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Originally Posted by HudsonValleyTitan
For these reasons, I stick to Mobil, Sunoco, Texaco etc. These small no-names are NOT always the same.
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What is tooo bad is that there are not enough refineries and everyone shares. This product that caused the Seattle Area problems came from a refinery that supplys lots of brands. There is no way a consumer knows what refinery his gasoline came from, they only know what brand name is on the pump.
I used to work for Unocal and they bought their gasoline from Shell where I worked, Sold Chevron the gasoline in California markets and elsewhere it was Phillips 66, Shell, Texaco, and others. All exchanged as it was cheaper than trucking from their own refinery.
The Seattle Area is served by a limited number of refineries. One used to be ARCO (not sure who owns it today), one was Mobil (Now Connoco Phillips?) one Texaco and the old Shell refinery next door are now Shell. Texaco/Chevron are buying out of Shell. and an independant that supplies lots of Mom-pop stations. Wow! Who really makes that gas we are buying.
