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Originally Posted by Stoolie
...Of course, most of the cost is made up of government levies rather than the raw per barrel cost translation.
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This is true. Oil is a global commodity that is bought and sold on the open market. If you exclude the OPEC countries where oil is the main source of income and therefore very cheap, most places pay about the same for the oil part when they fill their tank. The difference in price is how much the government takes in the form of tax for allowing the company to sell their product.