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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
'Gas outs' have been circulating on the internet for years.
They are infinitely naive plans that have zero effect on gas prices or gas companies.
I don't know if this is the case in Canada, but if you choose to boycott say....Exxon stations in the US it doesn't mean that Exxon isn't selling gas....the gas marketed at any particular Exxon station may or may not have been refined by that company.
As Sylvanfan said...if you want to do something to make the oil companies take notice stop driving. For most people, that's not a realistic option.
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The concept that the marketing company probably did not produce or refine the product is not only true, the markting portion of the business chain is almost meaningless from a value standpoint. Basically the gas stations make enough to pay the bills and let the proprietor make about 30-50k.
The real value nowadays is in upgrading and refining. Alberta heavy producers as an example are seeing very wide discounts from WTI .... like 20 to 25 bucks US/bbl. The refinery buys at a discount and with scarce refining capacity sell at a premium.