[[Method makes refineries more efficient]]
So apaprently gasoline is goign to drop to $1.00 again? No need to answer- we all know that is never goign to happen despite refineries cutting costs- they’ll simply pocket the extra profits leaving prices right where they are
So, what would you do? Especially, given that...
The researchers also determined, however, that 70 of the new sequences identified have potential to consume less energy than the sequence now used by industry. Those 70 sequences range from being 6 percent to 48 percent more energy efficient than the method currently in use."However, just because a particular sequence would be more energy efficient doesn't mean it would be practical for industry to implement," Agrawal said. "There are a lot of challenges. Some are easy to build and just involve trivial retrofitting, and some are more difficult. So we'll need to work with companies and refinery experts to determine which sequences could be built."
Given that refineries already have an energy cost of less than 2%, a 6-48% energy savings isn't going to translate to more than a penny or two at the pump. And, if the re-sequencing requires any major capital investment, it's not going to be worth it.
Big Oil currently returns a profit of about a dime a gallon on gasoline. How much of that would you want them to "give back" so you wouldn't resent their making a profit?
In the interest of full disclosure: I do not now, nor have I ever, worked for an oil company.