gulf of mexico

Nearly 4 million customers were without power and the electricity supply to refineries along the Gulf of Mexico was still limited Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Ike.

A combined blow from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike has shut down almost all oil and natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico and handicapped refinery operations in Texas and Louisiana.

Federal officials say it appears Hurricane Ike destroyed a number of production platforms and damaged some of the pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico.

Federal officials say it appears Hurricane Ike destroyed a number of production platforms and damaged some of the pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico.

Pump prices jumped above $5 per gallon in some parts of the country Sunday as Hurricane Ike, which caused less destruction than feared, left refineries and pipelines idled and destroyed at least 10 offshore petroleum platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

The U.S. Minerals Management Service says there are two confirmed reports of drilling rigs adrift in the central Gulf of Mexico.

(European Space Agency) Residents along the Gulf Coast are bracing for Hurricane Ike as it travels over the Gulf of Mexico after ripping through Cuba and Haiti.

ESA's Envisat satellite is tracking the storm, which is forecast to make landfall on the Texas coast by Sept. 13.

Efforts to bring oil and gas production back online in the Gulf of Mexico slowed Sunday as Hurricane Ike barreled toward the nation's energy complex, likely to be the second hurricane to slam into the Gulf in ...

Efforts to bring oil and gas production back online in the Gulf of Mexico slowed Sunday as Hurricane Ike barreled toward the nation's energy complex, likely to be the second hurricane to slam into the Gulf in as many weeks.

Even as thousands of workers returned to their posts in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Gustav's mild blow, other storms traveling across the Atlantic Ocean served as a reminder that the heart of hurricane season is here.