Gas crunch may be easing

The gas supply crunch appears to be easing in many parts of north Georgia. A combination of more supply arriving from the Gulf, and drivers’ conservation has made lines shorter at stations, and improved station supplies. Officials report one key pipeline into Georgia is operating at full capacity--another is at least at 80-percent. Wednesday, more good news came in the form of a letter from federal energy officials. They’ve agreed to send an additional 900,000 barrels of oil to Gulf refineries to help boost production. Since early September, U.S. officials have released over five-and-a-half million barrels from the Strategic Reserve since a pair of hurricanes in the Gulf region.