US EIA concerned about longer-term impact of less MTBE on gasoline supply

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Washington-A phase-out of additive MTBE in US gasoline,which may occur following the oil industry's inability to get liability protection for the product in the new energy bill,could cause gasoline prices to rise next summer,the Energy Information Administration said Aug 9."There could be transition pressure on gasoline prices from the supply loss next summer,depending on the number of suppliers that eliminate their use of MTBE," EIA said in its Short Term Energy Outlook for August.