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, 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 ...

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 ...