E1: Welcome to Over a Barrel!
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,

GAS PRICES STABILIZE AS OIL HITS $70 BEFORE BACKING OFF
For the seventh straight week, the national average price of gasoline has risen, posting a mere 0.6 cent per gallon gain from a week ago to $3.04 per gallon today according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million

OIL INVENTORIES DROP AS REFINERS CHURN OUT PRODUCTS
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly report today on the status of petroleum inventories in the United States. Here are some highlights: CRUDE OIL INVENTORIES:Crude oil inventories decreased by 5.1 million barrels (MMbbl) to a total of 479.3

GAS PRICES HOLD GROUND AS DEMAND SURGES
For the sixth straight week, the national average price of gasoline has risen, posting a 0.6 cent per gallon gain from a week ago to $3.04 per gallon today according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual