Hurricane Laura races toward heart of U.S. oil refining industry

Houston Laura intensified into a strong Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday as it raced over evacuated oil production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and took aim at the energy industry's refining hub along the Texas/Louisiana coast. The storm gathered strength on Wednesday an

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Published 27 August 2020, 8:00 · Updated 21:28

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Hurricane Laura races toward heart of U.S. oil refining industry

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Laura intensified into a strong Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday as it raced over evacuated oil production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and took aim at the energy industry’s refining hub along the Texas/Louisiana coast.

The storm gathered strength on Wednesday and is forecast to bring heavy rains and catastrophic, 150 mile-per-hour (240 kph) winds that will drive ocean waters up to 40 miles (64 km) inland, U.S. forecasters said in a late-day advisory.

Hurricane Laura races toward heart of U.S. oil refining industry

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