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Noticing higher Twin Cities gas prices? Blame Canada

Pioneer Press -- Blame Canada -- at least partially.

Minnesota is getting more of its gasoline from Canadian sources this winter, and it's proving to be a little more expensive than gasoline that comes from refineries near the Gulf of Mexico.

That's one reason gas prices have been on the uptick in the Twin Cities in recent weeks, said Gail Weinholzer, spokeswoman for AAA of Minnesota and Iowa.

Another key problem: Six refineries around the U.S. are closed for various reasons, including two in the Chicago area that provide gasoline to parts of Minnesota, she said. Until they're back up and running, gasoline supplies will be constricted.

Prices in Minnesota averaged $3.27 per gallon on Monday, Jan. 28, Weinholzer said, compared with $3.35 nationally. At twincitiesgasprices.com, a crowd-sourced website,

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Submitted Jan 29, 2013 By: DellDude2

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 5:55:38 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse tomeboy: and what's the problem w/ higher gas price reports?
Tomeboy Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,779 Points:561,615 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 10:59:50 AM Ignore Tomeboy Report Abuse The article is about higher gasoline prices.
gcalleja All-Star Author Miami Posts:924 Points:551,920 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 7:30:28 AM Ignore gcalleja Report Abuse Explain how Canada is in any way responsible for US oil consumption.
myambro Champion Author Sacramento Posts:3,209 Points:1,053,900 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 2:28:02 AM Ignore myambro Report Abuse Screw the big cities.
SkooterG Champion Author Phoenix Posts:1,359 Points:329,335 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 2:12:42 AM Ignore SkooterG Report Abuse Always with the excuses for rising prices.
ysmc Champion Author Providence Posts:10,568 Points:2,023,595 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 1:03:20 AM Ignore ysmc Report Abuse excuses and propaganda I agree with many who have pointed at greed, which seems to have no limits.
TBONE3 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:8,756 Points:1,978,600 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 1:02:55 AM Ignore TBONE3 Report Abuse This appears to be the time they take refineries off line for scheduled maintenance preparing for spring and sumer traffic.
Focus2 Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,892 Points:1,919,465 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 1:02:43 AM Ignore Focus2 Report Abuse Planned manipulation.
Aserdaten Champion Author Florida Posts:3,476 Points:2,054,475 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:58:42 AM Ignore Aserdaten Report Abuse Different parts of the country might be seeing price increases, but possibly for different reasons. But as always when they go up, the price spike is considerable. Here in the Central Florida town of Ormond Beach they just went from $3.42 to $3.49 yesterday - and a large percentage of them made that same jump.
pa79th Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,792 Points:1,218,800 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:53:24 AM Ignore pa79th Report Abuse Blame the entire industry! GREEEEEEEEDDD!!!!
probedude2 Champion Author Akron Posts:12,563 Points:2,382,155 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:53:09 AM Ignore probedude2 Report Abuse I blame Speedway
lowspeed All-Star Author Akron Posts:731 Points:202,255 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:50:07 AM Ignore lowspeed Report Abuse more greed
Jmac2008 Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,284 Points:883,090 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:50:07 AM Ignore Jmac2008 Report Abuse they refineries probably closed to drive the price up more so that the rich oil companies can gouge the average man even more.
Rooster922 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:3,798 Points:658,020 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:49:48 AM Ignore Rooster922 Report Abuse Get over it . . . LOSER.
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,267 Points:2,255,970 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:49:10 AM Ignore 10k Report Abuse nobama is great at passing blame-most arrogant SOBs are..
kzrooster Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:2,390 Points:518,475 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:46:13 AM Ignore kzrooster Report Abuse Oh Canada . .
Rageagainsttm Champion Author Tampa Posts:8,313 Points:1,904,930 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:45:28 AM Ignore Rageagainsttm Report Abuse Blame can go a lot of places.
s6sputnik Champion Author Austin Posts:6,222 Points:1,308,880 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:41:48 AM Ignore s6sputnik Report Abuse GreAt
DEG Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:17,630 Points:3,496,655 Joined:Jul 2003	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:36:46 AM Ignore DEG Report Abuse Big Oil will use any excuse that they might be able to make some believers. I don't buy Big Oil's claims. I tend to believe that Big Oil is just plain greedy.
Zonk Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,491 Points:2,103,965 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:36:04 AM Ignore Zonk Report Abuse The American consumer will continue to pay regardless of the price.
s6sputnik Champion Author Austin Posts:6,222 Points:1,308,880 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:35:43 AM Ignore s6sputnik Report Abuse Blah
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,105 Points:1,624,380 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:32:13 AM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Any excuse will do! Of course collusion in setting prices never happens in this ever so ethical industry.
bra0712 Champion Author Arizona Posts:3,670 Points:770,295 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:30:17 AM Ignore bra0712 Report Abuse That sucks
