HOUSTON – A late-season hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could slash U.S. oil production by 4 million barrels, according to researchers. Hurricane Rafael intensified into a Category 2 storm early ...

It will be years before giant turbines spin alongside oil rigs off the coast of Louisiana, if ever. Luckily for Lofton, offshore wind jobs are already here. This segment aired on October 29, 2024.

Crude oil prices also saw support as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico later this week, which could disrupt US crude production and refining ...

Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production is almost fully restored following hurricane Francine, a statement posted on the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE) website on Monday ...

Massive, offshore rigs the size of skyscrapers remain at sea around the world. Here's why these environmentalists say some should be left alone. An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of ...

China Oilfield Services Limited has entered into agreements with GOIMAR S.A de C.V for the construction works and subsequent provision of services for four module rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

U.S. government says oil and gas operations threaten endangered Rice's whale in the Gulf of Mexico By Rebekah F. Ward , Staff writer May 25, 2025 A Rice's whale spouts water in the Gulf of Mexico.

Most of the offshore oil platforms that have ever been built were installed in the Gulf of Mexico—more than 7,000 since 1947. More than 5,000 of those have since been removed.

The latest update as of 2:11 p.m. from the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), based on data from offshore operators at 11:30 a.m. is that 46% of the GOM’s 371 manned ...

Offshore floating oil rigs stay afloat by using buoyancy, the pressure exerted by water that keeps it floating. ... This rig was first used in 1998 in the Gulf of Mexico, ...

Sheinbaum Pardo cited a map from 1607 that refers to the body of water as the Gulf of Mexico in a press conference pushing back on Trump’s name change. The map also dubs North America as ...