QuikTrip, Costco and RaceTrac capture top marks in Energypoint Research’s latest independent gas retailers customer satisfaction survey. Results from EnergyPoint Research’s recently completed 2017 Gasoline Retailers Survey indicate customers’ satisfaction with U.S. gasoline retailers is down from a year ago. These findings are released just as drivers hit the road for what is expected to…
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Gulf to open network of service stations in Japan
Gulf Oil International to start opening gas stations in Japan after reaching an agreement with a newly formed local business. Hisashi Kunie, owner of Gulf Racing Japan, has established a new company for this venture which will trade as Gulf Japan. The new venture aims at converting 10% of Japan’s non-branded independent service stations to…
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Vendor View: Addressing Corrosion and Microbial Growth in Today’s Fuel Environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began to phase in ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) in 2006, with stringent regulations intended to virtually eliminate sulfur from diesel fuel and thereby reduce sulfur dioxide emissions. The EPA order was to reduce the sulfur content of all diesel fuel sold from a one-time high of as much as 5,000…
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USA: GasBuddy finds best gas station restrooms in the country
With summer road trip season around the corner and millions of Americans hitting the road, GasBuddy has revealed which gas station brands have the highest-rated restrooms. Tulsa-based QuikTrip secured the top seat in nine states, the most out of any other brands. Chevron came in second, leading in five states on the West Coast,…
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