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Governor Abbott declares disaster in Texas over diesel prices (www.texastribune.org)
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[–] 105 points 1 month ago (12 children)

It's still cheaper in Texas than anywhere else in the world.

For people who talk so much about how tough they are, they sure whine a lot.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    It’s still cheaper in Texas than anywhere else in the world.

    That's definitely not true. Converting litres to US gallons and JPY -> USD, we're under $3.50 here in Japan.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    That's surprising. Do you know why that is?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    I'm pretty sure the government has a hand in things since we'd grind to a halt pretty quickly (lots of things move by truck, farming requires diesel, and plenty of trains, particularly in rural areas, are diesel-electric). I don't know any detail, though.

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  • [+] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    As is Australia, we consume more diesel per capita then any other country on earth and don't have a strategic reserve located on shore, we have small amount in some rented space in the US.

    While some leeway should be given to the argument we're a big country with a small population and moving shit around is problematic and energy intensive, we've not invested in electrification of rail transport or trains at all (we recently abandoned a 1/2 completed inland rail project)and have indeed gone the other way for 50 years and just built roads.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    Pretty sure that’s American propaganda. I was checking the Middle East for prices, and I see much cheaper values there. This is after conversion, comparing Sept. 2026, with similar volume.

    • Kuwait: $1.41
    • Egypt: $1.50
    • Saudi Arabia: $1.81
    • Qatar: $2.13
    • Texas: $5.86

    I think the issue is conversion, cost of living differences, and their own proximity to global pipelines & production.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    No it's not, in the last few weeks I've been in 9 stares traveling and Texas is in line with them all

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago*

    That's what I get for relying on past experience instead of looking it up. Texas used to be consistently cheaper, especially east of Houston, where refineries are.

    Edit: Ah, my other mistake was thinking gasoline rather than diesel. It's weird about diesel being more expensive, because it's a simpler fuel to make.

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