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The United Refining Company (URC) produces gasoline that is refined from 100% North American crude - oil that only originates from the US and Canada. URC's chairman and CEO, John Catsimatidis, a New York billionaire, heads the company whose refinery is located in Warren, PA where a pipeline was built from Canada 35 years ago to refine crude from that country. The company sells the gasoline at more than 300 stations in NY, PA and OH uinder the Kwik Fill, Country Fair and Keystone brands.
According to Catsimatidis, "We think Americans feel good about it. People drive by, and every time they get annoyed at...(Hugo) Chavez, every time they get annoyed at BP Petroleum, every time they get annoyed at the Middle East, you know what they say? Why don't I buy American oil and buy American-made gasoline?" Catsimatidis points out that relying on domestic sources, and those from stable neighbors and not the Middle East, provides for price and supply stability for customers. "What happens if Iran gets bombed, or Saudi Arabia gets bombed, or Iran stops shipping?" he asks, adding that pipelines are a more efficient and cheaper means of transporting oil than tankers sailing from overseas.
Catsimatidis says profits have been up for 27 consecutive quarters since the company started advertising that its oil is 100% North American. Television commercials highlight that feature, and Kwik Fill gas stations have patriotic "Driving America" signs.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, our country currently imports 45% of our crude oil from foreign sources, and about one-fourth of that is from Canada. We get 13% from Saudi Arabia and almost 10% from Venezuela. Imported oil hit a high of more than 60% in 2005.
Traveling in NY and PA as I do, I don't think I've noticed any of these brands, but now I'll keep a look-out and be sure to fill 'er up with all-
American when I see one.
Happy Motoring!
The United Refining Company (URC) produces gasoline that is refined from 100% North American crude - oil that only originates from the US and Canada. URC's chairman and CEO, John Catsimatidis, a New York billionaire, heads the company whose refinery is located in Warren, PA where a pipeline was built from Canada 35 years ago to refine crude from that country. The company sells the gasoline at more than 300 stations in NY, PA and OH uinder the Kwik Fill, Country Fair and Keystone brands.
According to Catsimatidis, "We think Americans feel good about it. People drive by, and every time they get annoyed at...(Hugo) Chavez, every time they get annoyed at BP Petroleum, every time they get annoyed at the Middle East, you know what they say? Why don't I buy American oil and buy American-made gasoline?" Catsimatidis points out that relying on domestic sources, and those from stable neighbors and not the Middle East, provides for price and supply stability for customers. "What happens if Iran gets bombed, or Saudi Arabia gets bombed, or Iran stops shipping?" he asks, adding that pipelines are a more efficient and cheaper means of transporting oil than tankers sailing from overseas.
Catsimatidis says profits have been up for 27 consecutive quarters since the company started advertising that its oil is 100% North American. Television commercials highlight that feature, and Kwik Fill gas stations have patriotic "Driving America" signs.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, our country currently imports 45% of our crude oil from foreign sources, and about one-fourth of that is from Canada. We get 13% from Saudi Arabia and almost 10% from Venezuela. Imported oil hit a high of more than 60% in 2005.
Traveling in NY and PA as I do, I don't think I've noticed any of these brands, but now I'll keep a look-out and be sure to fill 'er up with all-
American when I see one.
Happy Motoring!
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