Diesel price war

goducks10 wrote:
Salem Oregon.
Reg $2.09
Diesel $2.19

Just yesterday out in Damascus (about 20 miles SE of Portland) I saw diesel for 2.09 and regular about .20 more. I'd like to get some credit for all this since I sold my Duramax in March of 2014 and went back to gas. Pretty much the day I did that the price of diesel started hovering around gas and is now sometimes even lower.

Salem Oregon.
Reg $2.09
Diesel $2.19

rhagfo wrote:

donn0128 wrote:
Since diesel is basically the same as home heating oil, over production from the harsh winter in the east is the likely cause. Out west fuel prices have steadily risen to around 2.75 for gas and close to three dollars for diesel.

My neck of Oregon about $2.59 for diesel, about a dime less for gas

Was in your "neck of the woods" last week (Dallas, OR) to do a pick-up, on my way back to Pendleton for another TT. Stopped at pilot in Spokane $3,15/gal for diesel... went down the road instead! That was redonkulous! Going to make a detour on Wednesday, to McMinnville to the Evergreen Museum. I'm going to see the Spruce Goose...maybe don my speedo thong and make a splash at the water park...oh just checked water park will be closed... good thing wouldn't want the frighten the ladies. :B

Diesel is roughly $0.30/gallon more than gas at two nearby Exxon and Shell stations.

Perhaps we have so many diesel trucks that demand for diesel is still strong therefore the prices is higher here.

If finished commodity prices for fuel product keep declining, we might be awash in sub $2/gal gasoline and maybe at or below $2 diesel right behind it. Looked at CME settlement costs on December contracts for both today, Gulf Coast 87 unleaded @ $1.13/gal, Gulf Coast ULSD $1.14/gal.

Last time I fed the hungry Ram a week and a half ago I proud to pay $68 on a 29 gallon fill.

GASBUDDY has $2.19 for gas, $2.59 for diesel in my neck of the woods. Diesel is always higher....

Around here the wife is the only one that gets away with that 87 octang stuff. My HEMI recommends 89 as the minimum at $2.29 and the bike likes 92 at $2.59.

Diesel and regular gas have reached parity here in Rapid City, SD at $2.19 a gallon each. As I recall, diesel is usually a little higher than gas out here, but not anymore.

GoPackGo wrote:
Here in Ft Myers, FL, I can get diesel for $2.12 but regular is still cheaper at $1.94.

When I was in California this summer, diesel was cheaper then regular but I seem to recall that the state tax was less on diesel and that's what made the difference. If I recall correctly, diesel is cheaper to produce then gasoline so the starting price before taxes is cheaper. I suspect taxes make the difference as to whether diesel is ultimately cheaper then gas at the pump.

The federal highway tax is higher on diesel than gasoline. A wrong move if the intent it to encourage use of higher energy content fuels and encourge use of vehicles with higher fuel economy.

But the tax was probably set back when virtually all diesel vehicles were comercial trucks.

Gas federal tax/gallon is $.18 while diesel is $.24.

In oregon if you run B20, it is exempt from state tax and currently is under $2.00 gallon. Unlike ethanol, B20 has virtually the same energy content/gallon so fuel economy doesn't suffer. But many of the older diesels are only certified for B5.

Here in the fuel price gouging capitol of NC, Asheville, I've seen diesel as low as $2.48 a gallon..

Here in Ft Myers, FL, I can get diesel for $2.12 but regular is still cheaper at $1.94.

When I was in California this summer, diesel was cheaper then regular but I seem to recall that the state tax was less on diesel and that's what made the difference. If I recall correctly, diesel is cheaper to produce then gasoline so the starting price before taxes is cheaper. I suspect taxes make the difference as to whether diesel is ultimately cheaper then gas at the pump.