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Fuel Supply and Pricing During Hurricanes
Fuel supply limitations resulting from the impact of hurricanes and other natural disasters on infrastructure, for example, can lead to price increases as the market reacts to rebalance supply and demand. Many states have taken action to protect consumers by...
Fuel Supply and Pricing during Hurricane Florence
As Hurricane Florence approached the East Coast this week, nearly two million residents throughout the Carolinas, Maryland and Virginia were placed under evacuation watch. Motorists fueled up as they prepared to seek shelter from the storm, and media reported on...