Conversion to Sub Octane Gasoline in September 2013
Effective mid-September, straight 87 octane gasoline will
not be produced at the refineries and therefore not available at the terminals. In place of the straight 87 octane there will
be an 84 octane gasoline (called Sub-Octane or V-Grade). You will also be able to access 91 octane
gasoline (A-Grade) and ethanol.
Potential product blends are listed below. We do caution that nothing is set in
stone. Pipeline personnel are still
working on what blends will be available and what each terminal will offer.
84 Clear 100%
V-Grade (cannot pull V-grade out of
terminal without blending)
87 Clear 50%
A-Grade/50% V-Grade
87 Oxy 90%
V-Grade/10% Ethanol
89 Clear 75%
A-Grade/25% V-Grade
89 Oxy 30%
A-Grade/60% V-Grade/10% Ethanol
91 Clear 100%
A-Grade
91 Oxy 60%
A-Grade/30% V-Grade/10% Ethanol
As you can see from above, the blending of ethanol may
become more prevalent. Fauser Energy
Resources maintains its own ethanol inventory at 20 terminals as well as having
third-party supply at the other terminals in the Midwest. New locations will also be announced as they
come online.
Pipelines have two options for conversion to the Sub-Octane
product. The first is a hard transition,
meaning all terminals along a pipeline would shut down and reopen with the new
Sub-Octane at the same time on September 16th.
The second option is more gradual.
The pipeline may opt for the terminals to convert to the new product at
different points in time. This would
depend on product shipments (loading out of all 87 octane product until gone),
storage at the terminals, etc. Fauser
Energy Resources has a goal of keeping you informed as each terminal makes the physical
switch to the Sub-Octane product. We
will also make you aware of the product slate at each terminal as it changes.
If you have any questions please contact your Fauser
Energy Resources marketer.
Thank you for your business, we appreciate it.
