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Old Dec 2nd 2014 | 2:20 pm
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Down to 1.17 here, I wonder how low it will go....?
 
Old Dec 3rd 2014 | 6:26 am
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One of the guys i met on site yesterday was from Edmonton - he said he filled up for 0.839 at Costco up there!

its 0.979 in Calgary today
 
Old Dec 3rd 2014 | 6:27 am
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$1.14 here yesterday...
 
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One of the guys i met on site yesterday was from Edmonton - he said he filled up for 0.839 at Costco up there!

its 0.979 in Calgary today
.89 at costco in calgary!
 
Old Dec 12th 2014 | 1:38 pm
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93c a litre today in Whitby
 
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I haven't bothered with this mindless thread for a while, but could any of you possibly take a wider view?

There are credible reasons to believe that oil prices are going to go as low as $43, personally I think it might be lower.

Apparently the $43 number is the break even price for non-conventional shale oil in the US (I'm told).

What is that going to do to Herr Führer's (sorry Mr. Harper's) Canada?

The $Cad is going nicely into the tank*, which is good for the real Canadian economy (or what's left of it after it after 8 years of Walpurgisnacht) I suppose.

*Against the $US, which is all Canadians take any notice of. It's pretty stable against Sterling and the Euro areas, which quite frankly, couldn't give a flying one about Canada.

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian
I haven't bothered with this mindless thread for a while, but could any of you possibly take a wider view?

There are credible reasons to believe that oil prices are going to go as low as $43, personally I think it might be lower.

Apparently the $43 number is the break even price for non-conventional shale oil in the US (I'm told).

What is that going to do to Herr Führer's (sorry Mr. Harper's) Canada?

The $Cad is going nicely into the tank*, which is good for the real Canadian economy (or what's left of it after it after 8 years of Walpurgisnacht) I suppose.

*Against the $US, which is all Canadians take any notice of. It's pretty stable against Sterling and the Euro areas, which quite frankly, couldn't give a flying one about Canada.
Has the economy been that bad over the last 10 years? I ask as I don't know, not much seems to have changed in BC...

I only care about a strong CAD against the USD as when the CAD is weak it means not being able to see my family who is in the US, and basic things like food seem to go up in price as the CAD falls.

If only we could get paid in USD...ha ha

Gas is 1.13 in Squamish today, not sure we will see the under 99 cents but here is hoping. Cheaper gas means more money in my pocket which isn't a bad thing.
 
Old Dec 12th 2014 | 2:23 pm
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Has the economy been that bad over the last 10 years? I ask as I don't know, not much seems to have changed in BC...

I only care about a strong CAD against the USD as when the CAD is weak it means not being able to see my family who is in the US, and basic things like food seem to go up in price as the CAD falls.

If only we could get paid in USD...ha ha

Gas is 1.13 in Squamish today, not sure we will see the under 99 cents but here is hoping. Cheaper gas means more money in my pocket which isn't a bad thing.
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On the National tonight they were at the Fort Mc Murray area and telling of many people being laid off.

But on the other hand saying that Ontario is booming with the low dollar price.

In a selfish kind of way it's good that gas is so cheap now, as I use lots of it. But wow it has dropped so bloody fast !! Over 50c in 6 months, that's guna hurt some one some where.
 
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Originally Posted by magnumpi
On the National tonight they were at the Fort Mc Murray area and telling of many people being laid off.

But on the other hand saying that Ontario is booming with the low dollar price.

In a selfish kind of way it's good that gas is so cheap now, as I use lots of it. But wow it has dropped so bloody fast !! Over 50c in 6 months, that's guna hurt some one some where.
Lucky you with a dropped price for gas. In rip-off Britain it's dropped about 5p in the last six months.
 
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Went to London yesterday. 93.8 when we arrived. Came out of the mall and it was 92.5, then after dinner it had dropped again to 91.9.

Much as I like being able to fill a minivan for less than a mortgage payment, such a fast drop makes me a little uneasy. It also makes me a little angry when I read about the different measures OPEC nations take to pretty much fix and control prices.

I believe it has already dropped below Libya's break even point.
 
Old Dec 13th 2014 | 4:06 am
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83.9 in an Edmonton Costco
 
Old Dec 13th 2014 | 7:16 am
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Lucky you with a dropped price for gas. In rip-off Britain it's dropped about 5p in the last six months.
Isn't gas in the UK 5p a litre any how and the rest is made up with taxes?
 
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Isn't gas in the UK 5p a litre any how and the rest is made up with taxes?
60% of price is tax & VAT
 
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60% of price is tax & VAT
If it wasn't can you imagine how many knob-heads driving knob-headed cars would be on the road?
 


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