Bad news for 93 octane in US
Here's a story from an industry newsletter:
"Irving Oil plans to reduce premium octane from 93 to 91 for some of their stations and wholesale exchange partners. The move affects marketers in northern New Hampshire and Vermont. The company converted its Maine operations to the lower octane number last year. Irving is not the only company cutting premium octane. Some in California have done so too, and gasoline blenders say that the overall pool of gasoline could swell throughout the country if other refiners did the same. Some marketers would just as soon see the 91-octane West Coast standard move to the East and Gulf Coasts."
It may take years to transition, but a move to a nationwide standard of 91 is coming.
The good news is that there will always be marketers that will take advantage of the opportunity and sell high octane fuel. Think Sunoco.
"Irving Oil plans to reduce premium octane from 93 to 91 for some of their stations and wholesale exchange partners. The move affects marketers in northern New Hampshire and Vermont. The company converted its Maine operations to the lower octane number last year. Irving is not the only company cutting premium octane. Some in California have done so too, and gasoline blenders say that the overall pool of gasoline could swell throughout the country if other refiners did the same. Some marketers would just as soon see the 91-octane West Coast standard move to the East and Gulf Coasts."
It may take years to transition, but a move to a nationwide standard of 91 is coming.
The good news is that there will always be marketers that will take advantage of the opportunity and sell high octane fuel. Think Sunoco.
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