Gas Prices Rise As Hurricane Rita Threatens Refineries

SAN FRANCISCO – SEPTEMBER 22: Taxi driver Derese Mekonnen fills up his cab at a gas station on September 22, 2005 in San Francisco, California. As Hurricane Rita bears down on the gulf coast region and could make landfall west of Houston Texas home to some 20 percent of U.S. refining capacity experts are predicting another rise in gas prices with the possiblity of fuel shortages. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images) usa,finance,california,gas station,san francisco – california,taxi,filling,gas,taxi driver,derese mekonnen,55655306