Latest Gulf of Mexico Stories
http://www.datasite.com - The US oil and gas sector could soon see a raft of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity as a result of the new regulations brought in following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. New York, US (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Click here to read the full article: http://bit.ly/15F8gLj The US oil and gas sector could soon see a raft of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity as a result of the new regulations brought in following the Deepwater...
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced the public launch of the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund through which NFWF will administer and monitor $2.544 billion from plea agreements resolving certain criminal cases arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. With today's announcement, NFWF also outlined procedures and criteria for selecting projects for funding in the...
Pinnacle Strategies Featured in Industrial Automation Highlighting Gulf of Mexico Cleanup Plano, TX (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Industrial Automation recently looked at how Rapid Analysis and Bottleneck Improvement Teams (RABIT) helped increase production of tubing hangers in the Gulf of Mexico cleanup. In the article entitled, "Rapid Analysis and Bottleneck Improvement Team Drives Double Throughput,” manufacturing journalist TR Cutler reported how Pinnacle Strategies was brought into...
HOUSTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Statoil and operator Exxon Mobil have decided to sanction the Julia field development in the Gulf of Mexico. The field, located approximately 200 miles south of New Orleans, Louisiana, was discovered in 2007 and is estimated to have nearly six billion barrels of resource in place. Today's announcement confirms the agreement between operator Exxon Mobil Corporation and Statoil to proceed with field development, estimated to take approximately...
HOUSTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) today announced financial and operational results for the first quarter of 2013. Some of the first quarter highlights include: Production volumes averaged 50.0 MBoe per day, or 299.9 MMcfe of natural gas per day. Oil production for the first quarter of 2013 increased 20% over the first quarter of 2012 due to higher production at Ship Shoal 349 "Mahogany" and onshore West Texas. Production volumes were...
Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Just over three years ago, the Gulf Coast, still recovering from the devastating effects of 2005's Hurricane Katrina, awakened to the news their region was once again under imminent threat. The Deepwater Horizon disaster and oil spill spewed an estimated 4.9 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days. Despite the feel good, BP-produced Gulf tourism commercials, the full effects of the spill will only be known...
HOUSTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the three months ended March 31, 2013, Rowan Companies plc ("Rowan" or the "Company") (NYSE: RDC) generated net income from continuing operations of $68.1 million or $0.55 per share, compared to $55.5 million or $0.45 per share in the first quarter of 2012. The prior-year quarter also included a $6.0 million loss from discontinued operations or $0.05 per share, and as a result, net income was $49.5 million or $0.40 per share. Rowan's revenues...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online When it happened in 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and was described as one of the greatest man-made ecological disasters to ever impact the region. However, new research presented at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in New Orleans this week suggested that the Gulf has a natural mechanism capable of breaking down spilled...
GALVESTON, Texas, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mariner Group, LLC, (Mariner) a world leader in delivering advanced Situational Awareness and Response software announced today that the Port of Galveston selected CommandBridge(TM) as the cornerstone of its Maritime Command and Control & Situational Awareness project. Galveston will deploy CommandBridge, the industry-leading situation management and response platform, to improve security and operations across its 850 acres...
Ecopetrol America Inc. placed bids partnering with Murphy Exploration and Production Company, Anadarko US Offshore Corporation, MCX Gulf of Mexico LLC and JX Nippon Oil Exploration (U.S.A.) Limited. BOGOTA, Colombia, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC; TSX: ECP) announces that its U.S. affiliate (Ecopetrol America Inc.) placed the most competitive bids for 6 blocks in the "Central Planning Area Lease Sale 227" round held in New Orleans, as...
Latest Gulf of Mexico Reference Libraries
The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin that is largely surrounded by the continent North America and the island of Cuba. It’s bordered on the northeast, north, and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, towards the southwest and south by Mexico, and towards the southeast by Cuba. It’s often referred to as the “Third Coast” in Texas and Louisiana, in comparison with the U.S. Pacific and Atlantic Coasts. The shape of its basin is more or less, an oval and is about 1,500...
The American Mediterranean Sea is the combined waterbody of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The American Mediterranean’s surface area is 4.319 million square kilometers and an average depth of 7,270 feet. The basins of the sea include those of the southern Caribbean: The Venezuelan, the Magdalena River, the two Colombians and the Gulf of Darien; and the Yucatan Basin. It also consists of the Mexican and the Mississippi basin, both of the Gulf of Mexico. The sea is considered...
The above graph highlights how the ENSO has an impact on water temps. Northern Gulf of Mexico during EL-Nino: The first part of March during this EL-Nino cycle saw water temps in the 56-60F range, while the 8-14th saw water temps warm to the 60-64F range. By the third week of March temps had maintained 60-64F. The last week of March the temps dropped back to around 56-60F. Northern Gulf of Mexico during LA-Nina: The first week of March saw water temps approach the 70-72F range, by the...
As of 2:30pm Friday afternoon an area of disturbed weather has intensified in coverage over the Northeast Gulf of Mexico. At this time the NHC has given the area a 0% of development. As it continues to track westward across the Gulf of Mexico it will bring increased winds/seas and heavy precipitation to the area. Severe weather also can’t be ruled out with this system as it continues westward over the next couple of days. Places that are going to be impacted with increased seas will be any...
When it comes to learning about the weather it is very important to understand about the oceans. The reason for this is that ocean currents can play a major role on not only weather but also the climate of a region. The current that we are looking at is called the Loop Current. If you look at the image above you can see that it’s situated just off the west coast of Florida and extends into the Gulf of Mexico. The Loop current is a warm current and this creates a warmer surrounding in...
