Gas Drops 4¢ to $3.66, Lundberg Says
The national average price of regular gasoline fell 4 cents over the two weeks ended Friday, to $3.66 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
Mid-grade gas averaged $3.80 premium averaged $3.92 nationwide, said analyst Trilby Lundberg in her survey, which is released twice a month.
Gasoline was cheapest in Wichita, Kan., at $3.29 a gallon, and most expensive in Honolulu at $4.15, the survey said.
Meanwhile, the Southeast continues see some gas shortages related to the recent hurricanes, news reports said Monday.
Shortages in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee began two weeks after Hurricane Gustav hit the oil-refining regions of the Gulf Coast on Sept. 1, and continued following Hurricane Ike’s landfall two weeks later, USA Today reported.
Atlanta’s gasoline shortages should be back to normal by Oct. 13, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, citing a AAA official.
Nashville, Tenn., which had similar fuel shortages, has 70% to 80% of its stations supplied with gas, the paper said.
The Energy Department releases its weekly survey of diesel and gasoline prices Monday afternoon.
