Hurricane Harvey turns toward east Texas and America’s largest oil refinery
Just as refiners in South Texas are starting to recover from Harvey, the storm is turning its attentions to an area that includes the nation’s largest refinery.
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Crude surrenders gains as traders assess Harvey storm damage
U.S. gasoline prices rose a sixth day and crude traded near $47 a barrel as traders assessed the risk to refineries and supply before a second hit on Texas from Tropical Storm Harvey.
‘We will act’ states IEA as they make record US fuel stockpiles ready for release
As Hurricane Harvey shutters Texas oil extraction, the International Energy Agency (IEA) makes clear that record US oil stocks will be made available in the event of extended power outages.
‘We’re living off frozen pizza – we don’t know when we’ll get to leave’
A north-east couple today told how they have been living off frozen pizza and are stranded 17 floors up after Hurricane Harvey hit.
Chevron contributes $1milion to Hurrican Harvey relief
Oil giant, Chevron, is to give the American Red Cross a $1million donation to aid the immediate relief efforts under way as a consequence of hurricane that hit Texas over the weekend.
Catastrophic floods strike Houston as thousands flee homes
The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston on Sunday as rising water led thousands of people to seek higher ground and overwhelmed rescuers.