Update 1: Gas Prices Leap in Katrina's Aftermath
Forbes - USA
... A significant amount of oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico remains shut ... With retail gasoline prices surging to record highs and motorists facing $3 a ...
Gas prices spike to an all-time high
San Jose Mercury News - United States
... predicted that prices could climb to record levels by Labor Day weekend in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But it happened by midday Wednesday. Gas stations in ...
Katrina's havoc extends to gas supplies as prices soar
Detroit Free Press - United States
... Gas prices have been pushed higher because of Katrina's decimation of an oil refining infrastructure already strained to its limits before the hurricane ...
Katrina damage sends gas prices past $3 a gallon in NJ
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
... "We're changing our minds because of the gas prices," said Plainsboro's Neelam Chopra, who planned to drive her Lexus sedan to Boston. ...
Gas prices reveal split US retail personality
Reuters - USA
CHICAGO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Soaring gas prices have highlighted the split personality of the US retail industry, and while discounters like Wal-Mart Stores Inc ...
Gas prices surge upward, topping $3 in New England
Boston Globe - United States
... Matt McKenzie, spokesman for AAA-Northern New England, predicted gas prices would hit $3.70 to $3.80 by month's end, causing frugal Yankees to begin carpooling ...
Californians say high gas prices a 'serious matter,' poll finds
San Jose Mercury News - United States
The nonpartisan Field Poll found that 71 percent of the state's residents consider gas prices to be a serious matter. Women and ...
Motorists soaked by stunning rise in gas prices
Globe and Mail - Canada
Motorists in Canada's biggest cities were jolted awake Wednesday by a stunning jump in gas prices -- in some centres costs rose as much as 20 cents a litre ...
Gas prices hurt NASCAR, too
SLAM! Sports - ON,Canada
... Pearson also pointed out the rising gas prices could soon start hurting race attendance. "It has to affect the fans," he noted. ...
Gas prices, Iraq war hurt Bush in poll
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... Sixty percent said there are steps the administration could take to reduce gas prices, while slightly more than a third say the recent price jump has been due ...
Comments