Univision4y
"Pirates climbing aboard!": the cry of an oil platform worker in the Gulf of Mexico
(Leer en español) Over a high frequency radio an oil rig worker raised ... two of the world’s largest shipping registries, issues high risk warnings for the Gulf of Mexico in July.
It’s Fourth And Long For Coastal Resilience In New Orleans
New Orleans was significantly impacted by the spill. Its people are familiar with overwhelming disasters, understanding the ...
National Geographic news3y
Is Another Deepwater Disaster Inevitable?
On the walls of the largest ... oil producers in the world. Similarly promising deepwater leases off Angola have excited bidding frenzies involving more than 20 companies. In the Gulf of Mexico ...
MercoPress14y
Gulf of Mexico Rig Explodes and Sinks; 11 Workers Missing; Fears of Oil Leak
An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that caught fire after an explosion on Tuesday night has now sunk, the US Coast Guard has said. A search is continuing for 11 missing workers after the blast at ...
Center for Biological Diversity3y
Biden Administration to Lease Out 80 Million Acres in Gulf of Mexico for Oil, Days After Climate Summit
WASHINGTON— The Interior Department is scheduled to auction off more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday for oil and gas leasing, the largest U.S. lease sale ever. The sale comes ...