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Gas prices on LI top $4 as Trump war with Iran disrupts oil production and transportation

Gas prices on LI top $4 as Trump war with Iran disrupts oil production and transportation

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Gasoline prices on Long Island topped $4 per gallon yesterday for the second day in a row as the war with Iran disrupted oil production and transportation.The average price of regular unleaded was $4.03 per gallon, up from Sunday’s $4.025. A year ago, the price was $3.09 on average — a 94-cent difference, according to AAA. In Water Mill last night Speedway posted $4.199 per gallon. James T. Madore reports in NEWSDAY that pump prices in Nassau and Suffolk counties have risen for the past two weeks since the ceasefire between the United States and Iran collapsed and the Strait of Hormuz is once again closed. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that about 20% of the world’s oil passes through the waterway. The last time local gas prices were this high was on April 16, based on AAA data.Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for the app GasBuddy, predicted Monday another spike in the cost of gasoline due to the Iran war and Ukraine’s attack on oil refineries in Russia.Oil "markets are likely to see another jolt higher in the coming days, and motorists should brace for a rougher stretch ahead," De Haan said. "While the ongoing U.S.-Iran situation continues to weigh on markets, the story is increasingly less about crude oil and more about global refining capacity."Brent crude, the international standard, jumped 1.3% on Monday to close at $89.22 a barrel, the highest in more than five weeks. Crude was selling for closer to $70 a barrel before Feb. 28, when the United States and Israel began bombing Iran.Robert Sinclair Jr., a senior manager at AAA Northeast suggested maintaining your vehicle by checking the spark plugs and tire inflation."But the No. 1 thing that you can do is slow down," Sinclair told Newsday. "Once you get above 50 miles per hour, the aerodynamic drag on the vehicle starts to grow exponentially, and the engine has to work so much harder in order to propel the vehicle at those speeds." ***Brookhaven National Laboratory yesterday announced what it called a "limited number" of staff cuts, due partly to the closing earlier this year of its signature heavy-ion collider.Carl MacGowan reports in NEWSDAY that about 20 workers, including scientists, technicians, supervisors, engineers and operators, were let go, said Pete Genzer, a spokesman for the Upton lab, which is here in Suffolk County.The terminations leave about 2,950 workers at the sprawling campus off William Floyd Parkway, Genzer told NEWSDAY.Brookhaven Lab workers technically are employed by Brookhaven Science Associates, which manages the laboratory on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy.In a statement, Genzer said BNL remains "committed to delivering on vital missions to understand the building blocks of the universe, lead in discovery with light-enabled science, develop next-generation information science and capabilities — including AI and quantum — and advance energy security and essential resources independence," Genzer said.The Brookhaven staff reduction comes amid budget cuts previously announced by the Energy Department.More than half of this week's departures were due to the shutdown in February of the lab's $2 billion Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, a 25-year-old atom smasher that in its heyday advanced research into the origins of all matter in the universe. The collider was closed to make way for a new one, the $2.9 billion Electron Ion Collider, currently under construction.The new collider is expected to help scientists from around the world study gluons, the mysterious matter believed to bind together key molecular material known as quarks.***Northwell Health patients with insurance coverage through Fidelis will have to find new doctors, pay out-of-network costs or get new insurance after both sides failed to reach an agreement on a new contract last week.Lisa L. Colangelo reports in NEWSDAY that the change impacts about 200,000 people on Long Island and hundreds of thousands of people across the state, including those on Medicaid, low- and moderate-income people on the Essential Plan and self-employed or small business owners on the Exchange plan.Fidelis patients can still seek — and receive — emergency care at Northwell hospitals.Fidelis recently told Newsday that Northwell "continues to seek rates that significantly exceed those paid to comparable providers." It is the leading insurer for Long Islanders who have Affordable Care Act policies, and the second-largest insurer of residents with Medicaid managed care and state Essential Plan coverage.People with established Managed Medicaid, Essential Plan and Exchange (marketplace) coverage will be allowed to continue treatment with their Northwell providers through Aug. 13.***A cherished East End tradition spanning over four decades is returning to the historic streets of Sag Harbor. The Eastville Community Historical Society will host its 41st annual Summer Fish Fry this coming Saturday afternoon, July 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. The ...
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