Filling stations and petrol stations in Nigeria, is there any difference?

Filling stations and petrol stations in Nigeria, is there any difference? - Woman in Yellow Shirt While Filling Up Her Car With Gasoline

While browsing north Nigeria's map I have noticed that "places where you can fuel your car" (?) are named both "Filling Station" and "Petrol Station":

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Is there any difference between these? Or is this purely a naming convention?






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What is the difference between petrol station and filling station?

A filling station, also known as petrol station or gas station (US), is a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold in the 2010s were gasoline (or "petrol") and diesel fuel.

Is petrol different at different stations?

Every petrol station uses a standard 'base' fuel, with many of the supermarket and big name fuel brands coming from the same refineries. The only big difference is that different petrol retailers use different additives in their fuel before it ends up in your tank.

Is petrol station same as service station?

A petrol station, filling station, forecourt, PFS (petrol filling station), FFS (fuel filling station) are all phrases which effectively describe the same thing. It's also colloquially known as a 'garage' or 'service station', though those phrases are also used to describe mechanics and service areas.

Which filling station is the best in Nigeria?

Oil and Gas: Top 10 richest Filling stations in Nigeria
  • Ardova Plc petrol stations. ...
  • Total filling stations. ...
  • NNPC filling stations. ...
  • Exxon Mobil filling stations. ...
  • Salbas filling stations. ...
  • MRS Oil fuel stations. ...
  • Eterna Oil filling stations. ...
  • Honeywell filling stations.





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