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U.S. refineries escape major

U.S. refineries escape major storm damage (International Herald Tribune)
Hurricane Rita caused some damage to oil refineries near the Texas-Louisiana border and raised the prospect of gasoline shortages and higher prices while refineries are restarted all along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Perry: Rita Damage Not As Bad As Katrina (AP via Yahoo! News)
Gov. Rick Perry said Sunday that the damage inflicted by Hurricane Rita paled in comparison to Katrina, but urged evacuees stay where they are until local officials say it's all right to return.

Hurricane Rita leaves damage and floods (Knight Ridder via Yahoo! News)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas - Hurricane Rita carved a new path of destruction along the Gulf Coast on Saturday, crushing buildings and flooding vast regions but falling short of the calamity inflicted by Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane hit US coast, leaves widespread damage (Channel NewsAsia)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas : Hurricane Rita pounded the US Gulf Coast Saturday, leaving widespread damage and more than one million people without power, but failing to deliver the feared repeat of Hurricane Katrina's devastation four weeks ago.

Hurricane Rita causes damage, relief (KOAA)
Hurricane Rita hit the gulf coast near the Texas-Louisiana border Saturday causing damage and flooding. However, the damage was much less than expected. Major cities were spared, as were the oil refineries along the coast.

Oil may rise on damage from hurricane: survey (Gulf Times)
NEW YORK: Crude oil may rise on concern Hurricane Rita will damage production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and refineries in Texas, a Bloomberg survey showed.

Minimal refinery damage from Rita - FEMA (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hurricane Rita caused minimal damage to refineries in its path, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Sunday.

Some signs of damage to oil refineries in wake of hurricane Rita (Canadian Business)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Hurricane Rita smacked a key region for U.S. oil-refining with less force than feared Saturday, although there were some early signs of damage.

Oil industry to assess Rita's damage (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. oil industry snapped into action on Saturday to assess damage to its installations in the wake of Hurricane Rita, which hit the Gulf Coast near Sabine Pass, Texas, around daybreak.