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| 2024 |
Octane rating
Pertamina 'Pertalite' and Vivo 'Revvo 90' in Indonesia will begin discontinuing sales.
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| July 1 2024 |
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Sri Lanka adopted RON 100 Octane fuel, becoming the 8th country in the world to use RON 100.
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| January 1 2018 |
Octane rating
Vietnamese government mandated all gas stations stop selling 92 RON and switch to 95 RON and A92-E5 instead.
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| January 1 2018 |
Octane rating
Vietnam mandated every gas station stop selling 92 RON and instead sell 95 RON + A92-E5.
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| 2017 |
Octane rating
Vietnam began selling A92-E5 gasoline (92 RON with 5 percent ethanol).
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| 2017 |
Octane rating
Hindustan Petroleum launched 'poWer 99' fuel with an RON value of 99, initially available only in Bangalore, Pune, and Mumbai.
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| September 2014 |
Octane rating
United Petroleum stopped selling 100 RON unleaded fuel (10% ethanol content) in Australia.
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| January 1 2014 |
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Sri Lanka switched their regular gasoline from 90 RON to 92 RON.
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| 2011 |
Octane rating
Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels mandated 27.5% ethanol inclusion in gasoline nationwide.
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| July 2010 |
Octane rating
Denmark legally mandated that all gasoline companies must use a mix containing 5% bioethanol in gasoline.
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