Gas market takes a hit as Hurricane Harvey slams into Texas
Demand for power seen plunging as people evacuate and temperatures fall
Houston
HURRICANE Harvey has forced natural gas drilling platforms to evacuate and pipelines to shut, curbing supplies of the power-plant fuel across the US Gulf Coast. So why aren't electricity and gas prices skyrocketing?
Because Harvey, which slammed into Texas as the worst hurricane the region has seen in a decade, also sapped power and gas demand as people evacuated and temperatures fell.
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