Hawk Oil supplies gas to local Exxon and Gas 4 Less stations. Prices around the state are on rise. Sherlock says prices have jumped at the wholesale level and that stations are simply passing along the higher costs. The increases aren t limited to gasoline. But Sherlock questions the notion that Oregon has the highest prices.
Prices are clearly much higher just across the state line.
That s an increase of about 15 cents over last year at this time. As usual, theories abound about what is driving the increases. Sherlock says the rise may be tied to demand for heating oil as the winter months approach. Refineries have to retool their plants to process heating oil instead of gasoline. High prices for both natural gas and heating oil have been forecast by analysts and refineries may be trying to stock up in anticipation of the demand.