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 ...

There have been dozens of armed attacks by pirates in the southern Gulf of Mexico, primarily on offshore oil rigs and vessels ... in which robbers opened fire and stole high-value equipment.

Offshore drilling is a direct result of the growing global appetite for oil and gas. At present, ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico ... an explosion and fire that sank the rig and claimed 11 lives.

The Biden administration has agreed to auction off oil and gas leases for over 73 million acres of federal water in the Gulf of Mexico. The decision comes just after President Biden approved the ...

In 2024, the Federal Gulf of Mexico produced 1.76 million barrels of crude oil per day, according to the EIA’s January STEO. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) states on its website ...