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SeaRaven	Post subject: Now we're getting somewhere Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 5:39 pm
Joined: Tue Sep 30, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 1112 Location: An undisclosed alpine meadow	By BRAD FOSS AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Oil prices surged to a new high Monday, settling at $41.72 per barrel as traders shrugged off Saudi Arabia's pledge to sharply boost production one week ahead of the busy summer driving season. The Energy Department, meanwhile, reported that the average retail price of gasoline nationwide soared 4.7 cents last week to $2.064 per gallon - also a record. When inflation is taken into account, however, neither oil nor gasoline is nearly as expensive today as it was during the energy crisis more than 20 years ago.
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Mike Billings	Post subject: Re: Now we're getting somewhere Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 7:30 pm
Joined: Wed Apr 14, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 37 Location: San Francisco, Calif.	It is nice to see some perspective put into a story instead of it just being a "record price" story.
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TheWalrus	Post subject: Re: Now we're getting somewhere Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 8:52 pm
Joined: Tue May 04, 2004 12:01 am Posts: 376 Location: Southern California	Perspective is nice, but it doesn't make me feel any better about paying $2.32 for a gallon of gas.
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