Oil's at $55 A Barrel!

Well, we thought it'd go down, but oil is currently at $55 a barrel. Why have oil prices gone up in the past month? It's because more than 22 million barrels that were being produced were damaged or lost because of Hurricane Ivan hitting the Gulf of Mexico area. That's not the only problem, there are different things going on all around the world concerning why it is we have to pay so much for gas. It's just something we have to deal with right now. The prices we pay for gas are 75% more than we paid a year ago! But don't worry, we haven't hit the highest point yet.