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Fuel dealers flag shortage of Octane 95 petrol and Super Diesel at CPC filling stations | Daily FT

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“The Petroleum Dealers’ Association has raised concerns over the growing unavailability of Octane 95 petrol and Super Diesel at a number of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) filling stations across the country”
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The provided web search results are completely irrelevant, discussing sports tickets for Daikin Park in Houston, and do not mention the Petroleum Dealers’ Association or the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.
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“dealers are required to invest more than Rs. 3 million to procure a stock of these premium fuel variants”
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The provided evidence consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'procuring' and does not contain any information regarding fuel investment costs for dealers.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 10, 2026 · The meaning of PROCURE is to get possession of (something) : to obtain (something) by particular care and effort. How to use procure in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procuring
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web search NEUTRAL — To get by special effort; obtain or acquire: managed to procure a pass. 2. To bring about; effect: procure a solution to a knotty problem. 3. To obtain (a sexual partner) for another. To obtain sexual…
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/procuring
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web search NEUTRAL — PROCURING definition: 1. present participle of procure 2. to get something, especially after an effort: 3. to get a…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/procurin…
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“the operational margin permitted on the sale of such fuel remains capped at around Rs. 45,000 per shipment”
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The evidence mentions fuel price hikes in India and Sri Lanka (Sinopec) and general fuel pricing in South Africa, but does not mention the specific operational margin of Rs. 45,000 per shipment for CPC dealers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Premium 95-Octane petrol price in Delhi has been increased from ₹99.89 per litre to ₹101.89.That year, oil companies had nominal profits, but in FY24, they posted record Rs 81,000-crore profit, helpin…
https://www.thehindu.com/business/nayara-energy-petrol-diese…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sinopec has announced a significant increase in fuel prices in Sri Lanka, with steep hikes for Octane 95 petrol and Super Diesel. According to the revision, the price of Octane 95 petrol has been incr…
https://www.newswire.lk/2026/03/22/sinopec-raises-fuel-price…
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web search NEUTRAL — Petrol Unleaded 93 Petrol Unleaded 95 Petrol LRP Diesel 500ppm Diesel 50ppm. Display prices for which year? Inland Coastal.Fuel price trends - Petrol Unleaded 93.
https://aa.co.za/fuel-pricing/
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“the daily sales volumes of Octane 95 petrol and Super Diesel typically remain below 500 litres at most locations”
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The evidence provides general information on octane ratings and gasoline prices in the USA and Germany, but contains no data on daily sales volumes at Sri Lankan filling stations.
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web search NEUTRAL — An octane rating, or octane number, is a standard measure of a fuel's ability to withstand compression in an internal combustion engine without causing engine knocking. The higher the octane number, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
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web search NEUTRAL — We show Octane-95 gasoline price data for the USA from 2016-06-06 to 2026-05-11.For comparison, the average price of gasoline in the world is USD 1.46 per liter.
https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/USA/gasoline_prices/
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web search NEUTRAL — EURO 95 local_gas_station. €2.063.Current prices are at 83% of that historical range. How much does it cost to fill a tank of fuel in Germany? expand_more. A standard 50-liter tank of Euro 95 petrol i…
https://www.fuel-prices.eu/Germany/
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“stocks taking more than two weeks to be sold”
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The evidence discusses octane ratings and fuel price increases by Sinopec in Sri Lanka, but does not provide information regarding the time it takes for stocks to be sold.
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web search NEUTRAL — An octane rating, or octane number, is a standard measure of a fuel's ability to withstand compression in an internal combustion engine without causing engine knocking. The higher the octane number, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating
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web search NEUTRAL — Sinopec has announced a significant increase in fuel prices in Sri Lanka, with steep hikes for Octane 95 petrol and Super Diesel. According to the revision, the price of Octane 95 petrol has been incr…
https://www.newswire.lk/2026/03/22/sinopec-raises-fuel-price…
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web search NEUTRAL — We show Octane-95 gasoline price data for the USA from 2016-06-06 to 2026-05-11.Also note that there are large differences across U.S. states. Prices in the Western states are about 20 percent higher …
https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/USA/gasoline_prices/
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“international oil companies operating in the market offer significantly higher commission structures based on the maximum retail price (MRP) of the product”
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The evidence provides a Wikipedia definition of MRP and general oil company lists, but does not compare the commission structures of international oil companies versus the CPC.
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web search NEUTRAL — Maximum retail price (MRP) is a manufacturer-calculated price that is the highest price that can be charged for a product sold in India, Indonesia, where it is known as Harga Eceran Tertinggi (HET), a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_retail_price
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web search NEUTRAL — Over the past month, Crude Oil's price has fallen 2.50%, but it is still 56.38% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for thi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Titans of the Oil Industry: The 10 Top Oil Companies of 2019.
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“These companies reportedly provide dealer margins exceeding those of the CPC—often around 3%”
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The evidence consists of dictionary definitions of 'international' and an advertisement for International trucks, which are entirely irrelevant to fuel dealer margins.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of INTERNATIONAL is of, relating to, or affecting two or more nations. How to use international in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/international
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web search NEUTRAL — INTERNATIONAL definition: between or among nations; involving two or more nations. See examples of international used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/international
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