Inside our stations. Shell station locator. Offers and Promotions. Premium products for your vehicle. Shell engine oils and lubricants. Loyalty and payment. Motoring tips and advice. Shell motorist app. Understanding Fuel Pricing. What makes up the price of a litre of Shell gasoline? Why does the price vary from region to region? Why are diesel prices higher than in the past? Why do gasoline prices seem to go up before a long weekend? Where can I get more information on fuel pricing?
Natural Gas Pricing. Answers to commonly asked questions about natural gas prices. What influences the price of natural gas? What drives the demand for natural gas? Other factors that can influence the price of natural gas are: Storage volumes Cost of other energy choices including coal, oil, hydroelectric and nuclear.
Can you predict natural gas prices? Why does the price of natural gas increase in the winter? How much impact do higher natural gas prices have on home heating costs? Crude Oil Pricing. But it's not buying cheaper barrels of oil. Rather, to pinpoint where more substantial differences come in, you have to look at how a consumer pays.
This means the company doesn't have to fork over the fee associated with each purchase anywhere from two to seven percent. Arco customers are paying the fee; everywhere else, the station does. This is, most likely, how Quik Stop can offer a low price compared to Shell.
But beyond the subtle differences the cost of maintaining a clean environment and those inherent to the business model negotiating lower credit card fees , there's something else stations take into consideration when coming up with their price: the quality of the gas itself. Not according to Daniel Sperling, a civil engineering professor at the University of California-Davis.
See, all gas comes from the same place: out of the ground as crude oil, through the common carrier pipelines, into the refinery, out via tankers or more pipelines to the station. This means the actual gas sold at any station is the same basic stuff as the one next door.
Just what are these additives? Chevron adds something called Techron to their gasoline , which it claims leads to a cleaner engine, better performance, and maximum fuel economy. Arco stops short of a patented name, simply telling customers that their fuel's so good that consumers don't need to supplement with over-the-counter additives.
But is there any proof these additives do anything? Not really. Louisiana has 18 refineries, the second most of any state. Oklahoma, which has the fifth-cheapest gas, has the second-lowest cost of living. So why are prices so much higher in California specifically? Please try again later. Financial Apps. Identity Theft. More from. Information provided on Forbes Advisor is for educational purposes only.
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