[PUP] Eastern Caribbean Diesel prices

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

Everyone may know by now the party is over in Trinidad - no more subsidized  
Diesel for US$1.00/gal for foreign-flagged vessels. Thanks to some 
enterprising  idiots who filled up here and took it up-island to the BVI to sell for 
$3.00  when it was $4.00 there. Anyway, things are now better if you can take 500  
liters or more. Price at Chag Terms here was 2.28/gal. (no tax) 2 days ago -  
better than in PSV where it was still $4.00 but not as good as in St Croix 
where  you can get it for $1.97. I did see the analysis on the sample from 
Trinidad  - the Cetane was 50 - damn good. Sulfur was 0.08. St Croix is apt to be 
as  good or better bcs it was likely made last night at the Hess refinery  
there.
 
BTW, there has been such an upsurge of deadly crime in VE that not many  here 
will risk going there for fuel anymore. Regardless of the cheap price,  it is 
reported by those who have been there that it is far less desirable in  terms 
of cleanliness and the attractive price applies only to small  quantities and 
getting more comes with some risk.  
 
Still, VE seems less dangerous than Brazil, where a lot of folks coming  from 
South Africa have been robbed of everything. 
 
Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"
 
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