SASOL 10PPM Diesel

[Yulz9081]

Just my 2c regarding regulation - In South Africa, the price of retail petrol is built up on a cost recovery mechanism with a small allocation for a wholesale profit. The department aggregates the costs incurred by all of the oil companies and works out an average c/l margin to apply to the retail price. As a result, the oil companies are incentivised to be more efficient across the value chain (thus resulting in incremental returns to the company if they can beat the regulated margin). De-regulation will remove this incentive and, in my opinion, lead to increased costs in the long term.

In addition, due to our dependence on fuel, the key item is to ensure security of supply. If you de-regulate, you move the power into the hands of the oil companies. Remember that, in a de-regulated market, pricing is set where supply meets demand. Can you imagine the catastrophe if the oil companies pull back on refinery production? They could essentially drive the price of fuel up whenever they want (think back to the de-regulation of energy prices in California during the Enron period). Furthermore, this can be consequential due to an unplanned refinery shut-down, etc.

PS as a side comment - The company that benefits the most of the regulated pricing though is Sasol. The fundamental starting component of the fuel price is the BFP (Basic Fuel Price) - which is what the oil companies are compensated for ex-refinery gate. The BFP is primarily driven by the influences of the crude oil price and the exchange rate. As Sasol relies on CTL (Coal to Liquid) and GTL (Gas to Liquid), they have no exposure to these variables. So when the BFP is adjusted, their costs remain flat and their profits increase. So sometimes, as good as it is to buy local, understand that you're driving up the profits of a company which is protected by a regulated framework.

As said before, just my 2c :=):


Apologies, should have mentioned that this is in relation to regulation in general and not regulating the diesel prices.

Moral of the story: Hold on to your Sasol shares :rollsmile:

 

[ChefDJ]

Sasol on Malibongwe near Robindale is selling 10ppm at R13.53 :fencelook:

 

[RAArmstrong]

Sasol on Malibongwe near Robindale is selling 10ppm at R13.53 :fencelook:

I know somebody got it at R12.97 :fencelook:

 

[ChefDJ]

I still had some 50ppm in the tank when I filled in, so more or less half and half...

By power of subtraction, does that mean I'm now stuck with 40ppm? :roflol:

 

[Astro]

Any prices for Pretoria?

 

[Nikhil]

I still had some 50ppm in the tank when I filled in, so more or less half and half...

By power of subtraction, does that mean I'm now stuck with 40ppm? :roflol:

maybe lol. Any difference that you can feel?

 

[Astro]

I still had some 50ppm in the tank when I filled in, so more or less half and half...

By power of subtraction, does that mean I'm now stuck with 40ppm? :roflol:

Closer to 30ppm:=):

 

[Tjnkambule]

Guys, I have a concern, I was at sasol Sunnyside Pretoria, there was a guy who work there claiming to be a manager, he said ".....I receive all the stocks in this garage & sasol doesn't have 10ppm diesel,all these other garages they just replace 50ppm sticker/label on the pump with 10ppm label, if sasol comes with new product they will let ALL garages know" has anyone heard this somewhere?

 

[cOlDFuSiOn]

Well I usually fill up @ sasol and put in 54l of the stuff just now and have done 10Km so far.. let's see how the performance/consumption goes for the weekend, resetting all OBC values :thumbs:

 

[Astro]

The Sasol in Centurion Lytellton road only has 50ppm. When enquiring about 10ppm the attendant assures me that Sasol 50ppm is the best.:blab:

 

[Tshepo85]

SASOL will be launching their 10ppm diesel vandag :joy:

Tried it yesterday, car runs smoother n I'm getting better consumption got it for R13.50

 

[Midas335i]

Anyone noticed a difference ?

 

[cOlDFuSiOn]

Perhaps it's the placebo effect but I did not always get wheelspin pulling away @1500 on my old tyres.. today however with my brand new rubber I was fighting for traction.. so maybe it is different or maybe the ambient temps were just lower so I had cooler air to combust, who knows consumption @ 7.1/100 over 105KMs so far..

 

[STREETDREAMER]

filled yesterday on kingsway road towards n12 from springs @ R13.52 drove about 100kms i dont know if its in my head to feel a difference or if there really is a difference consumption also at 7.1 after 100kms does feel abit smoother need to drive abit longer with it and see

 

[Arbee]

R12.97 at Mintys Sasol on Jan Smuts, Rosebank. Will see what happens after the 3rd tank.

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[ChefDJ]

Guys, I have a concern, I was at sasol Sunnyside Pretoria, there was a guy who work there claiming to be a manager, he said ".....I receive all the stocks in this garage & sasol doesn't have 10ppm diesel,all these other garages they just replace 50ppm sticker/label on the pump with 10ppm label, if sasol comes with new product they will let ALL garages know" has anyone heard this somewhere?

Our consumer protection act will allow you to nail them if they are :nonono:

 

[cOlDFuSiOn]

Jokes aside... I either got a damn good batch of diesel or they seriously did something here.. Car feels so much more alive.. :thumbs: Who will get the Cetane number tested for us?

 

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Jokes aside... I either got a damn good batch of diesel or they seriously did something here.. Car feels so much more alive.. :thumbs: Who will get the Cetane number tested for us?

diesel in a 320i?:fencelook:

 

[michaelniszl]

Hopefully with there being 10ppm diesel in South Africa, the 335d will soon make an appearance.

 

[cOlDFuSiOn]

Jokes aside... I either got a damn good batch of diesel or they seriously did something here.. Car feels so much more alive.. :thumbs: Who will get the Cetane number tested for us?

diesel in a 320i?:fencelook:

What 320i? Mine are all retired, E90s were hopeless cars..

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Hopefully with there being 10ppm diesel in South Africa, the 335d will soon make an appearance.

We have the 535d those are awesome!! :thumbs: