People wait in long lines for gas at Costo as they prepare for Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura on August 23, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana./Credit:	Sean Gardner/Getty Images

People wait in long lines for gas at Costo as they prepare for Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura on August 23, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana./Credit: Sean Gardner/Getty Images

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Oil and gas prices: What the one-two tropical storm punch in the Gulf means

Two tropical storms -- Laura and Marco -- could hit America's Gulf Coast this week. In years past, that would send both oil and gas prices soaring. Not this year.