FabSwingers.com forum: Petrol prices

By *obilebottom OP Man
over a year ago

All over

They have been sneaking up again, me thinks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blame the scumbags that run OPEC, cutting production to keep prices artificially high. They’re shitting it that oils time is coming to an end in the near future, and cashing in while they still can.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Indeed. I filled up with diesel today and it's gone up quite a bit within a week

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

It was sitting around 65-70 dollars a barrel before the OPEC moves… they claimed they wanted to keep the oil price at around 80 dollars a barrel for sustainability

At the moment oil price is sitting around 93.50 a barrel

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"Blame the scumbags that run OPEC, cutting production to keep prices artificially high. They’re shitting it that oils time is coming to an end in the near future, and cashing in while they still can.

Oil will always be wanted, just need some new uses for old products

Thanks to Sci med, this is what I just found out...

Here are ten different petroleum products made using crude oil:

Petrol

Around a half of every barrel of crude oil will be used to create petrol to power cars, making it by far the biggest product derived from crude oil across the world.

Diesel

Diesel is a mixture of hydrocarbons with boiling points in the range of 150 – 380c, which are obtained from petroleum. It’s one of the principal products currently made using crude oil.

Jet fuel

Around 10% of the world’s crude oil currently goes towards creating jet fuel that’s used to power the world’s air travel. As with diesel, it’s a mixture of hydrocarbons with the exact composition varying depending on the petroleum source.

Kerosene

Kerosene is a combustible hydrocarbon widely used in the aviation industry. It has a low-viscosity, and is a clear liquid formed from hydrocarbons. These are obtained from the fractional distillation of petroleum between 150 and 275c.

Paraffin

Paraffin and kerosene are sometimes used interchangeably, but the former is actually a more refined and distilled version of the latter. This makes it more suitable for use at home where it produces less soot when burned.

Heavy fuel oil

Heavy fuel oil (HFO) consists of the residual of petroleum sources once the hydrocarbons of higher quality are extracted via processes such as thermal and catalytic cracking. For this reason, HFO is sometimes referred to as residual fuel oil.

Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)

LPG, sometimes referred to as propane or butane, is a flammable gas used in cooking equipment, home heating and as fuel for cars. In the UK, it’s frequently used as a home heating source in areas not connected to the mains gas grid.

Petrochemical feedstock

A feedstock is a raw material that’s used to provide reactants to create an industrial reaction. A petrochemical is a substance that’s made from crude oil using chemical reactions.

Solvents

Petroleum solvents consist of liquid hydrocarbons that are derived from petroleum and petroleum products. These are used in a range of commercial products, in research and across industries.

Lubricants

Mineral oils are lubricating oils that are refined from naturally occurring crude oil. They are composed of 80–90% petroleum hydrocarbon distillate with 10–20% additives to impart specific properties to the oil.

SciMed is a leading supplier of scientific instrumentation in the UK and Ireland. We take pride in helping scientists, engineers and technicians solve their analytical and process challenges.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

There is an app/site called petrol prices and I use this every week. Just enter your town and see what the 20 radius throws up. It's not perfect, but it is an eye opener.

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By *obilebottom OP Man
over a year ago

All over

"There is an app/site called petrol prices and I use this every week. Just enter your town and see what the 20 radius throws up. It's not perfect, but it is an eye opener."

Yes, thanks. As you say not perfect but can be useful.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"They have been sneaking up again, me thinks

Yep I noticed yesterday .. what’s the excuse now ? Pre planned covid again ?

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Greedy cunts.

They all have enough money for a hundred lifetimes and live all extremely well at that.

But it's never enough greed greed greed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In Ireland the Government get.. or take.. doesn't really matter does it ...a whopping 67% in car fuel tax ...shower of f**king b******s ...a car is not a luxury item ..it is a necessity for people to get to work ..so the government can tax you there as well ...

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By *sh paulCouple
over a year ago

DALKEITH

Costco edinburgh are around 9p litre cheaper than the others. Its crazy busy at weekends

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By *orny-DJMan
over a year ago

Leigh-on-Sea

"There is an app/site called petrol prices and I use this every week. Just enter your town and see what the 20 radius throws up. It's not perfect, but it is an eye opener."

I use that too. It's very handy

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

OPEC price rigging again.How else can the Saudis afford to get into football?

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"OPEC price rigging again.How else can the Saudis afford to get into football?"

That's a binary financial blackhole.

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

It'll be rental property next

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

Price per gallon is going up over here to, $ 3.49

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
over a year ago

Bedford

More fuel efficient cars on the road means less filling up. I took all the junk out of my trunk saving me a few pence, keep them tyre pressures up, people walk more drive less now, especially where ulez is.

So they grab what they can of you. Have a look around might find a 1.49 poss 1.45 in rural areas.

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By *aturevoyerMan
over a year ago

sheffield

Fill up now because it will be going up over the next 2 weeks as oil is still climbing it's 95 dollars a barrel.

Got a few shares 3 years ago for £2 now over £5 so got a bit of money back from them

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By *asycouple1971Couple
over a year ago

midlands

Well they have to get the money back for all the footballers they are buying for £millions.