unicornpmb Champion Author Buffalo Posts:8,496 Points:1,630,490 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:29:18 AM Ignore unicornpmb Report Abuse I would love to see around $3.27. Our high gas prices have nothing to do with Canada. Its all NY.
gaspumpin Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,672 Points:390,120 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:27:56 AM Ignore gaspumpin Report Abuse Let those 6 refineries open up and start producing again.
iFueler Champion Author Durham Posts:64,433 Points:180,475 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:27:34 AM Ignore iFueler Report Abuse plenty of "EXCUSES" to go around
DrLyon Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,655 Points:1,212,805 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:26:00 AM Ignore DrLyon Report Abuse More refineries...
Ray_10589 Champion Author New York Posts:4,956 Points:1,184,935 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:25:32 AM Ignore Ray_10589 Report Abuse blame GREED!!
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:3,047 Points:703,105 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:24:40 AM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse As always, too many reasons.…… Solutions?? .….….…. Anyone?????????
Glock26 Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,534 Points:634,335 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:24:38 AM Ignore Glock26 Report Abuse Bull!!!
Wolfman_TJack Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,519 Points:462,240 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:23:32 AM Ignore Wolfman_TJack Report Abuse There are a lot of people on here ragging on people from Minnesota and the Twin Cities area about this article. Rag on the guy who wrote the article. By John Welbes jwelbes@pioneerpress.com If you really have a hair twisted about the contents of the article. You may want to personally contact John Welbes. He can be reached at 651-228-2175. This article was posted by DellDude2 a GasBuddy member from Nashville, Tennessee. People here in Minnesota and the Twin Cities are just as upset about the prices of gasoline as many of you are in your state and or country (Canada). The main thing people here in Minnesota are stunned about the price of gasoline, is the sudden and rapid rise in the prices. In my area of the Twin Cities the price of gasoline increased from $2.889 to $3.499 in 11 days. A short period of time to have the price go up so sharply (21% increase). A .61 cent price increase and still going up. $3.27 Minnesota Average Monday, Jan. 28 $3.33 Twin Cities Avg Monday, Jan. 28 $3.361 Minnesota Average Tuesday, Jan 29 $3.378 Twin Cities Avg Tuesday, Jan 29 Don't give us the cold shoulder here in Minnesota GasBuddy members. We are all in this together. [Edited by: Wolfman_TJack at 1/30/2013 12:29:04 AM EST]
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,487 Points:2,082,710 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:22:56 AM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse What? It isn't Bush's fault?
craigsf38 Champion Author Rochester Posts:5,718 Points:1,511,980 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:21:02 AM Ignore craigsf38 Report Abuse Its always easier to point fingers at someone else
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,478 Points:664,150 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:20:24 AM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse Prices are up all over.
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,995 Points:2,528,285 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:20:14 AM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse 3.65 here
cheapertvs Champion Author Richmond Posts:10,295 Points:2,743,670 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:19:36 AM Ignore cheapertvs Report Abuse Blaming Canada for the issues in the USA just does not make sense. Anyway, gasoline is more expensive in Canada in the first place!!!!!
defiancegasman Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,080 Points:1,323,260 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:19:12 AM Ignore defiancegasman Report Abuse "Six refineries around the U.S. are closed for various reasons," NO!! They are closed for ONE REASON ONLY! TO JACK UP GAS PRICES!!!
yakstar Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,430 Points:480,845 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:17:00 AM Ignore yakstar Report Abuse it must be nice to live in the States!
Quick68 Champion Author Columbus Posts:8,238 Points:1,227,750 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:15:59 AM Ignore Quick68 Report Abuse The American people can only blame themselves for high gas prices. Everyone must drive every where they go. All the American people needs to do is the same as I do. Park your cars for any two days a week every week and don't even start them. If every American driver did this big oil would start to cry and the price of gas would start coming down.
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ricebike Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,043 Points:1,857,670 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:14:38 AM Ignore ricebike Report Abuse they love pointing fingers at others, eh?
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bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,229 Points:519,825 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:13:30 AM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse It's not Canada's fault. Blame commodity speculation.
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:12:12 AM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse At 3.27, ,they are cheper than NY or PA.
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SteelPenny Champion Author Dallas Posts:30,986 Points:2,608,690 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:10:21 AM Ignore SteelPenny Report Abuse This is Minnesota -- land of higher gas taxes.
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,089 Points:1,103,855 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:10:20 AM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse A cycle.
regout Champion Author Quebec Posts:2,960 Points:833,680 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2013 12:09:53 AM Ignore regout Report Abuse It's much higher in Canada.
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