Utica man arrested after attempting to set fire to convenience store with gasoline
UTICA, N.Y. — A 37-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to set fire to a convenience store in Utica on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Utica Police were dispatched at approximately…
Los Angeles gasoline retreats in last day for trading October products
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Gasoline retreated in the Los Angeles wholesale market on Friday, the last day for trading October products, West Coast market traders said. October-delivery CARBOB gasoline was valued in Los…
Explainer-U.S. gasoline prices are falling again – here’s why
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – U.S. gasoline prices rose earlier this month but are falling again after West Coast refinery outages subsided and seasonal demand fell. Prices dropped after a weeks-long rebound…
Analysis-Nigeria squanders oil price bonanza as gasoline subsidies soar
By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) – Nigeria has failed to capitalise on an oil price boom that has helped cushion other exporters from the impact of inflation, with millions more Nigerians now…
Los Angeles wholesale gasoline hits new high on refinery outages
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Wholesale October gasoline sold in the Los Angeles market at $2.50 a gallon over NYMEX November RBOB gasoline futures on Wednesday, a high previously unseen in the West Coast…
China’s August gasoline exports nearly double from a year ago
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s August gasoline exports rose 97.4% from a year earlier, customs data showed on Sunday, as refiners took advantage of fresh export quotas amid faltering domestic demand. Gasoline shipments…
U.S. gasoline prices to keep falling as refiners keep making other products
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – Wholesale gasoline prices are expected to keep falling in coming months as U.S. refiners overproduce fuel to try to rebuild low stocks of diesel and heating oil,…
Pertamina defers some gasoline imports ahead of cuts to fuel subsidies
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indonesia’s state-owned oil giant Pertamina, Asia’s biggest gasoline importer, has deferred some of its gasoline deliveries for September ahead of planned government cuts to fuel subsidies which are…
M onthly inflation brakes sharply; Gasoline price drop restrains U.S. consumer spending
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer spending barely rose in July as falling gasoline prices hurt sales at service stations, but monthly inflation slowed sharply, which could reduce the need for…
D.C. Detective Witnesses Suspect Douse Victim With Gasoline and Threaten To Set Her on Fire
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday night, a man poured gasoline on a victim and threatened to set the woman on fire. This incident happened on Friday night on the 1200 Block of…
Canada’s inflation rate eases to 7.6% in July on gasoline
OTTAWA – Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 7.6% in July, a two-month low but still far above the Bank of Canada’s 2% target, as gasoline prices eased, Statistics Canada data showed…
Boonsboro Man Charged for Pouring Gasoline Threatening to Burn Home During Domestic Dispute
BOONSBORO, MD – Police have arrested a Boonsboro man after he threatened arson and poured gasoline in the living room of his home during a domestic altercation. Maryland State Fire Marshal investigators…
Woman Poured Gasoline on Teen’s Head, Threatened to Set Him On Fire During Robbery
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A woman who met an 18-year-old male to purchase items from him after arranging the sale on Snapchat earlier in the day doused him with gasoline and threatened…
From grain to gasoline: a brief world history of rationing
(Reuters) – European countries are looking at ways to curb gas demand as they brace for further cuts in Russian supplies, raising the prospect of rationing across the continent. Through war, siege…
Global gasoline cracks collapse, blow to refiners’ profits
By Mohi Narayan, Laura Sanicola and Shadia Nasralla (Reuters) – A sudden crash in global gasoline prices in the past two weeks has dented refiners’ profits, pushing up inventories in key trading…
Honduras enacts month-long gasoline price freeze in inflation fight
TEGUCIGALPA – The Honduran government passed a month-long freeze on increases in gasoline and diesel prices on Friday, the country’s energy minister announced, making the Central American nation the latest to intervene…
Yellen says gasoline tax holiday worth considering as anti-inflation tool
By David Lawder TORONTO – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that a gasoline tax holiday should be considered as a way to address inflation, even if it is “not…
Biden Threatens Oil Companies For Not Refining More Gasoline — There’s Just One Problem
Biden Threatens Oil Companies For Not Refining More Gasoline — There’s Just One Problem Thomas Catenacci on June 15, 2022 UPDATE: This article has been updated to include comments from Shell spokesperson…
U.S. gasoline average price tops $5 per gallon in historic first
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -The price of U.S. gasoline averaged more than $5 a gallon for the first time on Saturday, data from the AAA showed, extending a surge in fuel costs…
Costco To Require Membership to Purchase Gasoline at New Jersey Stations
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The line of customers at the Brick Township Costco gas station on Route 70 is always dozens of cars deep on any given day, but that could change…
Biden Says Idea of Quick Gasoline Price Fix is Unlikely
President Joe Biden said, “the idea that we’re gonna be able to…click a switch, bring down” gas prices is unlikely, during his White House meeting with Biden administration officials and infant formula…
U.S. light, heavy oil-price spreads widen as gasoline demand grows
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON(Reuters) – Price differences between U.S. light and heavy crude oil grades have been widening, pricing data showed, as refiners around the world have been snapping up less-dense crude…
Woodmere Man Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Stolen Credit Card Information and Using it to Purchase Gasoline
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Charles E. Smith, Jr., 52, of Woodmere, Ohio, pleaded guilty on May 19, 2022, to an Information charging him with one count of access…
Japan raises gasoline subsidy to maximum of 25 yen per litre
TOKYO – Japan raised its gasoline subsidy for oil distributors to the maximum figure of 25 yen ($0.1944) a litre for the seven days from April 21, up from 20.3 yen a…
Gasoline seen boosting U.S. consumer prices in March
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer prices likely increased by the most in 16-1/2 years in March as Russia’s war against Ukraine boosted the cost of gasoline to record highs, resulting in annual inflation…
Human smuggler in go-fast boat carrying 200 gallons of gasoline admits to making run to Cuba
KEY WEST, FL – A Florida man caught by police admitted he loaded up his go-fast boat with 200 gallons of gasoline in an effort to reach Cuba to smuggle Cubans into…
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