Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is asking the warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel terrorizing the capital city of Culiacán to act "responsibly” so no one else gets killed.

Heirs of cartel founders are fighting over the capture of boss Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who pleaded not guilty to drug charges in a New York court on Friday.

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the powerful long-time leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, has pleaded not guilty on a 17-count indictment accusing him of narcotics trafficking and murder. Appearing in a New York court,

About 42% of crude production and over 52% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico were offline in the aftermath of Hurricane francine, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Friday.

Oil futures finished higher Thursday, and turned higher for the week, as Hurricane Francine led to disruptions in U.S. oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, but gains were capped by continued worries over the outlook for crude demand.