Gas prices are slated to spike at the pump due to Hurricane Ida.
According to AAA, the national average on Tuesday was $3.15, which was the same as a week earlier but up by 92 cents from a year earlier.
The New York Times reported that the storm caused companies, including Shell, Phillips 66, and Exxon, to pause more than 90% of their oil production and gasoline refining in the Gulf of Mexico.
An executive at the fuel-savings app GasBuddy, Patrick De Haan, predicted gas prices could increase between five to 15 cents per gallon due to the storm.
