Louisiana Light • 4 days | 72.39 | +1.98 | +2.81% | |||
Bonny Light • 3 days | 75.19 | +1.17 | +1.58% | |||
Opec Basket • 4 days | 72.79 | -0.28 | -0.38% | |||
Mars US • 2 days | 71.39 | +1.89 | +2.72% | |||
Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.549 | +0.048 | +1.92% |
Bonny Light • 3 days | 75.19 | +1.17 | +1.58% | |||
Girassol • 3 days | 77.03 | +1.40 | +1.85% | |||
Opec Basket • 4 days | 72.79 | -0.28 | -0.38% |
Peace Sour • 3 days | 64.35 | +2.01 | +3.22% | |||
Light Sour Blend • 3 days | 65.65 | +2.01 | +3.16% | |||
Syncrude Sweet Premium • 3 days | 74.60 | +2.01 | +2.77% | |||
Central Alberta • 3 days | 63.95 | +2.01 | +3.25% |
Eagle Ford • 4 days | 66.58 | +2.01 | +3.11% | |||
Oklahoma Sweet • 4 days | 66.50 | +2.50 | +3.91% | |||
Kansas Common • 5 days | 58.25 | -1.50 | -2.51% | |||
Buena Vista • 13 days | 76.15 | -1.09 | -1.41% |
Crude oil prices turned around…
Oil prices moved higher early…
Another summer is gone. How much gasoline was used vs. the same months in prior years? These charts from Tim Wallace have the answer.
Total Petroleum Usage
Over the past several years people have dropped out of the labour force at an astounding, almost unbelievable rate, holding the unemployment rate artificially low. Some of this was due to major revisions last month on account of the 2010 census finally factored in. However, most of it is simply economic weakness.
This recovery is far weaker than the decline in unemployment suggests. Gasoline usage is consistent with that thesis.
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The per capital use of energy has been on a twenty year decline and this, in no small measure also means the need for less energy..
I also expect the decline to continue, as the high cost of petrol drives even more efficiency..