Why are gas prices still so expensive?

[Concerned American]

It could take a while for stored gas, purchased during high prices, to work it's way out of the supply chain. Gas prices are going down, just not as fast as most folks would like, including me, BTW.

Except in blue shithole, west coast states where they have multi-year carbon taxes that will keep them artificially high. Democrats are morons.

 

[Leo123]

Except in blue shithole, west coast states where they have multi-year carbon taxes that will keep them artificially high. Democrats are morons.

In CA we are paying at least 60 cents a gallon in bullshit State parasite 'taxes' and bullshit 'reformulated' gasoline that has a surcharge for extra environmental bullshit.

 

[GLASNOST]

Why are gas prices still so expensive?​

Well .....

Do you think the war in Ukraine is causing gas prices to be above $3 a gallon in a lot of places?

What did you think would happen when you shut off the import of Russian oil?

 

[candycorn]

Hi. I live in Hammond, Indiana. Hammond is in northwestern Indiana, located riiiiiight next to thee southside of Chicago..

Gas prices here in Hammond are usually about $3.29 a gallon.. and it’s been that way since like January 2024..

(I believe..)

(IIRC.)

Thee most expensive gas price I saw today here in Hammond was $3.49 per gallon for regular unleaded gas at a Shell. Thee cheapest I saw today was $3.11 per gallon..

(The local Nice n’ Easy gas station always has thee cheapest gasoline prices in Hammond..)

If I cross the border into Illinois/Chicago though, I can expect to see plenty of gas prices at $3.49/$3.59/$3.69 per gallon for regular unleaded fuel though.

Anyways, I read that the gas prices got expensive above $3 a gallon in January 2021 in Indiana because Joe Biden and the democrats like to ship gasoline/oil by BNSF train to support Warren Buffet, instead of using oil pipelines..

(If that’s true, why have thee gasoline prices not fallen under Trump?)

The price of oil per barrel fell to about $57 in May 2025, but still, there was no drop in gasoline prices here in thee Chicagoland area when that happened..

Anyways, what’s up with the somewhat/kinda expensive gas prices in USA/Chicagoland area?

Do you think the war in Ukraine is causing gas prices to be above $3 a gallon in a lot of places?

I remember in 2022, Saudi Arabia cut/reduced thee amount of oil they were exporting to USA, because they didn’t like how Joe Biden was exasperating/intensifying the war in Ukraine, and putting all these sanctions on Russia. Anyone know if that Saudi Arabia oil cut is still in effect? Think that’s why gasoline prices are still so pricey-ish?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/us/politics/biden-saudi-arabia-oil-production-cut.html

I believe the keystone pipeline was still being used under Biden’s term, but an extension to it wasn’t built? Anyone know if the keystone pipeline is being used under Trump at all, and if he plans to build thee extension on it? Anyone know how much of an effect that all has on the gas prices?

Well alright. Donald Trump vowed he would lower the gasoline prices if he became president, but he has failed to do so..

Anyone know why? Anyone know what’s up with that..?

Jw.

I’m sure the price of gas in Indiana has a lot to do with the price of gas in California..or at least it will by the time the blob supporters get through explaining it.

 

[Mr Natural]

We should be thankful it doesn’t cost a whole lot more.

Heck, a gallon of Poland Spring water costs about the same.

 

[BrickHouse88]

The average gas price in Hammond is around $2.75 per gallon.

If you're paying more than that, it's probably because you're stupid

AAA Fuel Prices

https://www.gasbuddy.com/gasprices/indiana/hammond

Thread is from August, dumbass.

 

[Edgetho]

Thread is from August, dumbass.

Quite right.

This is the danger of replying to old threads. On most forums it's considered trolling. Here, it's just the usual Amateur Hour antics.

But you're still paying too much for gas --

The average gas price in Hammond, Indiana, for August 2025 was approximately $3.03 per gallon

 

[Captain Creeper]

Honestly, why are you people even talking to the moron who posted this?!? Clearly, gas prices have come way down since the Biden gang got run out of DC.

 

[ColonelAngus]

State and local taxes on gasoline in New York is about 50 cents per gallon in the city.

I can think of a quick way to drop gas prices by 50 cents a gallon in NYC.