US Gas Prices Still Rising as Energy Industry Starts to Recover After Harvey

Cains Lawrence (L), and Derrick Washington fill up gasoline cans and their vehicles at the Fuel City service station in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 1, 2017. Reuters/Brandon Wade

NEW YORK—U.S. gasoline prices continued to rise on Sunday amid fears of shortages, despite the restart of several key refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast that had been crippled by Hurricane Harvey.

The storm took down a quarter of U.S. oil refining capacity and lifted average gasoline prices by more than 20 cents since Aug. 23.

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