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        <p>The effect of Hurricane Harvey on gas prices was evident across Greenville on Wednesday as some stations raised their tally as much as 24 cents a gallon in a matter of hours as the Labor Day weekend approaches.</p><p><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;" data-mce-mark="1">According to prices posted by the online Gas Buddy tool, which relies on drivers to post the prices they see at gas stations, many stations started out the day at&nbsp;</span>$2.21 per gallon for regular unleaded gas. A quick survey of some stations north of the Tar River and in the East 10th Street area Wednesday afternoon showed prices had risen to $2.45 a gallon.</p><p>One of the lowest priced stations Wednesday afternoon was Energy Fuels at 2753 E. 10th St., with its regular gas priced at $2.27 per gallon. Within sight of that station, a Shell station one block away was selling its gas for $2.31 a gallon and Citgo at the corner of Greenville Boulevard was selling gas for $2.36. A Speedway farther down the street was selling regular at $2.45.</p><p>On Wednesday, Triple A listed the average price for a gallon of regular gas in North Carolina at $2.291, while the national average was $2.404.&nbsp;On Tuesday, the average price was $2.250 in North Carolina. A week ago, the average was $2.19; a month ago, the average price was $2.16. A year ago, the average was $2.097, according to their data.</p><p>Larry Williams was filling up his friend&rsquo;s car with gas at Energy Fuels on Wednesday afternoon. He knew it was less expensive than most places but didn&rsquo;t realize it was one of the cheapest.</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t buy gas here all the time,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;&ldquo;The owner of the car likes Shell.&rdquo;</p><p>When told that Speedway just down the street was charging $2.45 gallon, Williams&rsquo;s eyes widened. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s a big jump,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>According to AAA, which referred to data from the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), about one quarter of the oil refining capacity had been taken offline. Harvey caused eight refineries in Texas to shut down, and other refineries were operating at reduced rates.</p><p>&ldquo;No doubt, Harvey has impacted operations and access to refineries in the Gulf Coast. However, a clear understanding of overall damage at the refineries is unknown,&rdquo; said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokeswoman. &ldquo;Despite the country&rsquo;s overall oil and gasoline inventories being at or above five-year highs, until there is a clear picture of damage and an idea when refineries can return to full operational status, gas prices will continue to increase.&rdquo;</p><p>At 2 p.m. Wednesday, Gas Buddy reported the average gas price in Greenville was $2.389 per gallon. That&rsquo;s up 14 cents from Tuesday, 16.4 cents from last week&rsquo;s average, 18 cents from last month&rsquo;s average and 21.5 cents from last year&rsquo;s average of $1.174.</p><p>The Colonial Pipeline Co., which brings gas from Texas to North Carolina, released a statement Tuesday saying the pipeline system continues to operate at a reduced capacity due to limited supply from Houston-area origins, and storm-related damage at their Pasadena, Houston and Cedar Bayou facilities.</p><p>Colonial facilities east of Hebert, Texas, are capable of receiving and moving product as supplies become available, the company reported, and personnel have been deployed to the region to assist in bringing the system back to full capacity as soon as conditions on the ground are deemed safe.</p><p>Normally, gas prices start to decrease at the end of summer, according to AAA Carolinas. That&rsquo;s not happening this year.</p><p>&ldquo;Due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Harvey, the end-of-summer price drop Carolinians are accustomed to might not occur as quickly,&rdquo; according to a statement from the organization.</p><p>Still, AAA estimates that people will be out and about during the Labor Day weekend and taking some end-of-summer trips.</p><p>In 2016, an estimated 1,032,000 North Carolinians and 460,000 South Carolinians traveled for the long weekend &mdash; 86 percent of those by car. AAA Carolinas predicts these numbers will ring in just as high this year, if not higher.</p><p>&ldquo;We are hurting for the victims of Hurricane Harvey,&rdquo; said AAA Carolinas president Dave Parsons. &ldquo;Here in the Carolinas, we may be feeling the effects at the pump. It is important to remember not to panic and overbuy gas &mdash; as there is no evidence that there will be a shortage in our states. We encourage drivers to go about their Labor Day vacations as planned and not to panic at the pump.&rdquo;</p><p><em>Contact Beth Velliquette at <a href="mailto:bvelliquette@reflector.com" target="_blank">bvelliquette@reflector.com</a>&nbsp;or 252-329-9566.</em></p>
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