A NOTE ABOUT PRICES LISTED ON GAS GAUGE
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May 21, 2013
September 23, 2008
HOUSTON (AP) -- Some gasoline stations in parts of the Southeast are out of fuel and shortages could persist for days.
That's as refiners continue to recover from the one-two punch of hurricanes Ike and Gustav.
Industry officials also say a crush of people topping off tanks, and even panic buying in some cases, can worsen the problem. Jeff
Lenard of the National Association of Convenience Stores says "the system is not equipped for that. The system is equipped for people to buy gas once or twice a week."
Meantime, it's likely that gasoline will get more expensive after the biggest one-day spike ever in the price of oil yesterday.
Oil prices briefly climbed by more than $25 a barrel in a surge triggered by investor anxiety that the government's 700 billion-dollar bailout of financial institutions will boost inflation.
Meanwhile, power's been restored to a dozen Louisiana refineries put out of commission by Hurricane Gustav. But Hurricane Ike's approach closed or disrupted operations at another dozen-plus refineries along the upper Texas Gulf Coast. That area accounts for about 20 percent of the nation's gas and diesel production.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
The gas prices listed on News 12's Gas Gauge page are accumulated by third party providers and are not guaranteed. They should be used as a reference only.
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