Esso Super Unleaded change.

[W88CHY]

Just a heads up, from August Esso are changing their Super Unleaded from 97 octane to 99 octane, this will take a month or so for the 97 to be replenished in the tanks with the 99 hence they are not launching the new product officially until around October.

[W88CHY]

Falconer said:

Most the time I use Sainsbury’s 97 which seems fine but at odds with the experience of Esso and BP.
(Someone is going to tell me Sainsbury’s is Esso or BP).

Sainsburys is actually 99 Ron too, well here in Scotland at least.

I don’t know why it’s not marketed as such, but we lift 99 Ron from the terminals for all Sainsburys sites.

Edited to add: Sainsburys fuel is supplied and delivered by Greenergy (same as Esso, Costco, Co-op to name a few) but with no added additives.

Edited by W88CHY on Sunday 2nd August 20:53

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Haltamer said:

It is quite interesting and useful, but you never know with some people on PH :P

I checked the local Esso at the end of my road and the pump labels are still for 97, Which is odd given it's a rather popular station.

I assume they're allowing the tanks to be drained "naturally" prior to 99 switchover? Would've expected it to happen by now though.

Yes, they are allowing their tanks to get to a level where they can add the 99 Ron - then you will see new branding on the pumps.

Most places I deliver to have got to that point, but it depends what was in the tank and how much the 97 was selling.

I deliver to Sainsburys, Costco and Co-op petrol filling stations too - their Super Unleaded are all 99 Ron too (I don’t know why Sainsburys market it as 98, as we 100% lift 99 Ron from the terminals).

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cornershop said:

Are you delivering exactly the same fuel to Esso, Sainsbury, Costco etc?

Same fuel to Co-op, Costco and Sainsburys (no further additives added at the terminal) - Esso fuel is additised as it’s loaded onto the tanker (at the terminal side - it’s a bit like telling a computer what customer we are loading for, quantities and grade).

Costco put their own additive in when we are delivering it (it’s a control panel, their staff input the amount going into a tank and it calculates the additive and injects it as the fuel flows into the tank).

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Haltamer said:

That is something of a revelation - I've been peeved at Costco since they stopped offering 99RON a couple of years ago and switched to 97 - There was a thread about it somewhere.

If they're selling 99 That would be very handy, but I'd have expected them to advertise it!

Out of interest, where is your delivery? - My local Costco is Thurrock / Lakeside.

I am based in Scotland so cover the Glasgow and Edinburgh Costco, and all over Scotland for Esso, Sainsburys etc

I was actually talking to one of the staff when I was delivering a month or so ago, they were unaware it was 99Ron too - but 100% on our paperwork and Bill of Lading from the terminal it states SU50-99RON, where Esso used to state Esso Super 97 but now shows as Esso Super 99.

I’m sure Sainsburys actually states 98Ron on their pumps, but again it’s SU50-99RON we load and deliver.

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200Plus Club said:

Why don't they say it's 99 then?

You’d need to ask them, I only put the fuel in the ground