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        				<p>(Bloomberg) Hurricane Harvey is bearing down on the heart of the U.S. energy sector, forecast to become a Category 3 storm before making landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday.
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<p>Oil refiners in the Gulf Coast, home to as much as half of the nation’s refining capacity, began to shutter operations as the storm approached with forecasts warning of heavy rain and top winds of 85 miles (137 kilometers) an hour. If Harvey makes landfall as a Category 3, it will be the strongest storm to hit the U.S. since Wilma in 2005.
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