BP stops fueling Iran

For the past few months the news has been saturated with the BP oil spill, and attempts to stop the fuel continually pumping out into the environment. Staying with BP, but on a slightly different note, the company has now confirmed that they have stopped supplying jet fuel to Iran Air.

BP declined to give a reason for ending the contract, but recent reports show that Iranian aircraft have been denied fuel because of the latest US sanctions which were put in place to apply pressure on Iran over its nuclear programme.

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Drop in Petrol Price

The Energy Department has announced the price of petrol will drop by 18 cents per litre on Wednesday!

This means that a litre of 95 unleaded will cost R8.27 in Gauteng, and a bit less at the coast.

Check out the related link: How does the price of oil affect me?

Other prices will be affected as follows:

• Diesel with a 0.05 percent sulphur content will drop by 15 cents a litre,
• Diesel with a 0.005 percent sulphur content will decrease in price by 16cents a litre.
• Illuminating paraffin will drop 12 cents a litre
• 93 ULP will decrease by 15 cents a litre.

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Feel the Football Fever & Win R10mil

The other day a street vendor came up to my car window, I assumed he was selling some trinket or handing out flyers. As I wound down my window he asked “Can you feel it?” and then walked to the next car behind me.
:-)

Football fever is everywhere!

The Company ‘Great Odds’ is running a very cool competition; if you can correctly predict the majority of the results of the World Cup you can win R10 Million! Go check it out (below) and test your skills

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Google to be Investigated

Once again Google is in hot water (see Google Maps are Wrong). This time the controversy is in Australia where police have been ordered to investigate the online company in possible incidents of breaching telecommunications privacy laws.

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