HOUSTON -- Numerous companies halted oil and natural-gas output Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico, evacuating of hundreds of workers as a strengthening Hurricane Lili headed to the energy-producing region ...

Houston -- Oil companies, rig owners and refiners spread out across the Gulf Coast to look for damage from Hurricane Gustav today, and some were already putting equipment and people back in place to ...

The companies use a fleet of helicopters to move thousands of workers to safety. Aug. 29, 2008— -- As a possibly devastating hurricane appears to head toward the Gulf Coast, an elaborate set of ...

In past disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, the federal government was in charge. But this time, BP - the oil giant that owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig - has been designated the “responsible ...

The Deepwater Nautilus, an ultra-deep water state of the art semi-submersible drilling rig, owned by Transocean Inc., broke free while attempting to run from Hurricane Rita and is now adrift in heavy ...

HOUSTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Oil producers on Monday shut offshore production and pulled workers off platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as the 27th named storm of the season strengthened into a ...