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title: "Oil & Gasoline"
url: https://independentstockanalysis.com/oil-gasoline/
description: "Oil Declines for a Second Day as Stockpiles Rise, Storm Weakens at Bloomberg . Hurricane Isaac and shut in production: EIA . Why Gasoline Prices Are…"
published: 2012-08-30
updated: 2012-08-30
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# Oil & Gasoline

Published 2012-08-30

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J.J. Butler

Oil Declines for a Second Day as Stockpiles Rise, Storm Weakens at [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-30/oil-declines-for-a-second-day-as-stockpiles-rise-storm-weakens.html).

Hurricane Isaac and shut in production: [EIA](http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=7750#).

Why Gasoline Prices Are Volatile: “Boutique fuel requirements have balkanized the gasoline market, magnifying the effects of local supply disruptions.” [Percolator](http://percolatorblog.org/2012/08/22/why-gasoline-prices-are-volatile/)

Venezuela struggling to restart their largest oil refinery could keep gasoline prices higher longer than expected. [Reuters](http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/venezuela-refinery-idINL2E8JU0O120120830)

Gas prices by country at [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2012-08-13/highest-cheapest-gas-prices-by-country.html#slide1). Unfortunately it’s a slide-show.

Oil sands in Utah? Don’t get too excited. I calculate the project to be 1826 barrels a day and I would be surprised if the project was economic. [CBS News](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57502787/agency-judge-defends-oil-sands-project-in-utah/)

Members, that’s all this morning. I have a small web bug to get fixed!