This is what caused the Highway 99 oil spill in Fresno

A big rig hauling 40,000 gallons of fish oil had to brake suddenly, causing the liquid load to shift and leak onto Highway 99, resulting in a spill that was estimated to be between four and five miles ...

BP evacuating staff from offshore Gulf of Mexico oil platforms as Tropical Storm brews

BP on Sunday said it has begun to evacuate four offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil platforms and secure facilities as Tropical Storm Zeta sprang up in the Caribbean Sea.

U.S. offshore Gulf oil cut 16% as Hurricane Zeta heads toward rigs

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 ...