Sky High

Will the Union 76 gas station on Olympic Blvd. and Beverwil, again be the first L.A. County gas station to break $5 per gallon?
Brent crude futures for April delivery traded at $115 per barrel. Back in 2008, oil futures reached their highest record at $150 per barrel.

Price for Texas Tea.

Union 76 in Beverly Hills.

Photos by Ted Soqui © 2011

BP Carson Refinery For Sale

The giganteum 630 acre oil refinery in Carson owned by BP, yes them,  is now for sale along with a Texas refinery. Both refineries are excepted to bring BP about $4.4 billion dollars. BP is attempting to divest about $30 billion dollars to pay for the gulf coast disaster. BP just posted a fourth quarter profit of $5.57 billion dollars and is now paying dividends to it's investors. The British government suspended BP from paying out dividends last year, due to the gulf coast catastrophe.

Long may she waive.

The refinery produces 1/4 of Los Angeles' gasoline, along with jet fuel and petroleum coke. The Carson facility has a workforce of 1200 along with 500 contractors.


Photo by Ted Soqui © 2011

Better

The latest gas prices in the LA Area. Garo Gas and Fastop on Washington Blvd. in Pasadena duel it out to be the lowest. Each station will out do the other by a penny, which will translate to huge sales over the other station. The gas stations are located next to each other.

Photos by Ted Soqui c 2008

Daaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmn!

Heard everything cost more in Beverly Hills. Latest consumer gas prices at a Union 76 gasoline station on Olympic Blvd. at Beverwil. Light, sweet crude oil rose $2.30 to $136.31 on the New York Mercantile Exchange today.

Photo by Ted Soqui c 2008

"Kiss My Gass" Protest

The activist group "Kiss My Gass" held a rolling protest at a Mobil Gasoline station located at Santa Monica Blvd. and Vine. They urged drivers not to buy gas from ExxonMobil/Esso gasoline stations. They also urged members of congress to drive hybrid cars "first" and to "take the bus" as well, then they would follow. Gas prices in Los Angeles are approaching the 5 and 9/10th dollar mark.

Signs Of Our Times 6-10-08

Record high gas prices on the corner of Beverly Blvd. and La Cienega Blvd. Gang tagging on the corner of York Ave. and Aldama St. one week after the murder of Cynthia Perez. These are the signs our times.

Photos by Ted Soqui c 2008

OMFG!

Signs of our times. Billboards on La Cienega and gas prices in Brentwood.

Photos by Ted Soqui c 2008