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Petrol Cartel in Oz: WHAT A RIPOFF!!!!

QXD

Alfrescian (InfP)
Generous Asset
I just realized today that oil companies are RIPPING OFF Oz customers!!!

We IMPORT petrol from SG but yet we pay TOP DOLLAR when Oil prices are almost a 1/3 of the PEAK PRICE.

Shockshit once claimed that we pay HIGH TAX on BOTH petrol and car prices! I'm sooo "upset".:biggrin:

Here is a price comparison between SG and WA. Note that Forex spot rates is S$1 = A$1.02

In SG:

<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"><td style="padding-left: 5px;" colspan="3">SHELL
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="196"> Type
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="97"> Old price
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="86"> New price
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Formula 92 (92UL)
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.603
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.563
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Formula 95 (95UL)
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.636
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.596
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Formula 98 (98UL)
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.710
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.670
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> V-Power
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.839
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.799
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Shell Diesel (AGO)
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.373
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.333
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" colspan="4"> EXXONMOBIL
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="196"> Type
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="96"> Old price
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="87"> New price
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Synergy 2000
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.603
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.563
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Synergy 5000
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.636
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.596
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Synergy 8000
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.710
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.670
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Synergy Diesel
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.373
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.333
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" colspan="3"> SPC
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="196"> Type
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="96"> Old price
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="87"> New price
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> ULG 92
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.603
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.563
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> ULG 95
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.636
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.596
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> ULG 98
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.710
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.670
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Diesel
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.373
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.333
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" colspan="3"> CALTEX
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="196"> Type
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="97"> Old price
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;" width="86"> New price
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Silver with Techron 95
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.636
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.596
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Gold with Techron 98
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.710
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.670
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Platinum with Techron
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.836
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.796
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> Power Diesel
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.373
</td> <td style="padding-left: 5px;"> S$ 1.333
</td></tr></tbody></table>Source: http://www.petrolwatch.com.sg/news/

In WA:
<table class="sortable" id="SearchResults" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="98%"><tbody><tr class="trhead"> <th scope="row" valign="top" width="20%">Product </th> <th scope="row" valign="top" width="20%">North of River </th> <th scope="row" valign="top" width="20%">South of River </th> <th scope="row" valign="top" width="20%">East/Hills </th> <th scope="row" valign="top" width="20%">Metro Average </th> </tr> <tr class="trline1"> <td>ULP</td> <td> 101.6 </td><td> 99.8 </td><td> 102.9 </td><td>105.0</td> </tr> <tr class="trline2"> <td>PULP</td> <td> 108.5 </td><td> 107.2 </td><td> 108.9 </td><td>112.5</td> </tr> <tr class="trline1"> <td>Diesel</td> <td> 135.9 </td><td> 129.4 </td><td> 131.9 </td><td>140.0</td> </tr> <tr class="trline2"> <td>LPG</td> <td> 55.5 </td><td> 55.7 </td><td> 56.9 </td><td>57.7</td> </tr> <tr class="trline1"> <td>98 RON</td> <td> 112.5 </td><td> 111.2 </td><td> 112.9 </td><td>116.3</td> </tr> <tr class="trline2"> <td>B20</td> <td> 132.9 </td><td> 133.9 </td><td> 132.9 </td><td>134.2</td></tr></tbody></table>
Source: http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au/
 
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Satan

Alfrescian
Loyal

I've just topped up my Holden car today and the price of unleaded petrol was 94.3 cents. This is soooooo cccchhhhheeeaappp compared to Seekayakapore. SEEKAYAKAPORE IS A BIG RIPP OFF UNDER THE PAY AND PAY GARBAGEMENT.No wonder shockshit who is stuck in Seekayakapore is so tulan He so badly wanted to go to his dream destination Oz but his PR was rejected. So he now really bway tahan so he is condeming Oz. :biggrin:
 
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