Commentary: Rising gas prices bring renewed activism to a husband who spoke out in the 1970s against nuclear weaponsROBERT SIEGEL
The last time the average price of gas was less than $2 was 15 years ago, in 2004. The average price of gas then was $1.88. How much was gas in the 90s?The average price of gas in the 1990's was just shy of $1.15. Gas Prices by State What are the top five states with the...
The unprecedented rise in gas prices, which has given European countries an energy shock comparable to theoilcrisis of the 1970s, has now hit the finances of the world’s biggest commodity traders, who have been betting massively on falling gas prices. Glencore, Trafigura, Vitol, and Gunvor h...
It is difficult to overstate the importance of these shale gas and oil resources to the U.S., North American, and world energy economies. North American shale development blossomed in the United States between 2005 and 2010, driven by high natural gas and oil prices, the availability of ...
In the U.S. market, natural gas prices are about $1.5/million British thermal units (MMBtu) above oil spot prices, which ranged from $2.1 to $3.5/MMBtu by the end of 2002 (according to the U.S. Department of Energy; information is available on their Web site at www.eia.doe.gov)...
Overview The Petroleum Argus service is a key part of Argus’ history, with its origins in the first Europ-Oil Prices weekly newsletter that began in 1970. It is now our flagship business intelligence service with an international reputation for providing thought-provoking and independent analysis ...
prices at the pump moved higher as well. The average price for a gallon of gas rose 5 cents from last week. Any major escalation of tensions in the Middle East conjures up memories of the oil embargo that followed the start of the Yom Kippur war in 1973, which quadru...
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The relationship between gasoline prices and the demand for automobiles was the subject of several economic studies in the 1980s in the aftermath of the gasoline price shocks of the 1970s. Those studies found that higher gasoline prices increased the demand for smaller, more-fuel-efficient vehicles...
1970: $0.36 ($2.75) 1980: $1.25 ($4.43) 1990: $1.16 ($2.67) 2000: $1.51 ($2.66) 2010: $2.79 ($3.90) 2020: $2.17 ($2.56) Which State Has the Highest (and Lowest) Gas Prices in the U.S.? As of February 2025 (in order of highest): Hawaii, California, Washington, and Nevad...