In the past few days gas has risen to $3.89 here in southern Indiana. Found this article from a couple of days ago.
Chicago-area gas prices are surging after a tornado nearly took out a refinery
Matt Egan
In Chicago, a gallon of gas is now selling for around $4.34, according to AAA.
Gas prices have spiked in and around Chicago after a tornado sidelined a major ExxonMobil oil refinery last week.
A gallon of gas in Chicago is now selling for an average of $4.34, according to AAA.
That’s 27 cents more expensive than just a week ago after a tornado narrowly missed the Joliet Refinery and knocked power out to the Channahon, Illinois, facility.
But it’s not just Chicago getting hit with higher prices.
The top 10 US metro areas experiencing the biggest one-week gas price increases are all located in the region, according to AAA.
In Gary, Indiana, the average price for regular gasoline has spiked by 41 cents over the past week to $3.65 a gallon.
In Wisconsin — a key battleground state that Vice President Kamala Harris visited Tuesday — gas prices have increased sharply over the past week in Kenosha County (+31 cents), Milwaukee-Waukesha (+27 cents) and Racine (+24 cents).
Gas prices have also jumped in nearby Michigan, another battleground state in the upcoming presidential election.
Andy Lipow, president of consulting firm Lipow Oil Associates, noted there are estimates that the refinery will be sidelined for three weeks. Even then, there’s no guarantee it will be back to normal. In the meantime, gasoline is being shipped from the Gulf Coast to the Chicago area, he said.
The Joliet Refinery now has enough power to assess damage to the equipment and begin the work of restarting operations, Exxon spokesperson Catie Tuley told CNN on Wednesday. Exxon declined to speculate on how long the restart will take.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/24/econ...ces-refinery-tornado/index.html#openweb-convo