Anadarko Petroleum Corp. on Monday said its partly owned well in the Gulf of Mexico struck oil while its Windjammer well in Mozambique hit additional natural gas resources. The Shell-operated Vito appraisal well in the Gulf of Mexico met more than 600 net feet of high-quality pay, or the thickness of ...

A major storm was expected to strengthen over the South on Saturday, pulling in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and contributing to a system that could drop 2 to 5 inches of snow on Oklahoma and northern Texas. Up to 3 inches of snow were expected to fall in other areas of the Plains, and ...

Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has made a significant discovery of oil 25,000 feet below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico. The company says the deposits were found at the Appotmattox prospect in the Mississippi Canyon of the gulf, an area where other ...

BP is expanding its dominant oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico and dropping anchor off Brazil with a $7 billion deal to buy exploration rights from Devon Energy. BP will get the rights for 10 exploration blocks in Brazil and ...