Financial Times | Oil groups shut Gulf platforms in storm Nate's path Financial Times Oil companies have begun shutting down platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in the path of Tropical Storm Nate, affecting hundreds of thousands of barrels per day of production. The US National Hurricane Center forecast on Thursday that Nate would hit the ... US Gulf oil producers curtail output ahead of Tropical Storm Nate Tropical Storm Nate threatens oil rigs as it targets US Gulf of Mexico Oil markets cautious as another tropical storm heads for Gulf of Mexico |