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Article: Gas prices expected to jump as result of Rita.
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- Erie Times-News (Erie, PA)
- Article date:
- September 23, 2005
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Byline: John Bartlett
Sep. 23--Fill 'er up -- quickly.
That's the advice offered by David Poor, regional vice president of AAA.
Poor said everyone is bracing for a run-up in gasoline prices as a result of Hurricane Rita, which by Thursday had already disrupted refinery operations in Texas and other Gulf Coast states as refineries were shut down in preparation for the storm's arrival.
A quarter of the United States' total refining capacity could be disrupted by the storm, according to the Oil Price Information Service.
"Common sense tells you we are looking at additional increases over the next week or so," Poor said. "If ...