Singapore petrol is still the cheapest in the world?
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Are these countries exporters of oil or net importers of oil?I am not too sure also, perhaps you can shed some light on it.
Like I said in my post,
"Don't know which one is oil producing, essentially if a country is big, you can't help it if a small portion of it's economy produces oil."
something which you omitted when you quote me.
isnt it obvious that a non-oil producing country is a country that doesnt produce a single drop of oil hence will definitely be an net oil importer?
Are you trying to look smart by asking silly questions?
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Originally posted by redDUST:
why wld i want to plan my trip a week ahead, especially if it is a predictible 9-5 work commute?
isn't that over-engineering a solution?
this is a case of getting what works for you/me.
there is no distinct advantage of knowing tt your bus will arrive @5.30pm today at a designated bus-stop at 9am yesterday or you find out at 5pm the same day.
Because in Germany, you might want to travel far and long without being able to use the internet
So you plan your trip for today, and you also get to plan it for the day you plan to return home, without ever needing to check again. You can even know when you will reach home, so that you can be in time for your next programme.
Of course for a 9-5 work commute, you wouldn't check; you would have most likely memorized or know the timings of the buses you take home. In this case, there's no need for things like Iris at all; the bus arrives at the exact same time everyday.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Are these countries exporters of oil or net importers of oil?I am not too sure also, perhaps you can shed some light on it.
Like I said in my post,
"Don't know which one is oil producing, essentially if a country is big, you can't help it if a small portion of it's economy produces oil."
something which you omitted when you quote me.
Taiwan does not produce oil.
Canada need to import oil because their oil reserves are mixed with sand and other materials etc. It is very expensive to extract fuel oil in such reserves. However with such rocket-high oil prices, the Canadians are starting to assess way to drill for their own oil reserves.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Top world oil net exporters, 2006
1) Saudi Arabia
2) Russian
3) UAE
4) Norway
5) Iran
6) Kuwait
7) Venezuela
8) Nigeria
9) Algeria
10) Mexico
11) Libya
12) Iraq
13) Angola
14) Kazakhstan
15) Qatar
May I know what exactly are you trying to tell us from the above?
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strange this TS uses same tactic as gazelle and deer hunter.
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Originally posted by Civilgoh:
When you have a new dog in future, you can called it PAP.
No!!! I will call it £ Ĭ €ڰ Cos it a damm obedient dog. I am impressed at the level of obedience of it displays in sgforum.. WOW!!! :O -
Both Taiwan and Thailand are Top World Oil Net Importers in 2006.
The price of unleaded gasoline will rise to 33.9 Taiwan dollars (1.11 US) per litre from 30 Taiwan dollars. The price of diesel fuel jumps to 31.9 Taiwan dollars per litre from 27.5 Taiwan dollars.
In Taiwan it's about SG$1.51 per litre (USD 1 = SGD1.36).
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/350428/1/.html
In Thailand it's about 40 baht per litre, which is about SG$1.63 (SGD1 = 24.5 baht).
http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=thailand-th
http://bangkokpundit.blogspot.com/2008/05/petrol-hits-40-baht-in-thailand.html
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Originally posted by zenden9:
No!!! I will call it £ Ĭ €Ú° Cos it a damm obedient dog. I am impressed at the level of obedience of it displays in sgforum.. WOW!!! :O
All PAP's dogs are extremely obedient, some very good in using vulgarity. There is this particular one called people motherfucker. All are as arrogant like PAP. Like PAP like Pap's dogs, ha ah ah -
Originally posted by eagle:
You should know how infrequent their train arrives late if you have been there. Why don't you compare the late buses or the infrequent times our MRT has stopped service in some stations? In addition, it is your own lazy self if you did not check whether you have to reserve your seat. Fancy taking infrequent situations to prove a point. Why are you not doing that with PAP? Furthermore, the best comparisons to MRT in Singapore is not the trains that you have to reserve your seats, but rather, the U-bahn; this shows how little you know about their system. Just go and check if you will ever be not able to board the U-bahn at any time. Compare that to Singapore NEL, you might not even get into the train at Boon Keng station at 8 in the morning.
Even nearer home, someone in this forum has posted a rail network for one of Japan's cities. The MRT network in Singapore pales greatly in comparison to Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, and that city in Japan. Remember, this is not talking about regional or inter city trains.
