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Gas Price FAQs

Now more than ever, American energy is critical for meeting demand for affordable energy and strengthening national security. If America was still importing 60 percent of its oil, the US likely couldn’t take such strong and necessary national security steps against Russia.  American natural gas and oil producers are stepping up and doing everything they […]

Gas Prices Explained

Prices Impact at the Pump?The primary factors impacting gasoline prices are global crude oil cost (61%), refining costs (14%), distribution and marketing costs (11%) and federal & state taxes (14%), which are generally reflected in the wholesale costs that gasoline retailers pay to distributors. In addition to these factors, retail stations have to address local […]

Price Controls and Price Gouging

The industry does not condone price gouging. No one supports anyone taking advantage of people dealing with an inter/national crisis.  Often the proposed cure for high prices – anti-price gouging legislation – is worse than the problem it seeks to solve. Such proposals seek only to influence price while ignoring the fundamentals of supply and […]

Stock Buybacks and Dividends; General Industries vs the Oil & Gas Sector

General  Oil and Gas Specific  When companies repurchase stock, they are supporting the equity value of the company. This in turn helps the owners of the companies – retirees, future retirees and millions of Americans who have invested their hard-earned savings on the expectation of a reasonable return on their investment.

Oil Taxes

The tax dollars from the oil and gas industry fund vast portions of the economy, from schools to public safety. In the last 20 years, over $3 trillion of the industry’s capital has been invested to meet the growing demand for energy. The energy industry’s tax rate averages 38.7 percent, compared to other sectors’28.2 percent.