[Mike W]

Originally Posted by Greg F

I actually work at a gas & oil plant in Vic (esso), and annoys me that our crude is mostly sent overseas, yet we buy oil from overseas, world trade i suppose.
I will tell you that Safeway/Woolworths/Caltex are the ones making big $$ at our servos, as a lot infact MOST of there fuel if shipped in PRE - made from a company called trafigura, refined overseas. Lower quality and cheaper (for the company, not consumer)! And they sell it to you at the same price as other outlets. Fuel from Mobil, is refined and undergoes strict Quality Control Checking.. All in Australia, by Australians..
Shame that the crude isnt all Australian tho!

ESSO = ExxonMobil / Mobil Oil

Another reason to stay away from Caltex (Woolworths) as well as Shell (Coles, although I don't know about their petrol quality) on top of these two companies trying to monopolise evrything thing retail.