Over a Barrel

With the summer driving season just a week away, join Matt and Patrick as they discuss gasoline prices in the lead up to the big driving weekend, talk about how the debt ceiling could impact gas prices this summer, whether we'll hit $4/gal nationally, and some secret tips you may not know so you NEVER pay retail price for your gas!

Matt and Patrick recap the week: gasoline prices moving in different directions depending on where you are- big increases in some areas of the Great Lakes, with price relief coming to hard hit Arizona. We also delve into what "price cycling" is, and why some states see huge jumps in prices that don't always seem to correspond to fluctuation in oil prices.

On your weekly watch, Matt and Patrick recap current events, including the current outlook for gas prices, what the heck is going on in Arizona with some of the highest prices anywhere in the USA. Plus more on the big drop in diesel prices, which are about to finally fall under a $4 per gallon average, what's going on with refilling the SPR and why it's still being drained (again!), a post-mortem...

In this episode, Matt and Patrick go "Behind the Barrel" to speak with the show's first guest, GasBuddy's Chief Technology Officer Max Metral, about some of the inner working parts of the GasBuddy app and a conversation on the future of AI, how GasBuddy's hurricane tracker came together, and how rewarding it is to help build tools our users can use in times of emergencies.

On your weekly watch (NEW!) this week, Matt and Patrick recap the news this week, how it impacted gasoline prices, an announcement from a big oil company that just produced its first barrels at a new project, a possible pipeline expansion to help Arizona, and most importantly, who's about to get socked (and who did get socked) with higher gas prices this week. Coupled with Mr. Wonderful wanting to...

Yikes! OPEC+ shocked markets by cutting oil production, what's it mean for your wallet? In Episode 7, Matt and Patrick talk about everything going on today, including diesel flipping to cheaper than gasoline? As well as oil, what the heck WTI and Brent are, what OPEC's decision means, and a bit of Q&A from our Twitter followers. Join in on the conversation today!

What the crack? In today's Over a Barrel episode, Matt asks Patrick in a Learning Lingo episode why oil and gas prices can sometimes move in opposite directions, what the word that defines that disconnect, and how and what explains when it happens. Also, Matt asks the question everyone wants to know: what will gas prices look like this summer, and Patrick's answer may be just what you want to hear...

Gas prices have seen significant relief from a year ago (remember $5/gal?) but they still aren't cheap- however, 79% of motorists are still spending more than they have to filling their tanks, only to drive and see a lower price down the road. Here, we give you tips on how not to be the motorist that likes overpaying, and how you can lower your fuel bill, and fuel better, just in time for Spring B...

(New version!) A special Twitter Space episode! Listen as co-hosts Matt McClain and Patrick De Haan discuss what the recent volatility in the banking sector means for oil markets, what the panic can mean for your wallet, the ripple effects, and how gasoline markets have seen similar reactions in the past.

In episode 3, find out what just happened to the price of diesel for the first time in 2 years, plus, we dive into why diesel has been more expensive than gasoline, and what changed years ago that brought on such a paradigm change. Plus, what's the outlook for the price of diesel? All packed into episode three with your hosts Patrick De Haan and Matt McClain.

Welcome back for our second episode of Over a Barrel, with Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, and co-host Matt McClain. We dive into the storm on the horizon- gas price increases- that are starting in some areas already, and find out where the price hikes will spread to in coming days, but even more important, what seasonal changes mean to your wallet.

On our first episode of Over a Barrel, we get introduced to your host, Matt McClain and Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, discuss what we'll chat about on future podcasts, current events, how GasBuddy got started, and why Patrick got hooked on fuel prices. Matt, your host, shares his background and how Patrick and Matt have remained friends long after Matt's first assignment...