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Gas Prices Jump Overnight With Threat of Hurricane Isaac

Hurricane Isaac may have an influence on the rising price at the pump, but a rep with AAA Missouri believes prices will be back down by Labor Day. Where can you find the lowest gas prices right now?

Uncertainty over the supply of gas, with the potential disruption of refinery operations on the Gulf Coast, led to a jump in gas prices by as much as 15 cents a gallon overnight Monday, according to Mike Right vice president of public Affairs of AAA Missouri.

Where are you likely to find the lowest gas prices around Sunset Hills and Crestwood? Here are the three most competitive rates as of Tuesday at noon:

  • $3.53 Mobil on the Run (9950 Big Bend Blvd.)
  • $3.62 at Gravois-Lindbergh 66 (4466 S. Lindbergh)
  • $3.63 at Conoco (11603 Gravois Rd.)

For a daily up-to-date look at gas prices in the area, as well as information about your daily commute, check out "Commute" on the Patch home page.

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Right doesn't expect the jump in gas prices to last long, probably coming back down by the Labor Day weekend.

"Hopefully that's the end of it," he said. "It [higher gas prices] doesn't look like it will be a long term thing."

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However, Right said much will depend on the severity of Tropical Storm Isaac and how much or how little damage it does to the oil refineries on the Gulf Coast.

As for Labor Day as a benchmark for a change in gas prices, Right said the price "goes up as often as it goes down."

"What's driving the price right now is the potential disruption of supply."


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