Domestic fuel bills rocket, how will we cope? - Page 7

The Don · 13th January 2023, 02:41 AM

Originally Posted by The Don

Meanwhile I'm playing a game of chicken with our oil tank.

Our tank is too small to mess around too much and so I gave in this morning and bought 500 litres of oil for just under £450. At this time of year that's 6-8 weeks worth.

I'm confident that the price will now drop like a stone.

The Don · 16th January 2023, 02:03 AM

A BBC article in which a Norwegian energy company boss says that energy prices are likely to remain at the current high levels for the foreseeable future.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64270157

This is despite a fall in the wholesale price of natural gas to below pre-war levels which in turn IMO indicates that some companies stand to make super-profits for a long time to come.

13th January 2023, 02:41 AM	#241
The Don Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sir Fynwy Posts: 35,968	Originally Posted by The Don Meanwhile I'm playing a game of chicken with our oil tank. Our tank is too small to mess around too much and so I gave in this morning and bought 500 litres of oil for just under £450. At this time of year that's 6-8 weeks worth. I'm confident that the price will now drop like a stone.

16th January 2023, 02:03 AM	#242
The Don Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sir Fynwy Posts: 35,968	A BBC article in which a Norwegian energy company boss says that energy prices are likely to remain at the current high levels for the foreseeable future. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64270157 This is despite a fall in the wholesale price of natural gas to below pre-war levels which in turn IMO indicates that some companies stand to make super-profits for a long time to come.