Gulf of Mexico states fight feds over fisheries
7 days ago
One of the most popular fish in the Gulf of Mexico are the biggest and most plentiful in years, but the federal recreational season for red snapper keeps getting shorter.
BP Q1 profits surge on Russian joint venture sale
21 days ago
The results come at a very uneasy time for the company, which has been functioning under a cloud since the 2010 well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers.
Rosneft buys stakes in Exxon Gulf of Mexico blocks
76 days ago
Russian oil company Rosneft is buying a 30 percent share of 20 exploration blocks held by ExxonMobil in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
BP manager didn't see 'high risk' in drilling
81 days ago
BP's head of drilling engineering for the Gulf of Mexico at the time of the Deepwater Horizon disaster testified he didn't believe deepwater drilling was a "high-risk" activity before the 2010...
Timeline of Gulf oil spill and ensuing legal cases
85 days ago
Timeline of the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, government response and ensuing legal cases:
Alaska Native-owned subsidiary under investigation in Gulf of Mexico oil explosion
117 days ago
Grand Isle Shipyard does maintenance and repair work for offshore petroleum platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
Fishing boat crew rescues 4 in Gulf of Mexico
119 days ago
The Coast Guard says a fishing boat crew has rescued four people whose vessel capsized in the Gulf of Mexico about 100 miles southeast of Galveston.
News Summary: Transocean to pay $1.4B for spill
138 days ago
TRANSOCEAN'S TAB: The Justice Department reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed 11 workers and created the...
345 sharks found in illegal net in Gulf of Mexico
144 days ago
345 sharks found in illegal net in Gulf of Mexico
Big miner buys pair of energy companies for $9B
167 days ago
McMoRan Exploration, based in New Orleans, is developing natural gas resources that lie deep below shallow water regions of the Gulf of Mexico.
