Diesel Prices Going Up By 57cents ?

V2NR 3.0 · Postby **V2NR 3.0** » November 28th, 2009, 8:03 am

I heard this on a radio talk-show. The price of Diesel is carded to go up by $0.57cents in the year 2010 ? Spoke with a former Petrotrin counterpart and he also said this was true. This will be done when the upgrades are completed.

This firetruck government yes.

Any one has information on this ?

biggy82 · Postby **biggy82** » November 28th, 2009, 2:57 pm

dont care....diesel rules! :mrgreen:

sweeks · Postby **sweeks** » November 29th, 2009, 6:29 am

What uprades are being done to the plant?

Are you referring to the GTL plant? Is it coming on stream next year? There was an article in the newspapers stating that the GTL plant went into receivership (Daily Express, Sept. 30 2009).

If it's cleaner diesel, that's a plus for all of us - cleaners emission (less health issues), less frequent servicing and a relief for the common railers.

The cost of diesel so cheap in TnT it's incredible. Personally I can live with 57 cents increase. 50 cents would have been better though, easier to calculate. I'm hoping we get options, a premium grade and a regular grade.

BTW I believe that last increase was in 2002, where it went up by 22 cents from $1.28 to $1.50

dogpound · Postby **dogpound** » December 1st, 2009, 4:53 pm

yeah, but if diesel goes up, so does everything

venum · Postby **venum** » December 1st, 2009, 5:38 pm

sweeks wrote:The cost of diesel so cheap in TnT it's incredible.

Yea, but we get what we pay for

sweeks wrote:Personally I can live with 57 cents increase. 50 cents would have been better though, easier to calculate.

plenty easier

sweeks wrote:I'm hoping we get options, a premium grade and a regular grade.

I would like so too, but I doubt it as different grades = different storage requirements

I don't know of any existing service stations that have made provisions for separate and additional storage tanks

maybe teh new stations that currently building\renovating, but definately not any of teh olders Quicke Shops

Postby **Greypatch** » December 1st, 2009, 7:21 pm

once it is graded and of MUCH BETTER QUALITY Patch have no problems shelling out more for the sheit..

just hope skunts eh use this as an excuse to rasise the price of all commodites transported by the said fuel.

nareshseep · Postby **nareshseep** » December 1st, 2009, 7:24 pm

^^ its inevitable

venum · Postby **venum** » December 2nd, 2009, 10:06 am

Greypatch wrote:just hope skunts eh use this as an excuse to rasise the price of all commodites transported by the said fuel.

if there are different grades, then systems can be implemented to prevent such

if is only 1 grade - we screwed

Postby **Greypatch** » December 2nd, 2009, 12:12 pm

true...dais common sense..

but remember common sense eh so common in T&T..

Stuckindmud · Postby **Stuckindmud** » December 5th, 2009, 9:48 pm

57 cents sounds reasonable compared to the rumored 3$ per liter a year ago ...

prices of everything will go up though.. :roll:

V2NR 3.0 · Postby **V2NR 3.0** » December 6th, 2009, 9:29 am

Alot of persons are talking of this increase very lightly. While actual owners of diesel vans may not feel the pinch so much, for a moment, think about the effects on a macro basis. Everything using diesel would naturally be increased - delivery vehicles, shipping, all utilities, etc etc.

Its atrocious.

sweeks · Postby **sweeks** » December 7th, 2009, 1:44 pm

Any consideration for the environment and your vehicle?

V2NR 3.0 · Postby **V2NR 3.0** » December 7th, 2009, 2:56 pm

sweeks wrote:Any consideration for the environment and your vehicle?

Off course consideration for one's vehicle and environment are both necessary. But the amount of money flowing through this country, such price increases are not warranted. Being employed in the oil and gas industry, i can safely say that.