Storms pose no risk to U.S. oil rigs in Mexico Gulf: NHC
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Despite a tropical storm and a tropical depression spinning in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, no storms currently threaten the U.S. oil and natural gas production in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.
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World oil prices rose on Friday,  boosted by production stoppages due to a severe hurricane in  the Gulf of Mexico and worries that another storm might further  delay imports into the United States.
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The U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said two F/A-18 fighter aircraft crashed during operations in the Gulf on Monday, but there were no fatalities.
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Tropical activity is possible in a couple of days in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report Tuesday.
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Oil prices on Monday extended a retreat from record highs after tropical storm Ingrid faded in the Atlantic over the weekend, soothing fears it could hit Gulf of Mexico crude production and refining.
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The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday it did not expect any tropical cyclones to form over the next 48 hours, however, an area of disturbed weather in the Caribbean Sea could slowly become more favorable for development during the next couple of days.
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U.S. oil prices hovered just shy of  $44 a barrel on Tuesday, awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Ivan  in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, where energy companies had  evacuated thousands of offshore workers and shut some  production.
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Floridians can go back to worrying about hurricanes. Scientists said Sunday's magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rattled windows from southwest Florida to Louisiana is rare &#151; the largest earthquake in the eastern Gulf of Mexico in 30 years. A seismic jolt powerful enough to do damage or unleash a tsunami on the U.S. Gulf Coast is unlikely.
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Oil prices held firm on Tuesday as China  showed no let-up in its strong import growth and U.S. Gulf  producers reported damage to offshore rigs from Hurricane Ivan.
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A tropical cyclone could form Thursday as a tropical disturbance enters the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center and other weather models.
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All the trade is storm-related today,&quot; said Stephen Briggs, managing director of Intermarket Group. &quot;Obviously, people are speculating we may see some platforms closing in the Gulf.
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The mild 2006 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close Thursday without a single hurricane striking the United States &#151; a stark contrast to the record-breaking 2005 season that killed more than 1,500 people and left thousands homeless along the Gulf Coast.
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U.S. energy companies that operate  in the Gulf of Mexico are better prepared to keep petroleum and  natural gas supplies flowing if hurricanes hit this year than  they were during 2005&#39;s disastrous season, U.S. government and  industry officials said Wednesday.
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Two cyclones battered outlying areas of three South Pacific islands with strong winds, heavy rains and large seas, but there were no reports of major damage or injuries, weather officials said on Wednesday.
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Oil jumped $1 past $75 a barrel on  Tuesday as a top U.S. hurricane forecaster called for a busy  end to the Atlantic storm season, raising concerns over  potential oil and gas disruptions.
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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico sent shock waves through an area from Louisiana to southwest Florida on Sunday, but no damage was reported, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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CULIACAN, Mexico  - A strong earthquake hit Mexico's Gulf of California on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.