Hurricane nears Belize, could hit Mexico oil fields
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Hurricane Richard strengthened as it bore down on the tiny Central American nation of Belize, where tourists were evacuated from hotels and some residents fled to government shelters.
The storm was seen making landfall near Belize City late on Sunday before weakening to a tropical depression and entering Mexico's Bay of Campeche, where Mexico produces more than two-thirds of its 2.6 million barrels-per-day of crude output. Mexico's state oil company, Pemex, said it was watching the storm but had not evacuated any workers from its offshore platforms. (Rueters)
