Reuters | US Gulf oil producers curtail output ahead of Tropical Storm Nate Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil and natural gas operators began evacuating staff and halting production at U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms on Thursday ahead of Tropical Storm Nate, the second storm in as many months to rattle the Gulf Coast energy corridor. Oil groups evacuate platforms as Tropical Storm Nate takes aim at Gulf coast Tropical Storm Nate threatens oil rigs as it targets US Gulf of Mexico Oil platforms in Gulf of Mexico being evacuated |