Post-storm analysis upgrades Hurricane Michael to a category 5 with sustained winds of 160 mph at landfall, making it the first hurricane to hit the U.S. as a cat 5 since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. 

HOUSTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Major oil producers and drillers, including Chevron Corp and BP Plc, on Thursday began returning crews to more than 90 offshore facilities in the U.S....

(Southern Boating) – The Cajun Navy has entered popular vernacular, but what do we know about the group? The famed Cajun Navy came to be when a Former Louisiana state...

HOUSTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Nearly 40 percent of daily crude oil production was lost from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico wells on Tuesday due to platform evacuations and shut-ins...

By Gary McWilliams and Liz Hampton HOUSTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Energy companies on Monday halted nearly a fifth of Gulf of Mexico oil production and evacuated staff from 13...

By Gina Cherelus Oct 8 (Reuters) – Florida’s governor mobilized National Guard troops and ordered Gulf Coast residents to head inland or get ready to evacuate as Hurricane Michael churned...