Big Country Homepage | President Trump taps emergency US oil reserve after Harvey Big Country Homepage (CNN) - The Trump administration has tapped an emergency stockpile of crude oil in response to the major refinery outages in the U.S. Gulf Coast caused by Hurricane Harvey. The Energy Department said it will send 500,000 barrels of oil from the ... Crude oil settles higher but posts nearly 6% loss in August Gasoline jumps 4 percent, oil mixed as storm hits more refineries South Texas oil and gas drillers' shares drop as Harvey forces field closures |