VirginiaHuguenot
Puritanboard Librarian
In a discussion with my father earlier this year, we were considering why gas prices have risen so dramatically this year. He blames oil companies and only oil companies. I asked him to consider whether Iraqi insurgents, trouble in Nigeria and Venezuela, OPEC market controls, hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, market speculators, Democrats in Congress and environmentalists in general who seek to block us from drilling for oil in Alaska and other sources might be contributing to the problem, but he disagreed. Does anyone have any good information as to why oil prices have skyrocketed? It will help me in future discussions if I can obtain some solid information. Thanks!