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What brand of gas you should REALLY boycott!
05/19/04 | self

Posted on 05/19/2004 11:57:59 AM PDT by kaktuskid

For all of those getting e-chain letters saying to not buy gasoline today, or don't buy this gas brand or that, I have one company you can vent your anger on...CITGO.

CITGO is owned 100% by the Venenzuelan government, run by that nutjob dictator Hugo "parrotbrain" Chavez, the nutcase who is the main reason why OPEC is cutting production, and keeps ranting about cutting off oil supplies, seize this, seize that,etc.

If any of you have a CITGO credit card, cut it up,send it back, and tell them why. And don't buy gas or motor oil from these thugs!


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: boycott; citgo; economy; oil; venenzuela
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To: 1Old Pro

also note that the Saudi oil is virtually useless for US now because it has too high sulfer content.


21 posted on 05/19/2004 12:53:27 PM PDT by Steven W.
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To: Tracker47

Great rant. :)


22 posted on 05/19/2004 12:57:00 PM PDT by agrace
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To: Tracker47
Thank you for making sense. I have been in the business for 30 years, and it sickens me to hear how ignorant people are of the oil and gas industry. We are a small domestic company. Those Greedy oil companies have lost close to 800,000 jobs in the last 15 years, due to the lack of a coherent domestic energy policy. If you are looking to assess blame, blame congress and John Kerry. 30% of that $2.04 is tax that fuels your state and national government. Kerry wanted to put another $.50 tax on a gallon. The reason the price is so high now, is that the world economy is booming. 10 years ago, 95% of the Chinese rode bicycles. Now, a lot are driving. Their economy and others are causing a shortage. Their is only 1 million barrels of swing production in an 80 million barrel per day world. But, be of good cheer. As any commodity, when the price gets too high, there will be a downturn in the economy, and thus, more oil on the market. In actuality, if we had an energy policy that allowed ourselves to flatten a price, we producers could do a better job of trying to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. If we had allowed the drilling of ANWR in 1996, when proposed, it is estimated that we would be producing 1 million bbls. per day in addition to the 5.6 million we produce domestically. Therefore, we are our own worst enemy.
23 posted on 05/19/2004 12:59:03 PM PDT by richardtavor (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem in the name of the G-d of Jacob)
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To: Steven W.
also note that the Saudi oil is virtually useless for US now because it has too high sulfer content.

That mearly raises the cost of refining. Plus a lot of residule oil that can only be burned in specially equiped boilers made for high sulfer fuel.

24 posted on 05/19/2004 12:59:27 PM PDT by ItsTheMediaStupid
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To: kaktuskid

I'm sure Citgo is not the only US refiner/retailer buying crude from Venezuela.


25 posted on 05/19/2004 1:02:19 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
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To: hoot2

Just what is your beef with this oil company? I'm curious, because I never saw any Venezuelan influence in the Texas offices - none whatsoever. To say Venezuela "owns" the company .. it was not evident where I worked.

I have better car performance with Citgo gas .. that's why I'm so curious why you are so against the company. If you think there's a real issue here, I want to know.


26 posted on 05/19/2004 1:07:15 PM PDT by CyberAnt (The 2004 Election is for the SOUL of AMERICA)
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To: 1Old Pro
What about a FRENCH company.

Yup. Take the Michelens off the car. I try to boycott French products, but most countries have their products in the US market. It's tough to keep track. Last year I printed out a list of French associated companies marketing their products here.

27 posted on 05/19/2004 1:08:11 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I worked in the Tulsa office in 1993, and I never saw any "Vens" influence in our office.


28 posted on 05/19/2004 1:09:37 PM PDT by CyberAnt (The 2004 Election is for the SOUL of AMERICA)
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To: Steven W.
also note that the Saudi oil is virtually useless for US now because it has too high sulfer content.

That's Russian oil. Saudi is some of the best.

29 posted on 05/19/2004 1:10:57 PM PDT by Agamemnon
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

And your problem with this is ..?? I mean are they really ripping us off .. what is the "real" problem with Citgo - except that it's foreign owned.


30 posted on 05/19/2004 1:11:00 PM PDT by CyberAnt (The 2004 Election is for the SOUL of AMERICA)
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To: kaktuskid

Thanks, I didn't know that. No more Citgo for me!


31 posted on 05/19/2004 1:11:55 PM PDT by BJungNan
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To: bmwcyle

ditto


32 posted on 05/19/2004 1:13:01 PM PDT by television is just wrong
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To: Steven W.
Saudi oil is virtually useless for US now

I was hoping for a big up day in the markets today but didn't know it would be in the petro markets

33 posted on 05/19/2004 1:13:41 PM PDT by steve86
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To: Steven W.
also note that the Saudi oil is virtually useless for US now because it has too high sulfer content.

Do you have a source detailing this, detailing the Saudi oil can not be used because of high sulfer content? Thanks.

34 posted on 05/19/2004 1:13:43 PM PDT by BJungNan
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To: martin_fierro

Nice links on gas prices. Thanks!


35 posted on 05/19/2004 1:16:32 PM PDT by BJungNan
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To: All

I'm not that old, but I actually remember when there used to be "Mom-and-Pop" gas stations on a lot of the corners in our town. There also used to be "Mom-and-Pop" convenient stores, grocery stores, etc. Heck, this was only 5-10 years ago.

Now almost every gas station/convenient store is part of a multi-national corporation of some type. Mom and Pop are dead; they have been replaced by "Ameristop" and "Citgo."

You could always find cool stuff in Mom and Pop stores.. Now it's all about conformity! This is the only part of post-modern capitalism that I passionately hate.


36 posted on 05/19/2004 1:29:40 PM PDT by pickemuphere
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To: kaktuskid
Well, I think another type of gas to boycott is all the hot air from Kerry's mouth, but I digress. B-)

I remember back in 1989 when mom and I drove to Texas to see my aunt. We took her 1985 Nissan Pulsar and filled it up with Citgo down there and soon after, the car had problems with stalling and so on, the fuel filter got gunked up and had to be replaced. Mom told me that "if you ever, EVER put Citgo in my car (or your car) again, I'll kill you!" Ever since then, no Citgo. B-P
37 posted on 05/19/2004 1:34:09 PM PDT by Nowhere Man ("Laws are the spider webs through which the big bugs fly past and the little ones get caught.")
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To: BearWash

That's not true. Saudi produces several varieties, all of them useful at a given price. Some of the heaviest crude is Cold Lake, north of Edmonton, and US refineries chew this up OK. It contains a lot of asphalt and sulfur, but refineries have "soured up," to accomodate it.


38 posted on 05/19/2004 1:35:34 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: martin_fierro

Links BUMP!


39 posted on 05/19/2004 1:38:13 PM PDT by Pagey (Hillary Rotten is (still ) a Smug and Holier- than- Thou Socialist)
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To: pickemuphere

I like Reds Minit Mart in the town I live in. You can buy your bait there too. And gas, at least this a.m., was 1.889, about the lowest I've seen.

Its locally owned.


40 posted on 05/19/2004 1:43:00 PM PDT by eyespysomething (The Barbarians are at the Gates. Don't give Kerry the key!)
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