Oil companies, retailers brace for Harvey’s Texas impact
"Right now, at this point, there has been no announcement of the
Operators of offshore Gulf drilling rigs, more immediately affected by the first hurricane expected to hit the
Perhaps counterintuitively, however, oil prices fell as investors eyed the possibility that gulf refineries will be flooded by the storm and have to shut down at least temporarily, hurting the demand for crude oil. West Texas Intermediate for October delivery fell
Meanwhile,
"We're thinking about not only what customers need now, but also what they might need two days from now (and) three days from now," H-E-B spokeswoman
In addition, Sweet said H-E-B.'s Mobile Kitchen trailer, capable of serving 2,500 meals per hour, was being prepared to respond if needed for disaster relief.
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