http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news Gas & Energy News Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:47:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week in gas prices started with another record-breaking national average, according to AAA's fuel gauge report. The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline rose to $4.08 on Monday, June 16, ending the week at an average of $4.07. Not much of a difference over last week's $4.06 a ... http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/fuel-for-thought-the-week-in-gas/not-much-movement-week-ending-june-21/ Just when you thought an $11 hike in one day couldn't be sustained, the oil market proved you wrong. Oil prices jumped to a record $139 a barrel on Friday, June 6, but dropped about $4 on Monday, June 9. Unfortunately, prices hiked up another $6 Wednesday morning, June 11, before ... http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/gas-dollars-and-bills/ It wasn’t just about drivers this week. Massive increases in fuel costs meant about 4,000 jobs were slashed in the airline industry this week when Continental Airlines and United Airlines announced cutbacks. Continental said 67 planes would be grounded; United Airlines planned to ground 70 planes and shut-down its budget airline, Ted. Rising ... http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/fuel-for-thought-the-week-in-gas/planes-and-jobs-fall-as-fuel-costs-rise/ Welcome to the new Gas & Energy News section of Gas Prices Live. Gas and energy affects us all, and this new section will help in addressing social, economic and all other factors of gas, oil and energy. Stay tuned! http://www.gaspriceslive.com/gas_news/gas-news/gas-energy-news/