Clouds from Hurricane Harvey are seen in the background as smoke rises from a burn off at an oil refinery Historically, the Atlantic hurricanes have prompted U.S. oil refiners to temporarily shut in millions of barrels of capacity, boosting gasoline and diesel prices in much of the country. Here is a list of recent storms and their impact on regional fuel availability and retail prices: KATRINA-RITA, 2005 In 2005, hurricanes Katrina and Rita disrupted 5.6 million barrels per day (bpd) of U.S. refining capacity, swamping plants in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Some outages continued for over a year to repair damage. The peak outage was equal to 33% of national capacity of 17.1 million bpd in 2005. Retail gasoline prices jumped 46 cents to $3.12 per gallon. If a similar outage occurred this year, 31% […]