WV GASOLINE PRICES HIT RECORD $3.44 A GALLON

(05/23/2007)

Gasoline prices hit a record high in West Virginia Tuesday throughout the state. A Marathon station in Logan is selling regular at $3.45 a gallon. A Speedway station in Nutter Fort was selling regular for $3.44 a gallon. Across the street, a Go-Mart was at $3.25. Some stations in the area had gas at a lower price. Speedway, Exxon, Rich Oil, Chevron, BP and Marathon stations in Vienna, Parkersburg, Oceana, Huntington, Kenova, S. Charleston, and Point Pleasant are selling regular at $3.44 a gallon. These are record-highs for WV, even beating price spikes that followed Hurricane Katrina, with oil companies striking record profits, blaming supply and demand for the problem. That news comes as government forecasters predicted yesterday a busy hurricane season. They expect seven to 10 hurricanes after a quiet season last year. Gasoline prices are expected to increase through the Memorial Day weekend and the summer vacation season. The lowest gas prices in the state ranged from $3.05-3.08 in the last 48 hours.

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