AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Gas Prices Skyrocket to New Highs.Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2004 For the second straight week, all cities listed on 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 set new record highs. The Texas average for a gallon gallon: see English units of measurement. of 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 increased nearly two cents to $1.670, with all cities averaging $1.66 or higher. Motorists in the Austin-San Marcos area, 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. and San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. are paying the least at $1.659 a gallon. Dallas Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S. tops the list, averaging $1.69 a gallon, up about a penny compared to last week. "Since the beginning of the year, motorists have seen retail gasoline prices reach new record highs," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "A key issue appears to be the relationship between strong demand for gas and the ability of oil refineries This is a list of oil refineries. The Oil and Gas Journal also publishes a worldwide list of refineries annually in a country-by-country tabulation that includes for each refinery: location, crude oil daily processing capacity, and the size of each process unit in the refinery. to meet that demand." AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile trips.
Average Daily Prices as of 12:01 a.m., April 16, 2004:
Previous New
Area Current Change Record Highs Record Price
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Austin -
San Marcos $1.659 +1.0 cent $1.649 (4/7/04) $1.659 (4/15/04)
Beaumont $1.659 +1.3 cents $1.653 (4/7/04) $1.659 (4/15/04)
Corpus Christi $1.668 +2.8 cents $1.648 (4/6/04) $1.668 (4/15/04)
Dallas $1.686 +1.4 cents $1.673 (4/6/04) $1.686 (4/15/04)
Fort Worth $1.667 +0.7 cent $1.664 (4/6/04) $1.667 (4/15/04)
Galveston -
Texas City $1.661 +0.7 cent $1.660 (4/6/04) $1.661 (4/14/04)
Houston $1.661 +1.4 cents $1.649 (4/7/04) $1.661 (4/15/04)
San Antonio $1.659 +1.9 cents $1.641 (4/7/04) $1.659 (4/15/04)
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