Report panic sales at gas stations in El Paso due to the possibility of a fuel shortage; customers wait up to one hour to recharge
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Drivers reported through social networks that in El Paso, Texas they have registered waits of up to one hour for loading the fuel and that in some gas stations of the Murphy USA company the fuel has run out.
El Diario de El Paso site , published that despite the fact that energy distributors have not confirmed a possible shortage of gasoline , various stations service recorded a significant increase in their sales.
Other consumers have indicated that in Speedway company outlets, regular fuel ran out and only sold Premium.
According to an analysis by GasBuddy, 11 refineries in Texas and one in Kansas have closed do at least partially due to extremely cold weather . Refineries are exposed to the elements, and unlike facilities in the northern US that are prepared for cold weather, few refineries in the south have protection from these extremely low temperatures.
The supposed shortage has been generated because in addition to using the fuel for vehicles, consumers are using gasoline for their generators , as thousands of people are still without power in various parts of the state of Texas.
GasBuddy notes in its report that the national average price of gasoline may increase over the next two weeks , because millions of barrels of refining capacity have been disconnected by the cold extreme that is recorded in the south of the country.
The cost of gasoline in this city fluctuates from $ 2. 22 dollars up to $ 2. 59 dollars per gallon of fuel rate regular, but GasBuddy warns that could go up an average of 10 to 20 pennies .
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