The Saudi League aint cheap.

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By *echanichandsMan
over a year ago

newcastle upon tyne

Costco is always the cheapest place to go if you have one near you. It’s a joke how much tax we pay on it.

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

I've read two possible interpretations of the big picture here. The truth might be a combination of both or neither.

First is that this is Saudi putting their thumb on the scales to help Putin keep pressuring the West about supporting Ukraine.

The second one is there's a election in 14 months in the USA. American voters blame the president for high prices at the pump. SA would prefer a different president. Relations between the USA and SA haven't been the same since they dismembered the journalist in the embassy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What can I do? Stop buying it?

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By *asycouple1971Couple
over a year ago

midlands

I miss the days of the fuel blockades.

We just take it now up the ass with no lube. Fuck us over.

It will go to £2 and we will stay pay it.

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By *orny-DJMan
over a year ago

Leigh-on-Sea

"What can I do? Stop buying it? "

A lot of people have, by switching to EVs, sales of which, I understand, have now overtaken those of ICE cars

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I miss the days of the fuel blockades.

We just take it now up the ass with no lube. Fuck us over.

It will go to £2 and we will stay pay it."

We are not allowed to stop the transportation of fuel. We literally got told to put up and shut up.

Gotta love the people in charge.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"What can I do? Stop buying it?

A lot of people have, by switching to EVs, sales of which, I understand, have now overtaken those of ICE cars"

Not even close. Last year Battery EV accounted for just 14% of new car sales Globally, and 18% in the UK. So more than 80% still require oil derived fuels. They only make up around 7% of cars on the roads in the UK.

Cal

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

"What can I do? Stop buying it? "

It doesn't work for everyone but it might be possible to buy less. Either using an alternative form of transport or being more efficient in car usage.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"What can I do? Stop buying it? "

I'm not sure that there's much that the UK Domestic market can do to influence the Global Oil price... maybe we could buy cheap oil from Russia instead?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What can I do? Stop buying it?

It doesn't work for everyone but it might be possible to buy less. Either using an alternative form of transport or being more efficient in car usage. "

My walking to the shop will not make a difference.

But, years ago, on Twitter. (Don’t all groan!!) there was a guys account that would list the cheapest places, for fuel. And the idea was we just shopped there, hopefully forcing a competition between the forecourts.

Kinda forcing a price war.

Any idea is a good idea when nothing else is working.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

Just got to accept that firm grip around my testicles, I’ll never drive electric unless forced to ( I.e no diesel/petrol to buy ) so what can I apart from pay it, just one of those things you have to take I the chin, bring the prices down, government will just fuck you another way.

The mr

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

"What can I do? Stop buying it?

It doesn't work for everyone but it might be possible to buy less. Either using an alternative form of transport or being more efficient in car usage.

My walking to the shop will not make a difference.

Kinda forcing a price war.

Any idea is a good idea when nothing else is working.

There's no perfect solution. The forecourts aren't to blame here. It's a global issue.

Realistically most can't avoid using their cars but I think they could possibly use them less or more efficiently.

I realise that I'm the exception but I'm near the stage of having a car has to be justified. It's used more for other people rather than myself.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"What can I do? Stop buying it?

It doesn't work for everyone but it might be possible to buy less. Either using an alternative form of transport or being more efficient in car usage.

My walking to the shop will not make a difference.

Kinda forcing a price war.

Any idea is a good idea when nothing else is working.

There's no perfect solution. The forecourts aren't to blame here. It's a global issue.

Realistically most can't avoid using their cars but I think they could possibly use them less or more efficiently.

I realise that I'm the exception but I'm near the stage of having a car has to be justified. It's used more for other people rather than myself. "

The forecourts are "partly" to blame, there is no reason for there to be different pricing from one town to another, but Even supermarkets can shave as much as 20p per litre difference between their highest priced station and their lowest. Currently in my local area, diesel ranges from £1.49 to £1.64. This goes to prove that they COULD do more.

Cal

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By *ts the taking part thatMan
over a year ago

southampton

"They have been sneaking up again, me thinks

Happens every August & September, OPEC have done it for years.

We honestly get tankers of crude oil moored South of the I.O.W. as speculators Park them up whilst prices change before comingin to pump off.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"Price per gallon is going up over here to, $ 3.49"

Where is here and how many litres is your gallon?

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"Price per gallon is going up over here to, $ 3.49

Just a shade over 4.5 LTRs per gallon I'd say 3.49 seems a good price.

Where is here and how many litres is your gallon?"

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
over a year ago

GO petrol stations are very cheap, Not many around but worth driving to

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

"Price per gallon is going up over here to, $ 3.49

Just a shade over 4.5 LTRs per gallon I'd say 3.49 seems a good price.

Where is here and how many litres is your gallon?"
here is Texas, us gallons have to look it up as to how many litres

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

"Price per gallon is going up over here to, $ 3.49

Just a shade over 4.5 LTRs per gallon I'd say 3.49 seems a good price.

Where is here and how many litres is your gallon? here is Texas, us gallons have to look it up as to how many litres"
3.7 litres to a gallon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have a magic card which I use to pay for diesel and I can just forget about it.

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