The super gasoline prices that are published can be very different, depending on the sales policy and strategy of marketers and distributors and on the location of each of the services. Although suggested price is $4.05 this month, in certain retailers it is sold up to $5.20, which is $1.15 more than the suggested retail price.

This is not lost on consumers like Tamara, user of super gasoline that she was surprised to say that on the trip between Esmeraldas and Guayaquil she filled up with gas at two stations of the same seller. In the first, located in El Empalme, it cost him $5.20, and in the second – when he had already arrived in Guayaquil – he paid $4.11 per gallon.

Contreras shows the invoices that have been collected from him. In both cases he asked $35 gas. In the first one he received 6.73 gallons and in the other 8.32 gallons. There is great discretion in the price for the user. In any case, she says that for the next few occasions she will try to start with a full tank so that she does not have to fill up the gas tank in case of an emergency and thus choose her distributor better.

Oswaldo Erazo, executive secretary of the Chamber of Distributors of Petroleum Products (Camddepe), comments on a specific case that the specific reasons should be known, because it is possible that there are problems in distribution. In any case, he says it’s not usual for it to grow that much. And he comments that there are at least three reasons why prices normally vary.

First of all, the price is free and according to him it ranges between 15 and 20 cents between retailers.

Another factor is the strategy of retailers, “who claim to have a differentiated product, which allegedly has an additive.” In this case, the cost per gallon is increased by that added value.

Finally, Where a gas station is located can also affect the price. This is because the further away it is, the more it costs to transport the gas station, and since the price is free for super, use this option to offset that value in some way. For Erazo, the ability to choose the best option for each consumer plays an important role in this matter.

It is important to remember that at some gas stations super gasoline is sold below the recommended price.

Meanwhile, the prices of subsidized gasoline, eco and extra, and premium diesel are still frozen.

for his part, Agency for Regulation and Supervision of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources (ARC) explain that they are in charge of controlling the quality and quantity parameters delivered to the population at each gas station. They also monitor the costs of subsidized fuels.

In the case of non-subsidized fuels, since they have a free price, only the parameters of quality and delivered quantity are controlled.

Gas Super is the one with the lowest consumption in the country: 2.2% of the car fuel market, although it is of the highest quality and the most environmentally friendly. For several months in Ecuador, the super class of 95 octane has been on the market, which is more suitable for the engines of new vehicles or those with more modern technology. Even the first imports of super gasoline were made through gas stations.