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2012 gave U.S. consumers the most expensive year ever for gasoline

GasBuddy Blog -- There’s no getting around it. As a nation we've never paid more at the pump than we did this year. The yearly national average is running at $3.63/gallon so far for 2012, and it's all but guaranteed that 2012 will go down as the year with the highest average ever.

With one month left, yes, it’s mathematically possible that 2012 could close without becoming the most expensive year ever for American consumers at the gas pumps; but that would necessitate an unthinkable calamity.

“We did the math,” says Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy, “and the numbers don’t lie. Last year’s average price of gasoline nationwide was $3.51 per gallon. The national average price of gasoline in the U.S. would have to drop...

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Submitted Nov 29, 2012 By: PD

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ber5 All-Star Author Chicago Posts:664 Points:132,445 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 3:29:27 PM Ignore ber5 Report Abuse wow, this is getting to be a regular trend...
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:8,112 Points:2,173,000 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 8:36:09 AM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse We got what we voted for.
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:765 Points:478,810 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 4:10:02 PM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse This will become the new normal. [Edited by: txrojo2005 at 1/4/2013 4:12:39 PM EST]
Dodge_Bill Champion Author Wyoming Posts:1,416 Points:687,225 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 10:33:41 AM Ignore Dodge_Bill Report Abuse It won't get better until we get a new administration. It's going to be a long 4 years.
nstrdnvstr Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:36,851 Points:3,984,205 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 9:24:31 AM Ignore nstrdnvstr Report Abuse WanderDan, "some people here give the uber rich oil companies a pass just so they can blame the pres..... ???" Do you have any idea what the profit margin is for "the uber rich oil companies"?
mabrams184 Champion Author Lexington Posts:2,104 Points:534,015 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jan 3, 2013 9:42:07 PM Ignore mabrams184 Report Abuse Let's hope 2013 isn't more of the same.
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,121 Points:292,685 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 2, 2013 8:32:51 PM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse and now there is a car that runs on compressed air.
1007 All-Star Author Michigan Posts:563 Points:997,860 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jan 2, 2013 7:37:51 PM Ignore 1007 Report Abuse 2013 will beat 2012 for gas and taxes
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,416 Points:422,900 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jan 1, 2013 2:27:43 PM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse Very sad, eh.
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:765 Points:478,810 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 30, 2012 10:36:50 AM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse After Bush got lambasted in the press for a few weeks; the media does not have the same outrage under Obama. [Edited by: txrojo2005 at 12/30/2012 10:37:38 AM EST]
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:591 Points:143,710 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 29, 2012 11:35:20 AM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse some people here give the uber rich oil companies a pass just so they can blame the pres..... ???
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,359 Points:752,605 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 28, 2012 9:41:57 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse goodbye 2012 thank goodness your almost over I hope the gift of high gas doesn't follow into 2013 but I'm not very optimistic about that
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:5,962 Points:1,275,025 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Dec 21, 2012 9:57:42 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse I'm glad I drove a lot less this year and got reacquainted with my backyard.
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,121 Points:292,685 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 12:29:17 PM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse we could be energy independent in five years if we did not export our oil and gas. all the oil we drill in alaska gets shipped away, makes no sense to me.
mabrams184 Champion Author Lexington Posts:2,104 Points:534,015 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 19, 2012 6:01:05 AM Ignore mabrams184 Report Abuse and how many more millions did the big oil companies and speculators make at the expense of the average American consumer?
WanderDan All-Star Author Dayton Posts:591 Points:143,710 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 18, 2012 11:39:55 PM Ignore WanderDan Report Abuse prices rise thats what happens.. easy for some to blame pres but not those who knee to the oil companies
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:8,112 Points:2,173,000 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 6:34:27 AM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse We got exactly what was voted for...
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:765 Points:478,810 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 9, 2012 12:35:59 PM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse Oil and refinery stocks did fine.
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,121 Points:292,685 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 11:48:24 AM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse oh
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:8,112 Points:2,173,000 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 9:19:44 AM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse We as a nation got what we voted for. The problem, as I see it, is that not all of us voted for this.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 10:14:28 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse clp, I'll make that evaluative statement in a year...
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,359 Points:752,605 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 7:24:05 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse Goodbye 2012 glad to see you go 2013 will be a much better for everything including gas
