Gulf of Mexico

By the second quarter of 2023, Louisiana is expected to gain about 3,500 jobs. Texas is forecasted to gain about 12,200 upstream jobs. NOAA photo

Louisiana, Texas to see increase in oil and gas industry job opportunities

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In May 2019, Shell started production at Appomattox, a deepwater oil and gas development that is Shell’s largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell photo

Gulf of Mexico lease sale attracts $191 million in high bids

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Oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. USCG photo. — Oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. USCG photo

BOEM rescinds record of decision for Gulf of Mexico lease sale

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Shell Auger — Shell's Auger TLP is located 214 miles south of New Orleans. Image Source: Shell website

Biden oil and gas leasing pause will do 'untold harm'

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Ensco semi — An Ensco ultradeepwater semisubmersible. Ensco plc photo

Offshore drilling meets outer space

G. Allen Brooks

rigs-at-dusk-boem — Rigs at dusk. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management photo.

European majors are top bidders at Gulf lease sale

Jim Redden

Coast Guard oversees cleanup efforts following Hurricane Sally — Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Thomas, a marine science technician, oversees cleanup efforts at Joe Patti Seafood Marina following storm damage caused by Hurricane Sally, Sept. 26, 2020. Thomas is the federal on-scene coordinator representative f.

Hurricane season 2020 finally, mercifully ends

Pamela Glass

BOEM Jackup Sun — Sun filters down on a jackup rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo

Operators prep for Biden presidency

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Noble Jim Day — offshore oil and gas supported 275,000 total domestic jobs and $60 billion total economic contributions in the U.S. Noble Energy photo

Gulf of Mexico lease sale brings in over $120 million in high bids

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Screen Shot 2020-11-17 at 1.46.31 PM — The liftboat Kristin Faye is seen in an elevated position alongside Platform AQ in this photo taken before the accident. Sanare Energy Partners, LLC photo

Inadequate preload procedure caused liftboat to overturn, NTSB says

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ABB offshore wind — A single 600-megawatt wind farm in the Gulf would produce an estimated 4,400 jobs and $445 million in economic output during the construction phase. ABB photo

Louisiana pursuing wind energy opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico

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