AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Downward March for Sixth Straight Week.HOUSTON Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; -- Gas prices continued their steady downward march for the sixth consecutive week as crude oil prices moved higher, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Texas' Weekend Gas Watch. The national average for regular self-serve gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by is $1.889 a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. , 1.2 cents lower than last week's average, but 40 cents higher than last year's average. The Texas average for a gallon of regular self-serve dropped 2.1 cents to $1.772 a gallon. Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, in Christianity Corpus Christi [Lat.,=body of Christ], feast of the Western Church, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday (or on the following Sunday). has the cheapest fuel at $1.681 a gallon, down 1.7 cents since last week. Once again, Beaumont Beaumont, city (1990 pop. 114,323), seat of Jefferson co., Tex., on the Sabine-Neches Waterway; inc. 1838. A ship channel provides the facilities of a modern deepwater port, with shipyards and large storage tanks. Beaumont is a major oil city. posted the biggest weekly drop of 3.9 cents to $1.746 a gallon. Dallas tops the list at $1.813 a gallon, down 1.7 cents compared to a week ago. "Crude oil prices edged closer to $40 a barrel this week," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "Continued concern about disruptions with Middle Eastern supplies and labor unrest labor unrest n (US) → conflictividad f laboral in Nigeria have threatened oil supplies and sent crude oil prices spiraling upward." AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile trips. Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 AM, July 9, 2004: Weekly New Year Area Current Change Record Price Ago Price ---- ------- -------- --------------- --------- National $1.889 - 1.2 cents $2.054 (5/26/04) $1.489 State $1.772 - 2.1 cents $1.927 (5/26/04) $1.390 Austin-San Marcos $1.752 - 2.7 cents $1.929 (5/27/04) $1.355 Beaumont $1.746 - 3.9 cents $1.903 (6/1/04) $1.366 Corpus Christi $1.681 - 1.7 cents $1.925 (5/26/04) $1.328 Dallas $1.813 - 1.7 cents $1.932 (5/27/04) $1.405 Fort Worth $1.792 - 1.1 cents $1.924 (5/28/04) $1.390 Galveston - $1.751 - 2.9 cents $1.922 (6/1/04) $1.394 Texas City Houston $1.752 - 2.3 cents $1.909 (6/1/04) $1.380 San Antonio $1.711 - 2.6 cents $1.952 (5/26/04) $1.345 AAA Texas, an affiliate of AAA National, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance service, travel agency, financial products, insurance products and services, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services, and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' Web site at www.aaa-texas.com. |
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