2008-07-12

Mexico gasoline cheaper than in the United States into a popular cross-border business of reselling

According to the Joint Zaobao Wang, Mexico gasoline cheaper than in the United States, China and some traders saw the opportunity to make a fortune in Mexico in the bulk purchase gasoline shipped to the U.S. border after the sale, cash in.

Mexico won the State of the petrol allowance, the United States are frequently high oil prices, both petrol substantial differences, resulting in many tank car owners, and the border between the two countries doing business, one after another in Mexico in a barrel full of barrels of Tim Petrol, shipped to the United States to sell.





In Mexico, the price of gasoline cheaper than in the United States about one-third of the price of diesel is cheaper than half of the United States, the United States and Mexican border states, a gallon of diesel is four U.S. dollars, as long as Americans drive across the border, will be able to 2 U.S. dollars of the price of petrol.

Mexico Consumer Interests, head of Osuna said, indeed, a tanker truck from the United States opened here with petrol, due to Mexico's no-related restrictions on the fundamental Zuzhibuliao foreigners to come to Tijuana to buy gasoline.

Mexico, the United States and many residents of the border also took the opportunity start with the business of the sale of petrol, they installed a barrel and a bucket full of petrol, set to sell to the United States.

Tijuana Station Association, Avineri said: "Such small-scale illegal trade does exist, the oil companies is the responsibility of their products will be sold, bought gasoline, even to use gasoline burned house, or secretly transported To sell to the United States can not intervene in them. "

Mexico's lower prices of gasoline, has attracted a large number of Americans driving across the border to where cheap petrol were seized. As demand increased, Mexico hundreds of petrol stations in gasoline shortage, caused some petrol stations to be rationing system.

Mexican President Calderón had promised petrol allowance will remain unchanged. With global oil prices rose Biao, petrol allowance given to the Government this year will spend 20 billion U.S. dollars. (Source: China News Net)