Houston Public Media<p>President Donald Trump’s 10% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican crude oil imports are having little effect on Houston-area refineries so far. But Ed Hirs, a UH energy fellow, says a recession is around the corner for the local economy.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/economy/2025/04/21/519299/houston-will-be-in-recession-by-summer-thanks-to-tariffs-falling-crude-oil-prices-uh-economist-forecasts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/economy/2025/04/21/519299/houston-will-be-in-recession-by-summer-thanks-to-tariffs-falling-crude-oil-prices-uh-economist-forecasts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/International" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>International</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EdHirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdHirs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonRefineries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonRefineries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PresidentTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Recession</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a></p>
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Houston Public Media<p>LyondellBasell will begin the closure of its Houston-area petroleum refinery at the end of January, the chemical company confirmed. Layoffs could be coming.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/01/23/511770/lyondells-houston-refinery-to-begin-closure-this-month/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/01/23/511770/lyondells-houston-refinery-to-begin-closure-this-month/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonRefineries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonRefineries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonShipChannel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonShipChannel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LyondellBasell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LyondellBasell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LyondellBasellPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LyondellBasellPlant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RefineryLayoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RefineryLayoffs</span></a></p>
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