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 ...

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 plane sent out by Diamond Offshore Drilling after Hurricane Lili passed made the dismaying discovery that there was only empty water where the drilling rig Ocean Lexington had been. It immediately ...

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 ...