as a booming market, generally provides better pay

Hahahaha...only if you're income contains an 'at risk' component.

Some oil company CEO in the states retired recently (his name escapes me for now), and his total remuneration including retirement benefits worked out at about $110,000USD ..........................................

......................................................................... FOR EVERY DAY WORKED

Some oil company CEO in the states retired recently (his name escapes me for now), and his total remuneration including retirement benefits worked out at about $110,000USD ......................................................................... FOR EVERY DAY WORKED     

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WOW

Some oil company CEO in the states retired recently (his name escapes me for now), and his total remuneration including retirement benefits worked out at about $110,000USD ......................................................................... FOR EVERY DAY WORKED      

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WOW

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The catch being that as a CEO he probably hasn't actually done a full days work

Time to move to Venezuela I think....

It's from CNN but I'm not sure how accurate it is when you look at Australia.....

Propaganda on CNN never!

Gas prices around the world

Think you pay a lot for gas? Perhaps you'd prefer to live in Venezuela.

Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries. A few countries, like Venezuela have prices that are far lower.

Gas pains The main driver of price disparities between countries is government policy, according to AirInc, a company that tracks the cost of living in various places around the world. Many European nations tax gasoline heavily, with taxes making up as much as 75 percent of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, said a spokesperson for AirInc.

In Venezuela, on the other hand, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All prices updated May, 2004.

Nation.............City.......................Price

UK..................TEESIDE...............$5.64

HONG KONG ...HONG KONG..........$5.62

UK..................MILFORD HAVEN....$5.56

UK..................READING..............$5.56

UK..................NORWICH.............$5.54

GERMANY........FRANKFURT...........$5.29

DENMARK........COPENHAGEN.......$5.08

NORWAY..........STAVANGER.........$5.07

NORWAY..........OSLO...................$4.93

ITALY..............ROME...................$4.86

TURKEY...........ISTANBUL............$4.85

PORTUGAL.......LISBON................$4.80

KOREA.............SEOUL................$4.71

SWITZERLAND..GENEVA..............$4.56

KOREA.............KOJE/OKPO.........$4.53

AUSTRIA..........VIENNA...............$4.50

CROATIA.........ZAGREB..............$4.32

JAPAN..............TOKYO................$3.84

AUSTRALIA.......SYDNEY..............$2.63 WTF.

CAMBODIA.......PHNOM PENH.......$2.57

TAIWAN............TAIPEI...............$2.47

GEORGIA..........TBILISI..............$2.31

LAOS................VIENTIANE.........$1.66

THAILAND..........BANGKOK.........$1.60

CHINA...............TIANJIN............$1.54

CHINA...............SHANGHAI........$1.48

RUSSIA.............MOSCOW..........$1.45

KAZAKHSTAN.....ALMATY............$1.36

KAZAKHSTAN.....ATYRAU............$1.35

TAJIKISTAN........DUSHANBE.......$1.32

AZERBAIJAN.......BAKU...............$1.15

VENEZUELA.........CARACAS........$0.14

Well if the rest of it IS accurate you can see where we sit in the scheme of things.

That doesnt make sense though, if it were in USD then our petrol would be around the $4 mark

that table is BS

I'd say it's a typo and they actually meant US$3.63 a gallon for Sydney. About AUS$1.28 a litre.

Time to move to Venezuela I think....

It's from CNN but I'm not sure how accurate it is when you look at Australia.....

Propaganda on CNN never!

Gas prices around the world

Think you pay a lot for gas? Perhaps you'd prefer to live in Venezuela.

Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries. A few countries, like Venezuela have prices that are far lower.

Gas pains The main driver of price disparities between countries is government policy, according to AirInc, a company that tracks the cost of living in various places around the world. Many European nations tax gasoline heavily, with taxes making up as much as 75 percent of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, said a spokesperson for AirInc.

In Venezuela, on the other hand, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All prices updated May, 2004.

Nation.............City.......................Price

UK..................TEESIDE...............$5.64

HONG KONG ...HONG KONG..........$5.62

UK..................MILFORD HAVEN....$5.56

UK..................READING..............$5.56

UK..................NORWICH.............$5.54

GERMANY........FRANKFURT...........$5.29

DENMARK........COPENHAGEN.......$5.08

NORWAY..........STAVANGER.........$5.07

NORWAY..........OSLO...................$4.93

ITALY..............ROME...................$4.86

TURKEY...........ISTANBUL............$4.85

PORTUGAL.......LISBON................$4.80

KOREA.............SEOUL................$4.71

SWITZERLAND..GENEVA..............$4.56

KOREA.............KOJE/OKPO.........$4.53

AUSTRIA..........VIENNA...............$4.50

CROATIA.........ZAGREB..............$4.32

JAPAN..............TOKYO................$3.84

AUSTRALIA.......SYDNEY..............$2.63 WTF.

CAMBODIA.......PHNOM PENH.......$2.57

TAIWAN............TAIPEI...............$2.47

GEORGIA..........TBILISI..............$2.31

LAOS................VIENTIANE.........$1.66

THAILAND..........BANGKOK.........$1.60

CHINA...............TIANJIN............$1.54

CHINA...............SHANGHAI........$1.48

RUSSIA.............MOSCOW..........$1.45

KAZAKHSTAN.....ALMATY............$1.36

KAZAKHSTAN.....ATYRAU............$1.35

TAJIKISTAN........DUSHANBE.......$1.32

AZERBAIJAN.......BAKU...............$1.15

VENEZUELA.........CARACAS........$0.14

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I dont know what these prices are meant to be but I just spoke to a friend of mine who was working in Denmark... He was paying 7.48 DKK per litre which is $1.68 AUD (for 95ron).. far from the $5.08 they claim in the table

This price is from a year ago.

I wonder if we can organise a bulk import of fuel from Venezuela?!

If I was an enterprising independant petrol station owner I'd certainly look into it.

here is the latest european petrol prices last updated a few days ago (sorry the page was updated a few days ago and petrol prices are from december)... times the euro amount by 1.62 and you get aussie dollars

take into account that many european/nordic countries have 75% tax on fuel

http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/eupetrolprices/