The Independent | Oil slides as Irma heads for Florida, threatening demand Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices slid on Friday, with U.S. crude down more than 3 percent on worries that commerce and energy demand in Florida and the Southeast would be hit hard as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms in a century, drove ... Hurricanes dent oil output as Saudi Arabia cuts supplies Bearish Backlash Drives Oil Prices Down US oil prices drop over 3% as refineries notch slow recovery from Harvey |