There is never a real need to take taxi because the buses and U-bahn are extremely efficient. You will always know when the bus or train is coming. If you missed it, it's your fault for being late. Sure, taxis are expensive; one drive from Frankfurt airport to Darmstadt Uni cost around 50 euros (town to town). But you can compare to Sg taxis, which cost you 14 bucks (non-peak hour) from around Bendemeer road to Yishun Safra (consider the much shorter distance).
And who told you they prefer to drive? Where you get your info from?
You should also know that it is extremely cheap to own cars there.
Petrol with respect to earnings are cheap. There is also no COE.i guess we need to take into consideration tt the subway network in singapore is still in its infancy stage. comparing with paris, tokyo or london is not fair, given their history.
i have heard from (very) reliable sources that the mrt/subway network masterplan in the next 25years is a very sophisticated one, rivalling paris and the like.
i do agree with you tho' the clockwork accuracy for its departure/arrival timetable. when i was in germany some years back, i am constantly amazed by the reliability of information printed on its time-table booklet i have. you messed up a couple of minutes, your bad, next train.
the same with japan. i took the shinkansen from tokyo to osaka and the departure and arrival time is what is printed.
the same cannot be said in china. the `speed train' i took from guangzhou to shenzhen is a farce.
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Originally posted by redDUST:
i guess we need to take into consideration tt the subway network in singapore is still in its infancy stage. comparing with paris, tokyo or london is not fair, given their history.
i have heard from (very) reliable sources that the mrt/subway network masterplan in the next 25years is a very sophisticated one, rivalling paris and the like.
i do agree with you tho' the clockwork accuracy for its departure/arrival timetable. when i was in germany some years back, i am constantly amazed by the reliability of information printed on its time-table booklet i have. you messed up a couple of minutes, your bad, next train.
the same with japan. i took the shinkansen from tokyo to osaka and the departure and arrival time is what is printed.
the same cannot be said in china. the `speed train' i took from guangzhou to shenzhen is a farce.
To be objective, yes, the public transport is still in its infancy in Singapore. The next 25 years remains to be seen. Singapore definitely has the potential; I'm not denying.
Which still means one thing: It is definitely not one of the best in the world at the moment. That's the point I'm driving into the head of that froggy troll who is still in self-denial.
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Originally posted by Civilgoh:
All PAP's dogs are extremely obedient, some very good in using vulgarity. There is this particular one called people motherfucker. All are as arrogant like PAP. Like PAP like Pap's dogs, ha ah ah
I bet TS must have escape out from K-9 dog unit at Choa Chu Kang Way! LOL!!!Don't know why I seems to visualise a dog hopping mad and needly kena stroke! Muahahaha...
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Originally posted by zenden9:
I bet TS must have escape out from K-9 dog unit at Choa Chu Kang Way! LOL!!!Don't know why I seems to visualise a dog hopping mad and needly kena stroke! Muahahaha...
ha ha ah ha.
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Originally posted by £ Ĭ €Ú°:
May I know what exactly are you trying to tell us from the above?
Can't help it if you are the only person in the forum that don't understand.Others don't seem to have a problem.
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Seems like the majority here thinks that TS is a joke. There's no point for TS to disagree with the majority here, else he's living in self-denial. Afterall,
Everyone Else is Wrong: Are all of the people who don't agree with you clueless? Are they that ignorant, can't they understand your brilliance? I'm sorry but, if that's the way you see things, I am afraid that the problem lies elsewhere. One tip: it's not with everyone else.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Both Taiwan and Thailand are Top World Oil Net Importers in 2006.
The price of unleaded gasoline will rise to 33.9 Taiwan dollars (1.11 US) per litre from 30 Taiwan dollars. The price of diesel fuel jumps to 31.9 Taiwan dollars per litre from 27.5 Taiwan dollars.
In Taiwan it's about SG$1.51 per litre (USD 1 = SGD1.36).
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/350428/1/.html
In Thailand it's about 40 baht per litre, which is about SG$1.63 (SGD1 = 24.5 baht).
http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=thailand-th
http://bangkokpundit.blogspot.com/2008/05/petrol-hits-40-baht-in-thailand.html
According to Oil and Gas Journal (OGJ), Taiwan had 2.4 million barrels of proven oil reserves in January 2006. They are a net importer but they do produce oil.
Thailand not a developed country and they do produce oil from the oil reserves.
