(10-16-2026 11:28 AM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(10-16-2026 07:24 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(10-15-2026 01:08 PM)Redbanksdog Wrote:  

(10-15-2026 07:48 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(10-14-2026 08:41 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

That would really suck if we actually bought barrels of oil to directly fuel our cars!

And who buys those barrels of oil?

THE point was that we don't buy oil for our cars gas tanks, we buy gas.

Maybe this will make more sense to you?

Quote:The national average gas price has topped $4 a gallon for a total of 158 days in 2026, setting a record for the largest number of days ever recorded above $4 in a calendar year, GasBuddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan said in a post on X on Wednesday.

The Iran war caused gasoline prices to surge after fighting in the Strait of Hormuz prompted a historic oil supply shock.

Gas prices set record for highest number of days above $4 a gallon in a calendar year

Heckuva job, Orangey. Oops!

Narrator: The year is not over yet.

Was my question too complicated for an answer? You being the oil & gas expert around here.

No, but it was rhetorical. It didn't need answered. Everyone knows that the whole of the globe buys the barrels of oil. But yes, you do have to understand some things about the O&G industry to know why the price that oil is being traded at on the global market doesn't always correlate 1:1 to the price at the pump. Historically, it pretty much has. But what that graphic shows is that trump has managed to manipulate the market to keep the price of oil low "ish" while gas prices remain elevated.

Protip: You'd be wise to not listen to politicians and internet memes to get your information.