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Oil consumption in Costa Rica represents 69% of the
commercial energy that moves the country. An 80% of
this corresponds to the transport sector.
that supplies four terminals that
in turn provide to service stations
across the country, as well as to
the industry and trade sector, to
developers and to aviation fuel
stalls maintained in all airports.
Oil consumption in Costa Rica
represents 69% of the commercial
energy that moves the country.
An 80% of this corresponds to the
transport sector.
A look at the past is necessary to
comprehend the value of this. The
existence of RECOPE has deep
historical roots that make it a
genuinely Costa Rican company,
its management is based on
democratic principles rooted in
our nationality.
Before
being
awarded
the
monopoly on the import, refining
and distribution of bulk petroleum
fuels, the oil industry was
dominated by large worldwide
trusts that integrated industry
activities in a vertical manner;
from oil production to the sale of
retail products. Prices were set in
an arbitrary manner. The power
of these companies was such that
they could establish and remove
presidents. Costa Rica escaped
this game; it is a known fact that
the fall of the González Flores
government and the advent
of the Tinoco dictatorship was
caused partly by the infamous
Sinclair Oil contract.
The “seven sisters” were a group
of dominant firms in the industry,
acting as an oligopoly and forcing
oil producing countries to form
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum
Exporters and Producers) in
order to defend themselves and
counter act the power of these
firms. The balance began to be