You have to feel sorry for the con artists Shell with their so called v-power which was normal premium but priced 6/- above normal premium. Will they con motorists anymore or have they withdrawn it?

93.50 at Total.

It is still there. When I went to fuel at the Adams branch as I posted above they told me that they did not have unleaded but had v-power which was going for around 104 per litre.

fellow ripped off motorists, by the way, prices in Eastlands are not all correct so do not imagine that they would be any cheaper. The machines at most of the stations are manipulated to read one price and dispense fuel at a higher price. This is evidenced by the fuel volume actually displayed. I will be making a visit with officials for Weights and Measures department to one particular gas station.

Statement from Kenol Kobil:

20 Dec 2010

Indian Ocean Declared a War Zone

The entire Indian Ocean has been declared a war zone effective December 16, 2010 by the Joint War Committee (JWC)!

JWC cites the ever increasing piracy activities across the Indian Ocean, beyond the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Eden, which the influential body had earlier declared a war zone in their latest advisory.

Following the declaration, ship owners have raised freight premiums by more than 100%. Freight premiums now stand at an average of 30 USD per tonne of cargo up from the previous average of 15 USD per tonne. Marine insurance premiums have also gone up.

This declaration means that the cost of shipping all goods including petroleum products across the Indian Ocean will increase further as ship owners incur additional costs related to the significant voyage deviation off the East African coastline as well as hiring of private armed protection.

Further, ship owners who have in the past been reluctant to send their vessels on assignments across the piracy prone Indian Ocean waters are expressing even more reluctance now.

In this regard, we would like to sensitize consumers of the impending rise in the prices of key commodities in Kenya and the region.

Charles Njogu

Public Relations Manager