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Houston is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and has an outsized [blank] on the U.S. economy. More than 90 percent of U.S. offshore oil and gas [blank] takes place in the Texas Gulf Coast area, and the Houston region contains the largest [blank] of energy, petrochemical, and refining industries in the United States. Houston is home to 25 percent of the country's petroleum refining capability, 40 percent of the nation's [blank] for downstream chemical production, and the fastest-growing liquefied natural gas industry in the nation.

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Houston is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and has an outsized impact on the U.S. economy. More than 90 percent of U.S. offshore oil and gas production takes place in the Texas Gulf Coast area, and the Houston region contains the largest concentration of energy, petrochemical, and refining industries in the United States. Houston is home to 25 percent of the country's petroleum refining capability, 40 percent of the nation's capacity for downstream chemical production, and the fastest-growing liquefied natural gas industry in the nation.
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