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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
since all refiners are forced to blend 10% of their total gas pool with ethanol.
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Link? When you're in Western BC I've noticed that all pumps say that (including Shell) but around here and eastern BC I've only ever noticed the 10% ethanol blended stickers on Husky and Mohawk pumps.
It's probably important to note that the gas you get has more to do with the region than it does with the service station you bought it from. There are only 3 refineries in Alberta; Suncor (Petro), Shell and Imperial.
link Service stations are not in the business of shipping gas all over the country but rather buy from local refineries. Co-op, Safeway, Fast Gas, Centex, etc. service stations buy their gas from one of those refineries. Furthermore, just because you're buying gas at a Shell service station doesn't mean you're buying gas that was refined at a Shell refinery.
Service stations often share nothing more than names with the Oil Producer's/Refiner's themselves.