• JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    This article doesn’t mention Alberta nor Texas a single time. Probably because the locale the raw materials are extracted doesn’t mean much to the price at the pump.

    It’s not a small town market, it’s multinational corporations that take from one place and send to wherever they can profit the most. Everywhere is screwed, but not more specifically than the aggregate. Both Alberta and Texas have seen the same price increases as their respective nation, because neither place has farm to table oil.

    Alberta vs Canada average fuel price

    Texas vs United States average fuel price

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        4 days ago

        Precisely my point, yes. Extraction location of crude oil doesn’t mean it’s refined form in that area will be any cheaper than the average in the respective country.

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      6 days ago

      Guess their respective government are getting a cut as taxes or royalties. Isn’t like these extra income is going to be used to help the needs of the population (correct me if I’m wrong in the case of Alberta). But their accounting sheets are going to be OK