KINGSTON, Jamaica – Petroleum marketing company RUBiS Energy Jamaica says it has introduced a new method of fuel testing to the Jamaican gasoline retail market, to further strengthen the integrity of their products.

The introduction of the Portable Digital Fuel Testers, which RUBiS describes as state-of-the-art technology, reaffirms RUBiS’ fuels marketing leadership, a press release from the company said Monday.

The international marketing company says it has invested in the Portable Digital Fuel Testers, which are commonly used in refineries and fuel terminals as well as for offshore and transportation applications, as a means of having on-site testing across their service stations islandwide.

Designed for fuel testing applications, the Portable Digital Fuel Testers perform analysis which would otherwise be conducted by means of time consuming lab tests and displays the 99.99 per cent accurate results within seconds via the LCD display-screen, RUBiS says.

The device can reportedly store more than 1,000 test results, consequently allowing users to compare results of varying samples while readily allowing logging for an eventual database of results for consultation if needed.

RUBiS says the results are also transferrable to computers or exporting to printers and other devices through the devices’ wireless communication, infrared data interface.

Raymond Samuels, retail manager, RUBiS Energy Jamaica Limited, posited that fuel quality is a top priority for RUBiS as the company prides itself on selling highest quality, safe fuels in all their markets.

Samuels also outlined the importance of the newly acquired technology and how it will be a massive aid in further improving the efficiency of fuel testing and RUBiS’s retail operations.

“RUBiS is fully committed to providing the highest quality products and our latest investment in the Portable Digital Fuel Testers is in line with our mandate of providing safe, quality fuel products to the Jamaican consumers. The usual procedure for quality assurance testing would include transporting fuel samples to the RUBiS laboratory located at our plant, however with this advanced equipment we are now able to conduct on-site tests at our service stations and have the results delivered within seconds. This is the most efficient method of testing internationally and RUBiS is proud to introduce it to the Jamaican gasoline retail market,” Samuels outlined.

RUBiS Energy Jamaica’s CEO, Alain Carreau, further explained that the devices are now part of the operations of RUBiS following personnel training on its usage.

As a result, quality control testing is expected to gradually become much more frequent with results immediately attainable for retailers.

“RUBiS is invested in improving the Jamaican gasoline retail market and this is an important step in the right direction to ensure that vision is met. While standardised quality tests already exist in our operations, this new technology ensures that the quality is examined literally at the pump, and importantly, on an even more frequent basis,” Carreau said. “RUBiS has every confidence in the tests and all the procedures which we have in place, and those newly introduced with the Portable Digital Fuel Testers, to ensure the quality of our fuel products.”