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Any idea of why there's more and more AMOCO stations being a player on the CS scene?? I thought BP took Amoco out Ouch ??
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Top Tier gasoline is worth reading about. It’s a voluntary program, but the gasoline is definitely higher quality. Costco is Top Tier. There is also Top Tier Diesel Fuel.
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Originally posted by Tinslinger Tinslinger wrote:

Top Tier gasoline is worth reading about. It’s a voluntary program, but the gasoline is definitely higher quality. Costco is Top Tier. There is also Top Tier Diesel Fuel.
If your post was aimed at me, I'm a proponent of the COSTCO brand of anything that they sell WinkWink ! I "might" take exception of their tv's though Smile,
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‘Top Tier’ is the marketing name for an additive that is in fuel. At one time, General Motors owned the trade mark, not sure if they currently do. Several gas stations in this area have it, several others do not.
I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science.
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Around here Super America changed it's name to Speedway , then the other is Holliday Stations , odd part is they were both part of the old Erickson's brand and came out of the St Paul Park refinery which now is Marathon . 
 As there are 2 refineries in the area and a couple tank farm storage facilities , the final product is blended at these points , not at refinery . Additives are added as one punches in loading codes as one fills tanker . Alcohol is also added as tanker fills as gas with alcohol can not be sent through pipelines .
  I filled car yesterday as Sam's Club for $2.88 and across the street is a Speedway which had $3.19 reg gas price , and on other side of road was a Quick Trip also at $3.19 .
  Bought diesel for Skid Loader at Holliday for $3.49 - 2 miles from house and Speedway I noticed was $3.59 a gallon a mile down the road from there .




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Hauled fuels in 1970s again in 1980s, both grand fathers and a few extended family worked refineries Wood River and Hartford IL among other work.

Gas is a rub as all comes out of same tank, same for diesel except once that tank gets low and swaps are made where the residuals settle out. Only difference is from what refiner the fuels are purchased from as a few still run their own pipelines and tank farms. BP/AMOCO is one of those.
Had a few client small stations that bought residuals fuels. Smelled sour placing in tanker and smelled worse once delivered, much was barely able to make octane ratings sold as. Old stations that we pumped out for rehab fuels were sold as residuals much of that loaded with moisture emulsified to a point was just junk and soured as was beyond time of additive longevity or volitized off.
Never hauled ethanol based gas was not prevalent then.
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