The High Cost of Gasoline

Miriam H.

Per: 2

4/21/11

Gas Price           

No matter were you live; the cost of filling up your car with gasoline has increased in recent months. With current economic conditions oil is rising leading to the higher prices as we’re seeing today. Gas prices are increasing little by little and not everyone has the money to fill up his or her car. The car waste, uses, and needs to be full almost every third day, depending on the type of car the person has, sometimes it’s not worth using the car.

California suffers for the gas prices and the people only fill up their car to a half tank. ”Too much money”, that’s what everyone says. Everyone has responsibilities and bills to pay, not everyone can afford to fill up his or her car every time unless; you are okay with the price of the gas.

The transportation of fuels from country to country-cost more and at the same times it brings problems. California and the rest of the States are invading the Middle East, ever since California and the rest of the countries need oil. According to my research the information for which leading the U.S oil companies get their crude oil from the Middle East and how much is as follows:

Shell........................... 205,742,000 barrels
Chevron/Texaco......... 144,332,000 barrels
Exxon /Mobil............... 130,082,000 barrels
Marathon/Speedway... 117,740,000 barrels
Amoco............................62,231,000 barrels
Citgo gas is from South America.

Some cites show similar statistics about how much oil comes from the Middle East and  which the U.S companies purchase it:
Shell purchased 3,611,000 barrels from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
BP purchased none from the Middle East.
Chevron purchased 14,724,000 from the Middle East.
Citgo-None from the Middle East.
Amoco purchased 3,611,000 barrels from the Middle East.
Exxon-Mobil combined purchased 13,273,000 barrels from the Middle East.
Marathon purchased 10,710,000 in Middle Eastern oil.
Sunoco purchased none from the Middle East.
Conoco purchased 523,000 from the Middle East.
Sinclair-We didn't find any figures.
Phillips-We didn't find any Middle Eastern purchases.

 California and other countries have or plan to increase the prices on the gas, however many people don’t like the idea of the gas prices that are increasing because of how the economy is as well as other needs for oil around the world.

In conclusion, high gas prices is what we are facing now especially because its what a car needs. Budget cuts are not that good and what’s next fill your car a certain amount? No I don’t think so. Only certain amount of people will purchase it, while the other half uses transportation. The American people hope that gas prices goes down and for once and  all stay like that.