Oil and natural gas companies on the Texas coast were preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Harvey Thursday, with some shutting operations and evacuating personnel, sending gasoline prices higher. Hurricane Harvey was also beginning to impact the flow of crude and refined products traffic into and out of the area,…
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