more on Gas prices accelerating as pump pressures rise -- Regular = $2.39 in LA

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Gunnar Helliesen <gunnar () bitcon no>
Date: October 16, 2004 1:41:41 PM GMT+01:00
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Gas prices accelerating as pump pressures rise -- 
Regular = $2.39 in LA

> From the Los Angeles Daily News -- Gasoline prices hit a record high 
> in Los Angeles on Friday, crossing $2.391 for a gallon of regular 
> unleaded and apparently headed a lot higher with no top in sight.

Not that this helps Losangelites or anyone else in the least, but just 
for comparison, gas prices here are currently hovering around NOK 10.50 
per litre.

Changed into US units that's a whopping $6 per gallon.

Now get this: Norway is a major producer and exporter of oil.

Most other European countries have gas prices closer to the Norwegian 
than the US levels, some have even higher prices.

Here's a table made by CNN showing gas prices in various countries 
around the world. Note that it was last updated in May, so prices will 
be higher everywhere now:

http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/price.html

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Gunnar Helliesen   | Bergen IT Consult     | Open Source activist
Systems Consultant | Bergen, Norway        | Jaguar enthusiast
gunnar () bitcon no   | www.bitcon.no/~gunnar | Märklin collector

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