This time it's supposedly only temporary, while refineries and stations "scramble" to meet a new federal mandate to replace MTBE with ethanol by May 5 (2006)... "as prices for crude oil on the spot market reached $75 for a 55-gallon barrel yesterday, and the national average gasoline price increased to $2.85 this month from $2.15 a month ago...." (David Kocieniewski and Vikas Bijaj, " East Coast Drivers Face Gas Shortages", NYT on the Web, 22Apr06)
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