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Glitch at refinery causes Great Lakes to see price spike

GasBuddy Blog -- A recently reported issue at BP's Whiting, Indiana refinery, the largest in the Great lakes, is likely partially to blame for an increase in gasoline prices that's hitting pumps in that region today.

Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky are seeing widespread reports of a sizable price increase that's occurring as you're reading this. Gasoline prices in Michigan are jumping to $3.659 while prices in Indiana and Ohio are rising to $3.599. This jump further solidifies what we mentioned last week, that gasoline prices in these areas are among the nation's most volatile.

Average gasoline prices in Michigan stood at $3.56/gal yesterday, while prices in Indiana and Ohio averaged $3.40 and $3.43, respectively.

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Why are we having so much trouble with refineries this year? Is this normal?
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more greed
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Tell me why there is never a "glitch" that result in a lower price?
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maybe a glitch or maybe business planning.
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excuse #..... what?
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Again
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just another excuse
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oh no
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it like rosann rosanna-dana daddy useta say...it's always something...
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Any ol' excuse will do!
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that sucks
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Drill Here! Drill Now! Pay Less!
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good for the folks in the northeast they have money
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Well Mass. Jumped to 359 and we are not near thr mid+
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motive is to rise the price.. so glitches are tend to happen.
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You have got a lot of glitches!
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More manipulation, in my view.
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Greed and more Greed
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Why is it the oil companies claim that prices are no longer driven by demand but by speculators. EXCEPT when they have a refinery problem somewhere then it is by PANIC (on their part) and isn't it strange that refineries have problems more when the inventories are up and price is down??????
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WOW WHAT A SURPRISE! Oil companies are making record profits, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to see why?
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glitch for greed
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seriously.. greed is an ugly thing
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Of course.
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OMG - Surprise!
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I was not sure why we had a price spike here in FL, now I know.
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Hard to believe a Glitch at one refinery could cause prices to spike...HOGWASH, I SAY!!!!
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remember obama wants gas at $5-6 a gal
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A refinery glitch in Chugwater, Wyoming would cause a price spike in Two Egg, Florida.
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to bad
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Any excuse will spike the gas price.
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any excuse to raise gas prices.
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Its all BS! They say/do anything to keep prices high.
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I wonder why a refinery glitch in Indiana cause a price spike in New Mexico?
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Yep everybody got on that wagon.
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it is an excuse to spike the price.....
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Something smells about this article. An "overnight glitch" causing prices to rise for the Great Lakes area? We are not getting the whole story as to why the prices are higher.
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any reason at all
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Read as: grinch at refinery causes great lakes to see price spike
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We need more refineries, all running at 75% or so, so that when one has a glitch others can compensate.
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Fix it
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Sounds about right.
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fix it
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Again...it's all due to Supply and Demand...Big Oil supplies the gas and Big Oil demands we pay higher prices...simple...now just bend over...this won't hurt a bit.
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any reason to rise the prices!!!
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anything to jump the price
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