US gasoline supply showing signs of strain

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Houston-Signs of gasoline supply strains spread across the US from the Rockies to Florida Aug 31 as wholesale terminals felt the squeeze from Hurricane Katrina.Retail pump prices soared above 3/gal and long lines began to appear in some areas.Most affected so far are independent marketers,say industry sources."If you're a producer(refiner/marketer),you need to conserve barrels for your branded stations," a source with Western Refining said:"Plants in the Midwest are having to cut runs because they can't get crude from the Gulf."