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Fair Fuel Transactions
From large international deals to retail sales at your local gas station, NIST’s volume measurement standards play a significant role in billions of dollars of transactions annually.
Accurate volume measurements are crucial for determining the amounts of fuels transported via America’s pipelines, waterways, roads and railways. Calibrated containers are key to guaranteeing that consumers receive the precise amount of gasoline they purchase at gas stations across the United States.
While states are responsible for regulating gas pumps, NIST supports state weights-and-measures officials by providing accurate and traceable measurements of the volume of liquid containers, ranging in size from one gallon to 500 gallons.