Focusing efforts in 2005

摘要

By any standard,the no.1 issue facing motor-fuel marketers in 2004 was the increase in petroleum product prices.Although there were some roller-coaster aspects to pricing,we saw mostly upward movement for most of the year.Crude oil rose to a level 50 percent higher than its ending price on Dec.31,2003.Naturally,gasoline and diesel prices reflected that increased cost.