Gustav Blamed For A Jump At The Pump
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Gustav Blamed For A Jump At The Pump
You’re paying a little more at the pump this week, and Hurricane Gustav is the reason.
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(September 4, 2008)--Hurricane Gustav is behind a jump at the pump this week, as the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Texas rose by 7 cents.

AAA Texas reported Thursday the average cost of a gallon of gas increased to $3.54 this week.

The association says nationally, gas prices rose 1 cent for the week, to $3.67 per gallon.

The average cost of gasoline in Beaumont, an area threatened by Gustav before the storm reached Louisiana on Monday, rose 13 cents to $3.63.

AAA Texas says El Paso, with gasoline prices down 2 cents, averaging $3.58 per gallon, was the only area in Texas in which prices declined.

The overall cost increase in Texas was attributed to concerns over Gustav's potential impact on fuel supplies, but AAA Texas spokeswoman Sarah Schimmer says Gustav caused minimal damage and disruption to oil production.

She said gasoline prices have declined in the last couple of days.

Around the state Thursday evening, prices ranged from as little as $3.32 a gallon at stations in Gainesville and Shepherd to as much as $3.99 a gallon at a station in Amarillo, according to Texasgasprices.com

Texasgasprices.com

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Posted by: Sam Bam Location: Tx on Sep 5, 2008 at 06:58 AM

OPEC can break wind and oil price jumps! The hell with these radical liars! Pay back is going to be that much sweeter one day! Drill, Drill, Drill now! Use all other resources to avoid lining the pockets of OPEC! May they get the full rath of the American people one day soon!
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Posted by: Bill Location: Waco on Sep 5, 2008 at 04:23 AM

COME ON!!! The oil companies will use ANY excuse to keep their profits high...
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Posted by: me on Sep 5, 2008 at 03:04 AM

Funny how something happens and the gas prices rise as much as 10 cents a gallon overnight, and then when it passes and the gas prices start down, they drop 1 cent here and 2 cents a gallon there. Thats nothing but legal highway robbery.
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