Refining-capacity constraints will keep gas prices up at the pump and for heating oil.

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He added that sewerage upgrades carried out at pumping stations in 2001 were operating at peak capacity during the storm and that a stand-by pump had also been switched on.

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With the right combination of capacity, performance and rapid power cycling storage system designs can pump more iron while keeping cool and saving energy.

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But OPEC is split into two camps, those with spare capacity (of which Saudi Arabia controls 70%) and those that cannot pump any more oil.

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