destruction as it made landfall yesterday as aCategory 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana

Port Fourchon, Louisiana, had decreased substantially since it was first discovered last week, Talos

of communities in Laffite, Grand Isle, Port Fourchon and Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, Friday, Sept

area, the United States Coast Guard said on Sunday( Sept 5). The spill is in waters off Port Fourchon

TOKYO: Oil prices pared early gains on Monday, falling back from more than three-week highs reached earlier in the session, as a powerful hurricane slammed into the U.S. Gulf coast, forcing shutdowns and evacuations of hundreds of offshore oil platforms. Brent was up 5 cents or 0.4% at$ 72.75 a barrel by 0559 GMT.... It rose more than 11% last week in anticipation of disruptions to oil production from Ida.U.S. oil turned negative and was down by 31 cents or 0.5% at$ 68.43 a barrel, having jumpe

Tens of thousands of residents had already fled from the US state before Hurricane Ida moved in.... They fear it will be more deadly than Hurricane Katrina – which left 1, 800 dead in 2005.... Governor John Bel Edwards warned: “ Your window of time is closing....

US scientists are monitoring Hurricane Larry, which is currently gaining strength over the Atlantic Ocean, after it became a Category 3 storm on Saturday morning( September 4).... Hurricane experts have now warned Larry is a" very large and powerful hurricane". Last week, Category 4 Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana. The storm strengthened into a major hurricane on Sunday August 29, before eventually reaching the Louisiana coast that very same day. Wind speeds of 150mph were recorded at

The reported location is near the site of a miles-long brown and black oil slick visible in aerial photos first published Wednesday by The Associated Press.So far, the growing spill appears to have remained out to sea and has not impacted the Louisiana shoreline.... Its workers have placed a containment boom in the area to mitigate further spread of the oil.... A lift boat equipped to conduct dive operations has also been mobilized and is expected to arrive Saturday....

Open this photo in gallery Photos captured by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft Tuesday, Aug.... Talos previously leased Bay Marchand, Block 5, but ceased production there in 2017, plugged its wells and removed all pipeline infrastructure by 2019, according to the company. The area where the spill is located has been drilled for oil and gas for decades.... A levee meant to protect the plant had breached, allowing flood waters to flow in during the storm and then back out

close Video Louisiana Cow rescued from tree in Hurricane Ida's aftermath Louis Pomes and St.... " It's been a struggle but we're doing ok." Chaisson estimated that about a quarter of all homes in Lafourche were completely destroyed and another 50% suffered moderate damage that will require repair.... Our entire parish's lives changed on Sunday," Gisclair told Fox News....