by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2017 | Business
Houston – About 6.1 percent of US oil production in the Gulf of Mexico is still suspended driven by the tropical storm Harvey, the Federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Sunday. Production recovered last week after Harvey struck the Gulf,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2017 | World
Houston – Texas Governor Greg Abbott estimated damage caused by Hurricane Harvey at $150 billion to $180 billion, 20 times more than the $7.85 billion initially requested by President Donald Trump last week from Congress. In an interview with Fox News, Abbott...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 2, 2017 | World
US President Donald Trump travels to Houston and Lake Charles, Louisiana on Saturday to meet victims of catastrophic storm Harvey, as residents of Houston and other cities were returning home to face the grim, possibly years-long task of rebuilding. While Trump...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 2, 2017 | Business
Retail US gasoline prices rose 2.8 percent from Friday to Saturday as refineries warned customers about fuel-supply shortages caused by Hurricane Harvey. They were at $2.59 a gallon, according to motorists advocacy group AAA. It represents a 16.7 percent rise in the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 26, 2017 | World
Hurricane Harvey moved slowly but powerfully across Texas on Saturday, downgraded to a Category 2 storm, but only after hammering the coast with torrents of rain and packing powerful life threatening winds. The hurricane, initially a Category 4 and the first major...
