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Hurricane Danny likely to be formed by weekend

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Danny is likely to be formed into the season's second hurricane later in this week.

This Week In Petroleum - August 26

Hurricane season officially started on June 1, and the Federal Government, led by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, is prepared to respond alongside the private sector should a hurricane affect the energy infrastructure of the United States.

UPDATE 1-Exxon sees no hurricane damage to Sable project

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said on Tuesday that inspections of the Sable Offshore Energy Project off the coast of Nova Scotia have not turned up any damage from Hurricane Bill, which passed over the region on Saturday.

Hurricane Bill brings rain, wind to eastern Canada

Hurricane Bill brought rain and heavy winds to Nova Scotia in eastern Canada on Sunday, but the Category 1 storm caused little serious damage as it moved northeast toward the region's offshore oil and gas facilities.

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Hurricane Bill set to regain power, Bermuda prepares

Hurricane Bill weakened slightly on Thursday but was expected to regain power on a northwest ocean track that will take it between Bermuda, where inhabitants prepared for high winds and heavy seas, and the U.S. East Coast.

Hurricane Bill downgraded to Category 3

Hurricane Bill weakened on Thursday, falling to a Category 3 storm with its winds dropping to 125 mph, but hurricane watchers said it had the potential to reach Category 4 status again.

Update: Hurricane Bill grows to Category 4 storm

Hurricane Bill, the first of the 2009 Atlantic season, gathered strength and grew into a dangerous Category 4 storm with sustained winds of up to 135 mph on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Bill still growing, U.S. unlikely target

Hurricane Bill headed west-northwest over the open Atlantic Tuesday on a path toward Bermuda that would likely keep it clear of the U.S. East Coast but could spell trouble for Canada's Maritime Provinces.

Oil steady above $67; eyes inventory data, hurricane

Oil was steady above $67 a barrel on Tuesday, after falling the previous day to its lowest level in two weeks, amid persistent worries over the pace of the global economic rebound and revival in energy demand.

Hurricane Bill likely to make landfall

Hurricane Bill was centered about 1,100 miles east of the Lesser Antilles on Monday morning and was moving West-Northwest at a speed of about 22 mph. Experts predicted that the Hurricane Bill is likely to make landfall.

Hurricane Bill gains speed

Hurricane Bill gained speed and is expected to become the first hurricane of the season as it makes its way toward Bermuda later this week. Ana may dissipate today in the Caribbean according to reports from the National Hurricane Center.

Storm menaces Mexico coast, hurricane expected

Powerful tropical storm Andres churned off Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday, threatening to brush past the popular beach resort of Zihuatanejo and was expected to build into a hurricane.

EU offers €109.4 million in aid to France for hurricane loss

The European Union confirmed Friday a proposal to allocate $154 million (€109.4 million) to France from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for fighting the devastation caused by Hurricane Klaus in south-west France in January.

U.S. Upgrade storm Karen as hurricane season ends

The season for the Atlantic hurricanes lasted six months, with four storms, surpassing the ten presumed by the forecasts, each one of them receiving its own name.

Munich Re says Dean damage limited, confirms target

Hurricane Dean is expected to cost Munich Re less than 100 million euros ($136 million), the reinsurer said on Wednesday, adding that it was sticking to its 2007 earnings forecast.

Huge Hurricane Felix hits Central America

Hurricane Felix slammed into Nicaragua and Honduras on Tuesday as a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm, lashing remote coastal villages with violent winds and torrential rains.

U.S. oil companies monitor Felix, output unharmed

U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas producers were monitoring powerful Hurricane Felix as it churned through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, but none had reported reduced offshore production or evacuated workers to onshore locations.

Hurricane Felix threatens Central America

Hurricane warnings were posted for coastal Honduras as a potentially catastrophic Hurricane Felix, a top-ranked storm with 165 mile-per-hour (270 km per hour) winds, threatened Central America on Monday.

Fierce Hurricane Dean batters Mexican resorts

Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico's Caribbean coast on Tuesday, flooding streets, blowing the roofs off houses and battering resorts where tens of thousands of tourists and residents huddled in shelters.

Oil slips as hurricane seen sparing refiners

Oil fell more than $1 on Monday after forecasts projected Hurricane Dean would skirt to the south of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that is home to half of U.S. refining capacity and pumps a third of its oil.