Florida Keys evacuated in preparation for Rita

September 21, 2005 

Hurricane Rita prompted local Florida Keys officials to evacuate the area. Evacuation ended as remaining people sought shelter. The storm is threatening to cause a 16+ foot storm surge, and has become a Category 5 hurricane. 
The storm may hit Southern Florida, then the US Gulf Coast; preliminary maps suggest landfall in Texas. Fear has caused crude oil prices to rise by $4 per barrel on Monday, in anticipation that Rita would cause more damage to the oil refineries around the Gulf of Mexico. This was the largest single day price increase for crude oil in history. Prices dropped by $1 to $66 per barrel on Tuesday, eased partly by news that OPEC would supply 2 million barrels of oil per day in extra capacity to ease supply shortages. 
Phil Flynn, an analyst, stated that "We really can't afford to lose more production," as Katrina left many oil facilities inoperable.
Florida Keys evacuated in preparation for Rita September 21 , 2005 Hurricane Rita prompted local Florida Keys officials to evacuate the area . Evacuation ended as remaining people sought shelter . The storm is threatening to cause a 16 + foot storm surge , and has become a Category 5 hurricane . The storm may hit Southern Florida , then the US Gulf Coast ; preliminary maps suggest landfall in Texas . Fear has caused crude oil prices to rise by $ 4 per barrel on Monday , in anticipation that Rita would cause more damage to the oil refineries around the Gulf of Mexico . This was the largest single day price increase for crude oil in history . Prices dropped by $ 1 to $ 66 per barrel on Tuesday , eased partly by news that OPEC would supply 2 million barrels of oil per day in extra capacity to ease supply shortages . Phil Flynn , an analyst , stated that " We really ca n't afford to lose more production , " as Katrina left many oil facilities inoperable .
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