Final Note

Oil prices tank, we save billions

Kai Ryssdal Jan 20, 2015
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Final Note

Oil prices tank, we save billions

Kai Ryssdal Jan 20, 2015
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Here are a few updates about the current state of the oil industry:

  • Crude oil closed down almost 5 percent today at about $46 dollars per barrel at the close in New York.
  • Gas is under $2 per gallon in more than half the states.
  • Gas that sells for an average of $2.45 cuts — in the aggregate — $120 billion from the amount we’ll all pay for gas this year.

That’s according to the Oil Price Information Service.

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