Syndicated study

This syndicated multi-client research study focuses on structural changes within the retail refueling market. These changes have been driven by major oil company mergers, new technology in retail refueling equipment, facility format design and expansion, and EPA regulations relating to underground storage tanks. Subscribing clients to the research are currently using the data to understand market trends and enhance their marketing strategies. This research will also enable subscribers to:

Benchmark their company’s position to others in terms of compliance with the EPA regulations.
Gain insight into the facility technologies other marketers plan to implement.
Understand how industry players are increasing traffic and profits through "value added" amenities, such as fast food and car washes.
Understand the number and type of current and future facility formats.
Determine whether mergers will affect pricing strategies.
Learn how to combat the threat hypermarkets present to traditional petroleum marketers.

The commercial fleet market is large and diverse. It can be divided into eight major segments: government/public owned vehicles, over the road (OTR) carriers, dispersed corporate vehicles, utility vehicles, delivery vehicles, service vehicles, airport vehicles, and auto rental vehicles. Currently, almost half of all refueling is at private facilities. Over one-third of all underground storage tanks are owned by non-retail businesses. To clearly understand the changes that occured in this market during the 1990s, it is important to determine the underlying trends impacting each market segment

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The New European Petroleum Equipment Market study was designed to identify and gauge prospective markets in Europe. This report is the collection of a massive data gathering effort from February 1994 through June 1994. This survey was initiated due to a high interest level in changes taking place in the European market. These changes are a result of environmental regulations in the majority of the European countries, as well as, former communist countries. As the world economy expanded and trade barriers fell, new opportunities for international suppliers have been and continue to be created. Manufacturers realize that if they are among the first to develop channels of supply in emerging European countries, they will be positioned to benefit from the expected growth.

The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 represent the most significant piece of environmental legislation ever passed to control air pollution. The legislation directs the United States to implement strong environmental policies and regulations that will ensure cleaner air for all Americans. At the state level, a leading pollution control strategy to implement federal EPA guidelines was Stage II vapor recovery. Stage II vapor recovery on vehicle refueling is an effective control technology to reduce gasoline vapor emissions that contain volatile organic compounds (VOC) and hazardous air pollutants. By the end of November 1992, each state was required to submit its compliance plan to the federal EPA, detailing how it would implement a Stage II vapor recovery program. It then had two years from the date its plan was submitted to promulgate Stage II fully within the state.

National Petroleum News, calls The United States EPA Regulated Retail, Commercial, and Industrial Gasoline Service Station Market 1992-1998 "…the most detailed analysis and outlook to date on the impact of the EPA’s UST regulations on the petroleum marketplace." The study is based on interviews with over 1,600 service station owners across the country in the major oil, independent oil, convenience store, and private markets.