Rita poses new threat to Gulf infrastructure

摘要

More than a dozen US refineries shut down ahead of Hurricane Rita's landfall on the US Gulf coast,adding to the supply loss caused by Hurricane Katrina.With new shutdowns amounting to 4mn b/d,or nearly a quarter of US refining capacity,the hurricane presents a fresh threat to US oil supply.Markets are still recovering from Katrina,which devastated the Louisiana and Mississippi coast last month and sent gasoline prices to record levels of US100/bl.