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.

“THE FIRST OFFSHORE OIL WELL: First producing offshore oil well out of sight of land was completed Nov. 14, 1947 in the Gulf of Mexico forty-three miles South of Morgan City, Louisiana,” it says.

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.

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 ...

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.