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		Largest U.S. refinery shuts down as Harvey floods Texas						</h1>
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		<p>The largest refinery in the U.S. is temporarily shutting down following devastating local floods from Hurricane Harvey and the aftermath.</p><p>The Saudi-owned Motiva refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, began what it called "a controlled shutdown" at 5 a.m. Wednesday.</p><p>The closure marks the latest in a series of outages at Texas Gulf Coast refineries that have led to a nationwide spike in gasoline prices.</p><p>With Motiva down, at least 22% of the nation's gasoline refining capacity is offline, GasBuddy petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan said.</p><p>"It's a chilling effect on the refining industry, which is a dire state right now," DeHaan said.</p><p>The Motiva operation generated about 635,000 barrels per day, according to the Oil Price Information Service.</p><p>"Return to service is contingent upon recession of flood waters in the area," Motiva spokesperson Angela Goodwin said in a statement. "Our priority remains the safety of our employees and the community."</p><p>The plant was already operating at 60% capacity as of Tuesday afternoon and&nbsp;40% on Tuesday evening.</p><p>Follow USA TODAY reporter Nathan Bomey on Twitter @<a href="http://twitter.com/NathanBomey">NathanBomey</a>.</p>								</div>
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