Where should I buy gas; everytime I fill up I am afraid I am paying for an IED

MMI | 7/12/06 | Check_Your_Premises

[Check_Your_Premises]

I read recently that Citgo (I think) is basically Iranian owned... or perhaps Venezuelan. I know that other gas stations are owned or supplied by other countries.

Are there gas stations that I can gas up at with an eased conscience? That are supplied mostly by domestic sources even!!!

Anybody knowledgeable on this subject? Of course there is.

[DM1]

i think Irving is Canadian supplied

[Abathar]

Buy Mobile, they seem to be more domesticated. Kind of hard to keep track though, so many are into each others pockets now...

[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

Considering Je$$e Jack$son is picketing against BP, that's where I am looking to buy all my fuel in the near future. Exxon is also fairly safe, as the homosexuals hate them for not caving on benefits to "live-in partners". The local Exxon is run by very polite Asian men who are most helpful to boot.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Citgo is owned by the government of Venezuela.

[Uncledave]

Nice thought but the problem is that oil is a global fungible commodity.

Even if you found a source guaranteeing they were supplied with domestic oil, you are contributing to global demand and the global price of oil. To the Saudis it doesn't matter much where your oil is sourced from -- just that you're buying it.

[sinkspur]

The United States gets most oil for its gasoline from Venezuela, Mexico, Canada, and domestically. We get very little from the Middle East.

[tx_eggman]

Even if you found a source guaranteeing they were supplied with domestic oil, you are contributing to global demand and the global price of oil. To the Saudis it doesn't matter much where your oil is sourced from -- just that you're buying it.

ding, ding, ding, ding ... we have a winner

Don Pardo, tell Uncledave what he's won for understanding how commodity markets actually work

[Old_Mil]

All of Citgo's oil is Venezuelan, so if you're worried that a portion of the $ that you spend on oil go to middle eastern terrorists, that's the way to go. Of course, if you do that, you end up stabilizing a leftist nutjob in Venezuela...

The best option would be to "right size" your vehicle for your transportation needs. I've gone from 6 tankfuls a month on my Jeep @ $45 per fill down to 2 tankfuls a month on my VW Golf TDI @ $30 per fill which is a fairly substantial savings.

Better yet is to get a motorcycle (twins tend to be more fuel efficient than fours, small displacement more fuel efficient than large...)

[brytlea]

I generally fill up at Walmart (it's close and convenient). I have no idea who supplies their gas however.
susie

[stuartcr]

You'll just have to stay at home, with the blinds shut.

[The_Reader_David]

Citgo is Venezuelan-owned. I refer to them as 'Venezuelan-State-Oil-Company" stations.

[martin_fierro]

I just like the name.

[Boundless]

Buy a VW TDI.
Run only locally-produced biodiesel.

Keep in mind that Germany is in the Axis of Weasels,
your TDI was likely made in Mexico, and if you live
in a Blue state, you probably aren't allowed to buy
a diesel passenger car.

[GSlob]

"Better yet is to get a motorcycle (twins tend to be more fuel efficient than fours, small displacement more fuel efficient than large...)"
Nothing beats flying a broom. Flying a pig or a goat is also OK, but then one has to feed and water them, and to deal with PETA.

[El Laton Caliente]

As I sit in the refinery typing this...

Not only is it a global market; it is also a local market.

It is expensive to truck fuels long distances, so stations tend to get fuels from the closest refinery of pipeline distribution center.

I worked a project that installed a new truck loading facility at a Citgo refinery. There were over 90 additive tanks belonging to Chevron, Exxon, Shell, generic for the independants, etc. The name on the station seldom tells you where the fuel came from.

[Rembrandt_fan]

Shell is owned by the Dutch: 'Royal Dutch Shell'.

[riverdawg]

"I generally fill up at Walmart ..."

Most of WalMart's gasoline, at least in the Southeast, is from Murphy Oil which is based in Arkansas, with refining and exploration HQ in Louisiana. Murphy also markets its gasoline under the Spur brand.

[brytlea]

Thanks for the info!
susie

[sully777]

Someone should know...