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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
Unleaded gas, a funny business.
I believe they all get their different octanes from the same refineries.....
p.s.
I believe Texaco, Sunoco and Chevron are the only ones not to use mid east oil.
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Jeez. Here we go again.
By definition - it's
not possible for any given company not to use mid-east oil. Imported oil is refined with domestic oil which is then stored in bulk as pipeline storage with gasoline produced from other refineries. That pipeline storage is then sent to bulk storage facilities where it is doled out to tankers. Each tanker selects the vendor additive (ie: Techron) which is mixed in as the fuel is loaded into the tanker.
It
is possible not to import mid-east oil. In 2006 (YTD), both Sunoco and Chevron have imported from the mid-east. I could not find records for Texaco. However, simply because they haven't imported this year, doesn't mean they won't.
Still, it won't make a lick of difference if a company does or does not import from the middle east. Since oil is a commodity, the market is zero-sum. That is, if Texaco doesn't buy it, someone else will.
BTW, imports from Canada (10.5% - 2005) far outstrip imports from any other individual country....