Refineries in the area produce almost a quarter of the transportation fuel used in the United States and Houston's port is the second busiest in the nation, when operating normally.

休斯顿炼油厂生产的汽油占全美运输燃料的四分之一，而休斯顿港在正常情况下，是美国第二大繁忙的港口。

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But it was thrice blighted. After the earthquake and tsunami, fuel from the fishing boats caught fire, and for four days the port burned.

其实该市遭受了三重打击，地震和海啸过后，渔船漏油引发了大火在这个港口整整燃烧了四天。

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After the earthquake and tsunami, fuel from the fishing boats caught fire, and for four days the port burned.

其实该市遭受了三重打击，地震和海啸过后，渔船漏油引发了大火在这个港口整整燃烧了四天。

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You smelled diesel fuel and Port-a-Potties and heard the echoes of talk radio and Patriot News.

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In some areas of Europe and the U.S., ships have been required by law for years to use low-sulfur fuel when in port.

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What this will do is this will allow some foreign-flagged oceangoing vessels that are carrying fuel to actually enter the Port of New York and other facilities in the New York and New Jersey region to provide fuel in the area.

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