People are chattering about taking longer or more frequent trips this summer, he said. Any time it's more, they get upset. Between January and June, the price of gas has gone up eight out of the last nine years, according to AAA Michigan. But the prices didn't rise nearly as high outside the Midwest. The culprit was a reformulated fuel that was required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with additives designed to reduce pollution.
Midland has a different gas from Chicago.
I wish they could figure out how much we need and fix the prices. That was a comedy of errors based on circumstances created by the federal government. Oil producers are also meeting with the EPA to discuss ways to avoid the problems that occurred last year. But few analysts will predict exactly what they think will happen because of the complexity of the issue and the outside forces that are in play. A somewhat clearer forecast of summer gas prices will be available after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meets Friday to determine if it will cut production.