Maurizio..keep it up the good work...I am sure you will get it right one day.
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Originally posted by £ Ĭ €Ú°:
According to Oil and Gas Journal (OGJ), Taiwan had 2.4 million barrels of proven oil reserves in January 2006. They are a net importer but they do produce oil.
Thailand not a developed country and they do produce oil from the oil reserves.
Maurizio..keep it up the good work...I am sure you will get it right one day.
Oil reserves is not oil production, understand the difference.
If their own production is not sufficient for use, they import to make up.
Say if Singapore produce 1 barrels of oil a day, but they import 1 million barrels a year, also make Singapore net importer.
The reason they import is because domestic production is not enough for domestic consumption. It's difficult to find big countries in the world not producing oil.
The main thing is, they are all the top 15 major net importers of oil in the world.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Oil reserves is not oil production, understand the difference.
If their own production is not sufficient for use, they import to make up.
Say if Singapore produce 1 barrels of oil a day, but they import 1 million barrels a year, also make Singapore net importer.
The reason they import is because domestic production is not enough for domestic consumption. It's difficult to find big countries in the world not producing oil.
The main thing is, they are all the top 15 major net importers of oil in the world.
maurizio, my question is about non-oil producing developed country, hence why are you talking about net oil importer or exporter and developing country?
btw, how do you know taiwan doesnt produce oil?
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maurizio13
You should take the oil price/GDP per capita or average salary ratio.
No point comparing the prices like that. Example the price of steak at some place is 15 euros there for average salary of 4000 euros vs price of steak of $20 (lower quality somemore) in Singapore for average salary of 4000 sgd15 euros definitely higher than SGD20, but 15/4000 is smaller than 20/4000.
This is more about affordability by the people than actual price. To someone whose average earnings is about 4000 euros a month, spending 1.5 euros per litre on petrol is definitely more affordable than to someone whose average earnings is about 4000sgd a month and spending SGD2.1 per litre on petrol (not to mention having spent a bomb on COE)
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Originally posted by £ Ĭ €Ú°:
maurizio, my question is about non-oil producing developed country, hence why are you talking about net oil importer or exporter and developing country?
btw, how do you know taiwan doesnt produce oil?
Waste of time to talk to you.
Happy barking "Gazelle, DeerHunter & £ Ĭ €Ú°", P4P's very own hellhound.
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Originally posted by £ Ĭ €Ú°:
maurizio, my question is about non-oil producing developed country, hence why are you talking about net oil importer or exporter and developing country?
btw, how do you know taiwan doesnt produce oil?
In that case can you give us a list of developed countries, besides Singapore, that doesn't produce oil?
I don't think you can name a lot.
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Originally posted by Evangel:
In that case can you give us a list of developed countries, besides Singapore, that doesn't produce oil?
I don't think you can name a lot.
Luxembourg?
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Is it just me or does "£ Ĭ €Ú°" always get pwned very badly?
I feel kinda sorry for him...
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Originally posted by eagle:
maurizio13
You should take the oil price/GDP per capita or average salary ratio.
No point comparing the prices like that. Example the price of steak at some place is 15 euros there for average salary of 4000 euros vs price of steak of $20 (lower quality somemore) in Singapore for average salary of 4000 sgd15 euros definitely higher than SGD20, but 15/4000 is smaller than 20/4000.
This is more about affordability by the people than actual price. To someone whose average earnings is about 4000 euros a month, spending 1.5 euros per litre on petrol is definitely more affordable than to someone whose average earnings is about 4000sgd a month and spending SGD2.1 per litre on petrol (not to mention having spent a bomb on COE)
Maurizio, thats a good idea. I would love to read more about your findings after you make that comparison.
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Originally posted by £ Ĭ €Ú°:
Maurizio, thats a good idea. I would love to read more about your findings after you make that comparison.
Oil like gold has a universal market price, the only reason why the market price of petrol is different from Singapore is because the government here taxes $0.40 per litre. Brings back previous arguments where you said there was no universal market price for pork.If gold or petrol has different price, it will encourage arbitrage activities to occur within borders, like Singaporeans or Thais going to Malaysia to fill up their petrol.
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Originally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:
Is it just me or does "£ Ĭ €Ú°" always get pwned very badly?
I feel kinda sorry for him...
No need to, he has company to comfort him.