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How does our (USA) refining and pipeline system affect gasoline prices in other countries? That sounds opportunistic.
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Crude oil is traded on an international market.
The US will need to import more oil, and so worldwide demand rises. (without siginificant increase in production)
Economical rules state that prices go up in that case. This goes for all major players on the oil market, meaning that gasoline prices will spike everywhere.
(common business "sense" means that price increase for raw materials should be calculated in the consumer price ASAP, while price decreases should flow through as slow as possible, and often not at all. But this is beside the point)
I haven't got a clue to what the price change around here will be, but we're paying around 1.40 euro/liter which comes around to 5.29 euro/gallon which (at current rates means) USD 6.19/gallon for regular unleaded fuel.
So I think we're paying enough as it is. (btw, over 70% goes straight to the governments allowance)