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I really don't care who's gas it is as long as the station is busy. If the station isn't busy then I worry about condensation issues in their holding tank....and I go else where.
Gasoline is a generic product - buy by price and octane - the unecessary "Premium" brand specific addatives can be added at the local distributer but all meet OEM specs for fuels. The pipelines are all shared - Mobile stations may be using gasoline produced by BP or Shell -
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Gasoline is a generic product - buy by price and octane - the unecessary "Premium" brand specific addatives can be added at the local distributer but all meet OEM specs for fuels. The pipelines are all shared - Mobile stations may be using gasoline produced by BP or Shell -
Correct, I have seen the same tanker truck make a delivery at the Mobil station near my house and then drive 2 miles down the road to the Hess station.
I go to Hess all the time, their prices in South Florida on diesel are amazing. Considering that being a member on this site clearly states that I need an F-250 Harley or bigger.
i go to hess almost exclusively. the only ones out here that dont price gouge. and i think they are American owned.
Started in Asbury Park, NJ by Leon Hess, so always been a NJ staple. Never had a problem with their gas or diesel. Their mainly an east coast operation.
Actually. All of the major gas refiners, Mobil, Exxon, Sunoco all refine their own gas. Hess is one of the stations that isn't actually in the oil business and they get their gas from the cheapest vendor.
The major brands all have their own proprietary blends of detergents they add to their own brand. Chevron Techron is probably the best detergent additive available.
Buy the octane recomended by your manufacturer and nothing higher. Your motor can't do anything with the extra octane. Your just wasting your money.
Actually. All of the major gas refiners, Mobil, Exxon, Sunoco all refine their own gas. Hess is one of the stationsthat isn't actually in the oil business and they get their gas from the cheapest vendor.
The major brands all have their own proprietary blends of detergents they add to their own brand. Chevron Techron is probably the best detergent additive available.
Buy the octane recomended by your manufacturer and nothing higher. Your motor can't do anything with the extra octane. Your just wasting your money.
Since when
They own a refinery in New Jersey and South America.
I don't know about their gas but their Diesel is the best if you purchase at a station, did you ever notice they are the only station to show the Cetane rating.
Actually. All of the major gas refiners, Mobil, Exxon, Sunoco all refine their own gas. Hess is one of the stations that isn't actually in the oil business and they get their gas from the cheapest vendor.
Actually. All of the major gas refiners, Mobil, Exxon, Sunoco all refine their own gas. Hess is one of the stations that isn't actually in the oil business and they get their gas from the cheapest vendor.
The major brands all have their own proprietary blends of detergents they add to their own brand. Chevron Techron is probably the best detergent additive available.
Buy the octane recomended by your manufacturer and nothing higher. Your motor can't do anything with the extra octane. Your just wasting your money.
From Wikipedia:
The Hess Corporation (known as Amerada Hess Corporation prior to May 2006) is an integrated oil company based in New York City, New York, USA. The company explores, produces, transports, and refinescrude oil, as well as natural gas. Vertically completing the logistical chain, about 1,360 Hess branded filling stations market gasoline to consumers in 16 states along the East Coast of the United States. The HOVENSA refinery in the United States Virgin Islands, a joint venture between a subsidiary of Hess Corporation and a subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), is one of the largest crude oil refineries in the world. Refined petroleum products, as well as natural gas and electricity, are marketed to customers throughout the East Coast of the United States. Although towered over in size by enormous global players in the same industry, Hess placed #55 in the 2009 Fortune 500 rankings.
The Hess Corporation (known as Amerada Hess Corporation prior to May 2006) is an integrated oil company based in New York City, New York, USA. The company explores, produces, transports, and refinescrude oil, as well as natural gas. Vertically completing the logistical chain, about 1,360 Hess branded filling stations market gasoline to consumers in 16 states along the East Coast of the United States. The HOVENSA refinery in the United States Virgin Islands, a joint venture between a subsidiary of Hess Corporation and a subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), is one of the largest crude oil refineries in the world. Refined petroleum products, as well as natural gas and electricity, are marketed to customers throughout the East Coast of the United States. Although towered over in size by enormous global players in the same industry, Hess placed #55 in the 2009 Fortune 500 rankings.
DAMN!!
Beat me to it!!!!
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Armerada is a middle east partner and has been for many years and they control the business. The USVI refinery enjoys a tax advantage that others do not have. Leon Hess was the founder then made this deal and then spent his time trying to make the NY Jets a winning team.
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