Gulf of Mexico

Offshore Supply Vessel runs aground off jetty near Cameron, Louisiana — The offshore supply vessel Miss Lynda ran aground off the West Cameron Jetties in Louisiana Feb. 3, 2017. USCG photo.

OSV runs aground near Cameron, La., towboat sinks in Ky.

Kirk Moore

gom-jack-up-rig-osv-sun-crop-boem — Sun filters down on a jack-up rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo.

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73 million acres in Gulf of Mexico to be opened for oil and gas development

Ashley Herriman

rsz_hornbeck_stacked — Stacked PSVs in Louisiana, August 2016. Ken Hocke photo.

Have offshore operators thrown in the towel?

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Coast Guard rescues lift boat crewmembers — Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a distress call from the lift boat, Superior Trust, near Southwest Pass, Louisiana, Feb. 15, 2017. Coast Guard photo)

Four crew rescued in Louisiana liftboat mishap

Kirk Moore

mars-platform — The Mars platform in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo.

In the oil patch, battle over Jones Act heats up

Kirk Moore

oil-platform-gom-generic-noaa — An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA photo.

Does court ruling signal an end to BSEE regulatory overreach?

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gom-jack-up-rig-osv-sun-crop-boem — Sun filters down on a jack-up rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo.

Industry applauds US Customs closing Jones Act 'loopholes'

Kirk Moore

Mad-Dog-Platform-GOM-BP — BP's Mad Dog Platform in the Gulf of Mexico. BP photo.

Cheap Gulf of Mexico crude oil bound for Asia

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Coast Guard responds to platform fire — Four offshore supply vessels extinguish a fire on an oil production platform fire near Grand Isle, Louisiana, January 5, 2017. There were four people aboard the platform who evacuated into the water and were recovered by the offshore supply vessel Mary W.

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OSV rescues GOM platform workers escaping fire

Ashley Herriman

bosuns-chair-orp-iskra-800x600 — A cadet on the Polish Navy training ship Iskra uses a bosun's chair. Creative Commons photo by Żeglarz.

When everything went wrong — and nothing had to

Kirk Moore

Mad-Dog-Platform-GOM-BP — BP's Mad Dog Platform in the Gulf of Mexico. BP photo.

Three days, $3 billion in deals for BP

WorkBoat Staff