The price of gasoline and oil fluctuate so much and so often that the average person has no idea why the cost of fuel is skyrocketing or plummeting, which factors are contributing to the price flux (is it demand, is it speculation) or where the money goes. At Heating Oil Shopper, we put together this helpful infographic that takes a look at the facts about fuel prices and attempts to explain fuel price flux, where the money is going, which countries use the most oil and who has the largest oil reserves.
The Facts About Fuel Prices [Infographic]
By Kenneth Lyons, originally published by Heating Oil Shopper
October 14, 2011
Tags: Fossil Fuels, Oil
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