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Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman  If the nation were to have the same gas everywhere, that would cut costs but we don't. Different states put different standards on what and how the gas is refined. Then different counties in the states put even more standards on it, therefore making the refining process even more costly. If the oil companies really wanted to build more refineries, they would. But that is not good business. |
Gas is gas is gas! Refineries make one product that ships to a multitude of distributors. The only difference is sometimes a fuel additive, ie- Phillips 66 may use one additive, while Mobil uses another. These are the only thing that may make the fuel unique to a certain brand.