AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Gasoline Prices Hold Steady.Business Editors/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2003 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 prices remain relatively stable following the Thanksgiving holiday, 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. the Weekend Gas Watch by 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. Currently, the Texas average for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline is $1.40 -- the same as the pre-Thanksgiving average, but eight cents more than last year's average of $1.32 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). continues for the twelfth straight week to have the cheapest gas averaging $1.36 a gallon -- up slightly more than a penny. 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. , which is the only city on the list that showed a decrease, ties Corpus Christi with an average of $1.36 -- down about a penny. Dallas tops the list at $1.42 a gallon -- up less than a penny. "As long as production and inventories remain stable, gas prices should remain relatively stable as well for the remainder of the year," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "This price stability comes as members of OPEC OPEC: see Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC in full Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Multinational organization established in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum production and export policies of its have decided not to reduce oil production, at least for now." AAA Texas' Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for automobile trips. Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., December 5, 2003: Area Regular Change Record Price ---- ------- ------ ------------ Austin-San Marcos $1.383 +0.2 cent $1.580 (3/19/03) Corpus Christi $1.357 +1.4 cents $1.590 (2/20/03) Dallas $1.416 +0.6 cent $1.666 (5/12/01) Fort Worth $1.407 +0.5 cent $1.660 (5/22/01) Houston $1.381 +0.2 cent $1.639 (5/12/01) San Antonio $1.357 -0.9 cent $1.582 (3/18/03) |
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