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[Timothy Smith]

$VLO - Hurricane Isaac was kind to the Gulf coast, drenching and flooding it with water but winds sparing most of the immediate area.
Most of the areas infrastructure was unharmed and the levee system held, although some levees were breached.

The refiners appear to all have made it through the storm in one piece and appear ready to start back up soon. The quicker that these refineries can restart the less of an impact on gas prices Isaac can have, and that would benefit the US consumer and motorist as prices per gallon have increased about $0.15/gallon in our area over the past few days.

Valero's (VLO) refinery in the area is being reported as appearing to be fine this morning from reporters on the ground.