Ike Threatens Texas Oil Refineries
by Scott Horsley, NPRSeptember 12, 2008
Hurricane Ike is storming toward the Gulf Coast of Texas — home to a quarter of the nation's oil refining capacity. As refineries shut down in anticipation of the storm, wholesale gasoline prices have shot up, despite crude oil prices falling to their lowest level in more than five months.
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