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 ...

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 hurricane and took aim at the U.S ...

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 ...

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 ...