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					<p><span class="date published time" title="2017-09-01T11:40:26+00:00">9.1.17</span> <span class="date published time" title="2017-09-01T11:40:26+00:00">11:40 AM EST</span>  By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="https://consumerist.com/author/marybethquirkconsumerist/" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a><a href="https://twitter.com/marybethquirk" title="marybethquirk" class="twitter"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i>@marybethquirk</a></span></span></p><p class="lf-post-tags lf-post-header-tags"><a href="https://consumerist.com/tag/pain-at-the-pump/" rel="tag">pain at the pump</a> <a href="https://consumerist.com/tag/gas-prices/" rel="tag">gas prices</a> <a href="https://consumerist.com/tag/gas/" rel="tag">gas</a> <a href="https://consumerist.com/tag/refineries/" rel="tag">refineries</a> <a href="https://consumerist.com/tag/colonial-pipeline/" rel="tag">colonial pipeline</a> <a href="https://consumerist.com/tag/hurricane-harvey/" rel="tag">Hurricane Harvey</a></p>				</div>

				<p>As it was predicted, so it has come to pass: Days after <a href="https://consumerist.com/2017/08/31/main-fuel-pipeline-temporarily-closes-whats-going-to-happen-to-gas-prices/" target="_blank">the country’s largest fuel system temporarily shut down its main lines</a> in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, gas prices around the country are shooting upwards.<span id="more-10288065"></span></p>
<p>According to AAA, between Thursday and Friday, the national gas price average went up about $0.7 to $2.52, the highest recorded price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline so far this year.</p>
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<p>As one might expect, some southern states have had larger increases: Texas prices went up by $0.10 to $2.35, for a $0.21 increase since last Friday; Georgia saw a spike of $0.12 overnight to $2.51 for a $0.29 increase in a week; and North Carolina’s gas prices rose by $0.11 t $2.47 for a $0.27 increase since the storm hit.</p>
<p>The Colonial Pipeline shutdown &#8212; as well as temporary refinery closures &#8212; have led to an increase in gasoline futures — the wholesale prices charged to gas stations — that are eventually passed down to customers.</p>
<p>Higher prices could reign for a bit longer as refineries try to get up and running again.</p>
<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a worry now that most of the Texas refineries could be compromised for weeks rather than days,&#8221; Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for the Oil Price Information Service, which tracks prices for AAA, told <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/01/news/companies/gas-prices-hurricane-harvey/index.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">CNN</a> (warning: link contains autoplay video). </p>
<p>“Consumers will see a short-term spike in the coming weeks with gas prices likely topping $2.50 per gallon, but quickly dropping by mid to late September,” Jeanette Casselano, an AAA spokesperson, said on Thursday.</p>

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