The legislation aims to speed up a decades old federal program for oil companies to leave their pipelines and platforms on ...

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources recently held a hearing on the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act, which ...

Supporters say the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act would streamline the process and remove red tape that makes it ...

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham supports a significant offshore oil lease sale in the Gulf of America.

Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters, where the payoffs can be ...

With the bright white sands of Clearwater Beach dazzling behind them, a coalition of Florida mayors, business owners, anglers ...

Oil companies offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the region under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil fuel ...

WASHINGTON — Oil companies offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the region under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil ...

A sheen of oil about a half-mile (800 meters) long and 200 yards (180 meters) wide was reported on the Gulf surface, but officials believe it came from residual oil on the platform. “It’s not going to ...

Offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico increased by 4 this week, increasing the total US offshore rig count to 21, officials at Baker Hughes reported Friday. Offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico increased ...

Beacon Offshore Energy LLC let a contract to Noble for a workover well in the US Gulf of Mexico. Work will be performed ...