Louisiana boaters finding it harder to get ethanol-free gas

June 18, 2014 |

In Louisiana, ExxonMobil’s Chalmette refinery has started shipping its ethanol-free gas only commercial suppliers and no longer to a local depot which has made the fuel scarce for boaters, causing quite an uproar locally. Boaters who worried about the impacts of ethanol on their fuel lines and carburetors were willing to pay a 25 cent per gallon premium for ethanol-free gas but now have to go further afield to find, pay more or go without.

 

Category: Fuels

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