That is a bit oversimplified. True, BP is the only company that has different raw gas from everyone else before it hits the terminal where the additives packages live, so I was told by an adviser to Gov. Kaine.

Additives packages are proprietary. I do not believe the government checks for anything besides oxygenates. There are chemical engineers getting paid a good amount to formulate gasolines at those majors.

I do not think additives packages are as insignificant as that guy makes them sound. Otherwise, I think there would be a better contingency plan in place in tight or emergency conditions when raw gas or additives are not available. If you run out of additives at the terminal, your gas does not go into the truck. If they were so worthless, the companies would probably dump in a bottle like the article says, instead of lose a bunch of business at high prices. That's just my observation though.

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