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			 			<p>The oil industry was bracing for the impact of Hurricane Harvey on Friday as refineries and offshore oil platforms&nbsp;on the Gulf of Mexico shut down to prepare for the biggest storm to hit the United States in more than a decade.</p> 
<p>Hurricane Harvey is set to make landfall at some point Friday evening or Saturday morning, and while it's relatively slow moving, it has already been upgraded to Category 2 status, with wind speeds in excess of 200 km/h. It is expected to be upgraded to a Category 3 storm in the next few hours, which&nbsp;would make&nbsp;it the most powerful storm to hit the United States since Hurricane Wilma in 2005.</p> 
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<p>The&nbsp;National Hurricane Center is advising millions of people in the area to evacuate if possible or seek shelter, and the oil industry is heeding that advice. Almost a&nbsp;fifth of the U.S.`s oil output, and almost half of its refineries&nbsp;are located in and around the Gulf coast.</p> 
<p>Refineries that consume&nbsp;up to five million barrels of oil a day are in the storm's path, which is why many have already started shutting down as a precaution. They include large ones operated by Citgo Petroleum, Valero Energy Corp. and Flint Hills Resources, moving hundreds of thousands of barrels of production offline.</p> 
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<p>Oil prices rose Friday in response to the sudden lack of supply, gaining 44 cents to settle at $47.87.&nbsp;</p> 
<p>"It will probably disrupt imports into the Gulf Coast which we are already starting to see a&nbsp;little bit of that," said Randy Ollenberger, managing director at BMO Capital Markets, in an interview with CBC News.</p> 
<p>Less oil coming into refineries would mean that existing stocks would have to be tapped into to keep them running, which would push prices up a tad.</p> 
<p>"Inventory drawing down would result &nbsp;in a bit of strength in oild prices," Ollenberger said,&nbsp;"but just short term."</p> 
<p>Gasoline prices could see a similar surge, but only in patches.</p> 
<p>"It would be pretty localized," Ollenberger said. "I&nbsp;don't think the market would get that fussed."&nbsp;</p> 
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