http://www.texasgasprices.com/retail_price_chart.aspx

The oil company is also getting offers from other countries that want their leases drilled and offering the company incentives as well. (there are a limited number of drilling rigs available). The government then gets a say 20% cut of all the oil that is produced at that well making their money off the oil as well as a taxation of the various products produced. North Dakota has a budget surplus this year not because of taxes collected but their oil and gas revenues.

A company is in business to make money and turn a profit. This is why companies in California that have been hit by high taxes, or companies in West Va. that are getting hit with 15% workman compensation taxes are moving to more desirable locations such as North Dakota that is making it incredibly friendly to new business.. When Exxon was refused permits to build a new refinery in the United States in the 90’s they spent billions of dollars building a floating refinery over the top of an oil field 200 miles out in the ocean off the Ivory Coast. There are 19 separate process involved for an oil company contemplate drilling a well to retailing gas at a pump. Oil companies leases parcels for drilling from various owners and most of the time these owners are the government either state or federal. As an incentive to have them bring a drilling company in and drill that parcel they have for lease they offer tax incentive to the company for them to drill their leases. The oil company is