Gas Price News 5/24/06

With gas prices up, travel will head down
Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island,SC,USA
... Gas prices are up about 60 cents a gallon over last year and rising fuel prices are forcing airlines to cancel flights and increase fares. ...

Secretary: High gas prices won't hurt tourist industry
Portage Daily Register - Portage,WI,USA
State Tourism Secretary Jim Holperin said Tuesday that he doesn't think high gas prices will have a negative effect on the industry in Wisconsin. ...

US buyers may shun SUVs due to gas prices: survey
Reuters - USA
... consumers are considering swapping their sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) and big cars for more fuel-efficient vehicles because of high gas prices, according to a ...

Higher Gas Prices Will Impact Memorial Day Travel, Says AAA
WBOC TV 16 - Salisbury,MD,USA
TOWSON, Md.- For the first time in recent years, consistently high gas prices are taking a toll on travelers' habits, reports AAA Mid-Atlantic. ...

Energy profits - and prices - rise
Guardian Unlimited - UK
... Regulator Ofgem has already pointed out that wholesale gas prices for this winter are higher than last year, while British Gas owner Centrica said its ...

Kievans rally to protest increase in gas prices
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
... Ukraine, which was involved in a bitter spat over gas prices with Russia at the beginning of 2006, is currently paying $95 per 1,000 cu m for gas, but Moscow ...

High gas prices fueling small car sales
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
... Fifty percent of respondents said they would consider a gas-electric hybrid and 38 percent would consider a flexible-fuel vehicle. ...

Centrica Delays Restarting Gas Storage; Prices Rise (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
... natural-gas site after a February fire to take longer than scheduled. Winter gas prices rose to their highest in almost a month. ...

Yekhanurov is going to increase gas prices by 50%
Ukrainska Pravda - local,Kiev,Ukraine
... Energy Regulatory Commission dated March 30 as to 25% rise in gas and electric power tariffs for people came into force. Thus, retail prices increased from 17 ...

Gas prices prompt shift in car-buying strategy
MSNBC - USA
... photo. As gas prices keep rising, motorists increasingly are considering hybrid and diesel cars, a Consumer Reports survey finds. ...