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:3,444 Points:1,324,520 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 5:11:17 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse Prices need to be adjusted for inflation.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 5:59:46 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse mama: I think where ppl are frustrated is the discrepancy between what a barrel costs and the pump prices. It used to be that a barrel of crude was maybe %75 and the pump prices were in the upper 1.xx to maybe low 2.xx. Now they're mid- to upper 3.xx only a few short years later.
mamalisa52 Rookie Author Dayton Posts:16 Points:1,865 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 2:33:48 AM Ignore mamalisa52 Report Abuse The only reason people are complaining is because they don't have a piece of the profits themselves...these same complainers have an opportunity to take advantage of this last Deregulation and they won't because they don't like change...change is going to happend whether you like it or not...stop being a knuckehead and help the economy and yourself~~otherwise stop complaining
mamalisa52 Rookie Author Dayton Posts:16 Points:1,865 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 2:29:23 AM Ignore mamalisa52 Report Abuse So whose fault is it that the gas prices are up. I remember when gas was .15-.25 cent a gallon. Whose fault was it then til now. It's so easy to blame Obama, but who was in office before him? Did we blame those people? Don't get it twisted...prices go up, it's called life~
indyjim Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:10,088 Points:2,318,455 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 10:46:55 AM Ignore indyjim Report Abuse What a sham!
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 5:41:38 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse nordi: probably going to happen.
nordiqueen Rookie Author San Diego Posts:18 Points:81,005 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 8:12:09 AM Ignore nordiqueen Report Abuse Will expect higher prices next year!
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 5:48:22 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse jethro: Shell, BP, Citgo, Chevron, Valero, etc.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 3, 2012 5:51:35 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse rocket: many Pig Oil members removed stuff from their "goody bags." One way to make more $$$.
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:8,112 Points:2,173,000 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Dec 2, 2012 7:37:57 PM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse We got what we voted for. We were warned in advance...
rocket_ron Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,286 Points:1,986,495 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Dec 2, 2012 12:55:27 AM Ignore rocket_ron Report Abuse It sucks that mobil took away their 0.15 per gallon card.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 2, 2012 12:24:14 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse funny how Pig Oil is reaping (near) record profits all around while the rest of the economy is in shambles.
rickfro All-Star Author San Diego Posts:685 Points:328,595 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 1, 2012 9:47:21 PM Ignore rickfro Report Abuse There's a surprise
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:3,444 Points:1,324,520 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Dec 1, 2012 6:08:21 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse Actually Henry's work guaranteed us much needed oil in a time technology didn't give us access to new product such as we see now. He should be given another button or something.
NedW Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:5,614 Points:1,142,245 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 1, 2012 5:45:51 AM Ignore NedW Report Abuse Foreign policy work that Henry Kissinger did in the '70s with the middle east, specifically Saudi Arabia, is what's originally to blame for the suppression of petroleum independence in the US. And, subsequently, every administration has been culpable in failing to address that. Why?
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,064 Points:1,626,250 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 1, 2012 3:57:19 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse thanks robama
sydb7 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,557 Points:1,919,755 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 4:37:47 PM Ignore sydb7 Report Abuse And oil companies made record profits!
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:765 Points:478,810 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 4:33:54 PM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse Yep. Obama campaigned on this issue in 2008 and the people (not me) voted him back in again; so expect more of the same. [Edited by: txrojo2005 at 11/30/2012 4:35:14 PM EST]
geezrtek Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,902 Points:431,510 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 3:00:11 PM Ignore geezrtek Report Abuse Not really news, even yesterday.
DutchTreatMI Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:3,310 Points:751,690 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 2:58:15 PM Ignore DutchTreatMI Report Abuse We already knew this by living it day in and day out.We don't go anywhere we don't have to.
gass12 Champion Author Omaha Posts:8,389 Points:2,303,715 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 2:54:49 PM Ignore gass12 Report Abuse Did it take a genius to figure this out.
mikaye Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,829 Points:864,435 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 2:50:18 PM Ignore mikaye Report Abuse when gas companies are allowed to charge what they want what do you expect
amearly Champion Author Michigan Posts:12,114 Points:2,466,635 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 2:44:30 PM Ignore amearly Report Abuse Yesterday
StraKat Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,210 Points:569,415 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 2:44:03 PM Ignore StraKat Report Abuse And it won't be any better in 2013.
Xpoint Champion Author Idaho Posts:11,695 Points:1,625,395 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 2:40:13 PM Ignore Xpoint Report Abuse So, is an enerty policy out of the question??
Mikeyl Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,152 Points:1,185,020 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 2:39:47 PM Ignore Mikeyl Report Abuse With simple inflation, this is the headline every year. Just with the current state of the country and world, it's multiplied.
bobzilla11 Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,199 Points:494,735 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 2:38:14 PM Ignore bobzilla11 Report Abuse gas should be about $2. when it goes up the value of the dollar in your pocket goes down. get us off the petrol standard!
myambro Champion Author Sacramento Posts:3,204 Points:1,052,925 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Nov 30, 2012 2:36:01 PM Ignore myambro Report Abuse Thank you, politicians.