GasBuddy: More than 40% of SC gas stations are out of gas Drivers urged to be patient, not refuel unless they have to Drivers purchase gasoline Tuesday at a station on Island Park Drive on Daniel Island. (Source: Michael Cheung) By Patrick Phillips | May 12, 2021 at 10:28 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 2:42 PM CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Despite pleas from leaders and officials to not panic-buy gasoline, a larger number of South Carolina gas stations were running on empty Wednesday, a petroleum analyst says. GasBuddy’s Patrick DeHaan said that as of Wednesday afternoon, 42% of the Palmetto State’s gas stations had run out, up from 13.4% reported earlier Wednesday morning.