AAA Texas: Weekend Gas Watch; Hurricane Lili Pushes Gas Prices Higher.Business/Energy Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2002 The statewide average price for regular self-serve climbed higher as Hurricane Lili This article is about the Atlantic hurricane in 2002. For other storms of the same name, see Hurricane Lili (disambiguation) Hurricane Lili was a powerful hurricane during the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season that caused damage across the Caribbean and into Louisiana. bore down on the Gulf Coast, 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, compiled 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. The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline at popular destinations for motoring trips. The Texas' statewide average is $1.36 -- two cents higher than last week. The 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. area posted the biggest increase although it still has the least expensive fuel at $1.318 a gallon, up more than two cents from the week before. The Austin - San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. area and Houston posted the second biggest gain of nearly two cents. In the Austin - San Marcos area the average for a gallon of fuel is $1.325, while Houston is somewhat higher at $1.355 a gallon. Dallas tops the list at $1.360, up 1.5 cents a gallon. "Wholesale prices along the Gulf Coast increased as Hurricane Lili approached due to fears that refineries could lower production or even sustain damage," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "This increase is already working its way to the pumps and probably will subside sub·side intr.v. sub·sid·ed, sub·sid·ing, sub·sides 1. To sink to a lower or normal level. 2. To sink or settle down, as into a sofa. 3. To sink to the bottom, as a sediment. 4. as Hurricane Lili diminishes."
Average prices as of 12:01 a.m., Oct. 4, 2002:
Change from
Area Regular last week Record Price
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Austin - San Marcos $1.325 +1.8 cents $1.538 (5/15/01)
Corpus Christi $1.328 +1.6 cents $1.505 (5/8/01)
Dallas $1.360 +1.5 cents $1.666 (5/12/01)
Ft. Worth $1.354 +1.6 cents $1.660 (5/22/01)
Houston $1.355 +1.8 cents $1.639 (5/12/01)
San Antonio $1.318 +2.3 cents $1.498 (5/9/01)
AAA Texas, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association American Automobile Association (AAA), federation of American automobile clubs, est. 1902. AAA provides a number of benefits to its members, including emergency road service; national and international travel assistance, e.g. , has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas' members benefit by the organization's roadside assistance service, travel agency, financial products, 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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