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So, its nothing shady. Its their business. Or may be pressure from PSUs, who knows. IT can happen only in India! ![]() | |
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You can try and pick another country with similar PPP as ours and you'll find that gasoline would be different. It might even be more than ours ( there are lot of such countries) THe point i am trying to make is very simple, the taxation levels vary across the countries and in our case is a primary contributor. Whether thats a good thing or not is not for me to decide. I am simply making comparisons and saying that - Tax is more than subsidy; govt. earns the most in case of any hike. Is there a rational behind this high taxation - i dont know. Neither has govt. tried to explain this in black & white. | |
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![]() Because the trading of petroleum is forcibly pegged to Dollars, that is why. A main reason Iraq was invaded was because Saddam threatened to sell oil for other currencies, including INR. Now Iran is threatening to open an oil bourse and trade in any currency but Dollars, so expect to find a lot of WMD there as well in future! BTW tanked up on Shell Super @ Rs 71.55 yesterday. Shell normal retails for Rs 69.05. Last edited by Gansan : 11th July 2011 at 09:46. | |
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![]() Gees, if the rates above are 'post production at the point of manufacture', then surely the oil companies who are selling the fuel have their margins added in the above prices too. Then I guess the difference between them and the rest of the world is like - freight, customs, duties and taxes?? Come to think of it - it doesn't make sense | |
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| ![]() Went to fill petrol from Shell this weekend, thinking it will be same or cheaper than the PSU bunks. But, it was priced at 73.75 which is a good 3 Rs more than the PSUs. ![]() I don't understand this - why Shell is costlier in Hyderabad than Bangalore, given that petrol from PSU's cost more in Bangalore than Hyderabad? |
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Shell fuel is transported from Mangalore refinery to all other Shell bunks in India. Shell Petrol/Diesel in MLR will be the least priced petrol/Diesel when compared with other Shell pumps. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pune
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| ![]() I tanked up last Friday at the Shell station (Hinjewadi), a litre of petrol was 67odd!!! Cost of petrol at the Indian Oil station was 66odd. |
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BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hyderabad
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| ![]() Isn't possible to build pipeline grid for Petrol similar to Gas? |
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| ![]() Shell fuel price now is higher in Bangalore than Chennai. I remember seeing 6X.XX price (Shell unleaded petrol) displayed outside Shell station in Chennai last week. Last edited by Latheesh : 11th July 2011 at 16:40. |
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![]() I did notice something with my 800 though, the Shell fuel seems to be much cleaner somehow, the car is definitely running much smoother. I managed to click 2 snaps of the Fabia when I noticed the reflection after a coat of Collinite. Yet to post a full ownership report with pics though. Last edited by mb_jg : 11th July 2011 at 18:28. | |
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| ![]() I Kolkata it has gone up by a couple of paises in the last fort night, I think it was 67.79 till about 15 days back, today when I refilled it was 67.99. |
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BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore
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| ![]() Good to see shell down, PSU pumps must be facing a business effect, i recall when shell pumps were empty!! |
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