{"id":49027,"date":"2021-01-20T02:41:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T09:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durangos-brennan-oil-co-switches-gasoline-supplier\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:45:47","slug":"durangos-brennan-oil-co-switches-gasoline-supplier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durangos-brennan-oil-co-switches-gasoline-supplier\/","title":{"rendered":"Durango\u2019s Brennan Oil Co. switches gasoline supplier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Kevin
Kevin Brennan with family-owned Brennan Oil Co. said a better loyalty program offered by Marathon Petroleum Corp. led him to switch fuel suppliers when the local firm\u2019s contract with Exxon Mobil Corp. expired.<\/span>Patrick Armijo\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The venerable gasoline provider Brennan Oil has changed fuel-supplier contracts going to Marathon Petroleum Corp. from Exxon Mobil Corp.<\/p>\n

New Marathon signs are already on gas pumps, and Kevin Brennan, co-owner of the 102-year-old, family-owned Brennan Oil Co., said large Marathon canvas signs covering the old Exxon signs in front of the five Brennan stations in Durango will be replaced by signs in about two months.<\/p>\n

Brennan\u2019s contract with Exxon was expiring, giving the local firm the ability to switch suppliers. A better loyalty rewards program offered by Marathon was the main reason for choosing the new fuel supplier, Brennan said.<\/p>\n

Marathon\u2019s loyalty reward can be downloaded online at makeitcount.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to benefit the customers and us. It will help us sell more items out of our stores,\u201d Brennan said.<\/p>\n

The Marathon \u201cMakeItCount\u201d rewards program will allow food products sold in Brennan\u2019s gas stations\u2019 convenience stores, like chips and candy bars, to be integrated into the rewards mix \u2013 allowing consumers to build points not only by buying fuel but also buying selected products from the stores.<\/p>\n

Initially, the Marathon loyalty program offers 10 cents off a gallon of gas for a customer\u2019s first month and then 5 cents off after the first month. Brennan said building up points with food purchases in the stores along with gasoline purchases will further lower the price of a gallon of gasoline for loyalty card users.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can go into the store and buy something like Twix bars and get points,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s something I never could do with Exxon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently, gasoline is coming from the same petroleum refinery in Bloomfield, New Mexico, but that might change in the future, Brennan said.<\/p>\n

The advertised gasoline price for major petroleum companies will always be several cents higher than the lowest gasoline station\u2019s price in town, and he did not expect the move to Marathon to lower the advertised gas price at Brennan stations.<\/p>\n

Marathon stations will still offer ethanol-free gasoline, Brennan said.<\/p>\n

\"Brennan
Brennan Oil Co. has switched fuel suppliers to Marathon Petroleum Co. from Exxon Mobile Corp. New signs are up on gas pumps, and permanent signs will go up in the next two months in front of the five Brennan gas stations in Durango.<\/span>Patrick Armijo\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Marathon will be only the third company suppling gasoline to Brennan Oil Co. For 22 years, Exxon Mobil was the fuel supplier and before that Texaco, now ChevronTexaco, supplied Brennan.<\/p>\n

Brennan Oil Co. was founded in 1918 by Michael Brennan, Kevin\u2019s great-great-grandfather.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just recently found out exactly how old we really are,\u201d Brennan said. \u201cWe thought maybe it was in 1921. But about a year-and-half ago, we found an obituary that said he started the company in 1918.\u201d<\/p>\n

parmijo @durangoherald.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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