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 ...

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 ...

Houston -- Oil companies, rig owners and refiners spread out across the Gulf Coast to look for damage from Hurricane Gustav today, and some were already putting equipment and people back in place to ...