http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/gulfofmexico/ en-us Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:49:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446862/posts Extraordinary footage of a rarely seen giant deep sea fish has been captured by scientists. Using a remotely operated vehicle, they caught a rare glimpse of the huge oarfish, perhaps the first sighting of the fish in its natural setting. The oarfish, which can reach 17m long, has previously only been seen on a few occasions dying at the sea surface, or dead washed ashore. The scientists also filmed for the first time the behaviour of a manefish. Mark Benfield from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, US was undertaking a survey as part of the Serpent project, a collaboration between... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446862/posts#comment Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378404/posts OSLO (AFP) – Norwegian energy group Statoil said Wednesday it was selling some of its US offshore oil assets to China's state-owned CNOOC, marking the first step by a Chinese energy major into the US market. The sale, announced along with Statoil's quarterly results, involves a limited stake for the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) in four exploitation licences for deepwater blocks bought in 2007 and 2008. "On 29 October Statoil signed a farm down agreement with the Chinese company CNOOC involving a number of Statoil's leases in the Gulf of Mexico," Statoil said in its third-quarter earnings statement.... AFP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378404/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:49:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2366552/posts Twice an Exxon Valdez spill worth of oil seeps into the Gulf of Mexico every year, according to a new study that will be presented January 27 at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. But the oil isn't destroying habitats or wiping out ocean life. The ooze is a natural phenomena that's been going on for many thousands of years, according to Roger Mitchell, Vice President of Program Development at the Earth Satellite Corporation (EarthSat) in Rockville Md. "The wildlife have adapted and evolved and have no problem dealing with the oil," he said. Oil that finds its... Science Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2366552/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:05:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366064/posts Oil enters the marine environment from human activity and natural seeps. A National Academy of Science study recently estimated that about 47 percent of the oil entering the marine environment is a result of natural seepage from subsurface reservoirs. The Gulf of Mexico is an area where such natural seepage occurs at a very high rate. Of the 200,000 metric tons of oil seepage that is thought to occur each year, about 150,000 metric tons escapes from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. Geology.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366064/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:56:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333710/posts BP has announced the discovery of yet another huge oil field in the Gulf of Mexico. At the same time, communist Russia is ready to work with Cuba to begin drilling 50 miles offshore Key West in the Gulf, and China is negotiating with Canada for the right to develop the vast oil resources in Alberta. Still, the Obama administration has remained resolute in opposing U.S. offshore drilling, Jerome Corsi's Red Alert reports. Found 250 miles southeast of Houston, the Tiber well was found under 4,132 feet (.8 mile) of water and was drilled to a total depth of 35,055... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333710/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 03:43:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331661/posts Energy Policy: Ignoring peak-oil Cassandras, BP has made another giant oil find in the Gulf of Mexico. We're not running out of oil. Our government just doesn't want us to look for it.The world is running out of oil and good riddance. That's the environmentalists' mantra. But since the first well was drilled near Titusville, Pa., 150 years ago, the prophecy has gone unfulfilled. Trouble is, those darn greedy oil companies keep finding the stuff. Oil has been produced in the Gulf of Mexico since the first well was drilled by Kerr-McGee Corp. in 1947. Some of the wells are... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331661/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:28:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2317997/posts There may never be a better time or place to have an encounter with the world's largest fish than right now off the Alabama coast. For the last few weeks, unprecedented numbers of whale sharks have been seen cruising just a few miles off the beach, their broad snouts and tall dorsal fins breaking the surface as they swim lazily along, mouths agape, sucking in plankton. Press-Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2317997/posts#comment Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:09:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309185/posts Energy: As Russian attack submarines patrol our eastern seaboard, Moscow signs a deal to help Castro's Cuba drill for oil off the Florida coast. In Moscow and Havana, the cry is "Drill, Comrade, Drill!"Two Russian nuclear attack submarines have taken up positions along our East Coast in recent days, another sign of renewed assertiveness by the former communist giant. The move comes as Moscow inks a deal with the communist relic of Cuba to drill for oil we refuse to go after. The submarines are of the Akula class, a counterpart to the Los Angeles class attack subs of the... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309185/posts#comment Thu, 6 Aug 2009 00:13:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285851/posts Radarsat-1 satellite image with detail insets showing oil slicks in Gulf of Mexico following passage of Hurricane Katrina. Image taken on September 2, 2005. Whats In The Photo: Satellite radar image map showing oil apparently leaking from multiple sources, in a cluster of offshore platforms, on September 1, 2005 following Hurricane Katrina. Approximate center of source area 29.421989N/89.500911W (NAD27). Oil slicks are dark patches; platforms are very bright spots. Large bright areas are land. Sky Truth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285851/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 12:13:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278696/posts MEXICO CITY — Mexico vowed to keep looking for a mysterious island that could extend its offshore oil claims after university researchers said they couldn't find it. "The island doesn't exist" in the area where it was shown on maps, a National Autonomous University of Mexico study concluded after conducting studies with underwater sensing devices and aerial reconnaissance in the area. "Isla Bermeja" appeared on maps from the 1700s as a speck of land off the northwest coast of the Yucatan peninsula. A group of Mexican legislators hoped the island would help their decade-long effort to fend off what they... Los Angeles Times/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278696/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:15:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2177739/posts If the United States took the time to exploit our resources in the Gulf of Mexico we would generate 63 BILLION Gallons of Oil, 186 TRILLION Cubic Feet of natural Gas, generate $1.4 TRILLION dollars of government income, reduce our reliance on foreign energy by 42% and add countless jobs and other tax revenue to the economy. Gee Whiz, talk about a stimulus plan that will generate long term jobs, and bolster the economy. And that's just the Gulf. If all of our resources were used we could add $1.7 TRILLION to the economy and reduce imports by 80%. Source.... US News/Yidwithld http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2177739/posts#comment Tue, 3 Feb 2009 23:17:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166549/posts The federal agency that controls offshore drilling is planning for the opening of now-protected regions of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas exploration. With pressure mounting in Congress to increase domestic energy production, the U.S. Minerals Management Service wants to schedule lease sales for areas in the eastern and central Gulf that are now protected by a Congressional drilling ban. The schedule is laid out in a draft of the MMS' five-year plan for leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf, which the agency released on Friday. The document, which must be approved by President-elect Barack Obama, could govern... The Times-Picayune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2166549/posts#comment Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:15:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085870/posts WASHINGTON (AP) -- At least 49 offshore oil platforms, all with production of less than 1,000 barrels a day, were destroyed by Hurricane Ike as it raced across the Gulf of Mexico, and some may not be rebuilt, the Interior Department said Thursday. It said in the latest hurricane damage assessment that the platforms altogether accounted for 13,000 barrels of oil and 84 million cubic feet of natural gas a day. There are more than 3,800 production platforms in the Gulf producing 1.3 million barrels of oil and 7 billion cubic feet of gas each day. Most remain shut down. GOPUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085870/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:56:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2082862/posts ENSCO Unable to Locate ENSCO 74 Jackup Link Here RigZone http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2082862/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:09:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2082499/posts I hope this Link works http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2082499/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:05:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043653/posts Government estimates of recoverable oil and natural gas in the central and western Gulf of Mexico, and in areas now off-limits to drilling including most of the East and West coasts, parts of Alaska and the eastern Gulf of Mexico: * Total oil 85.9 billion barrels * Total gas 419.9 trillion cubic feet * Oil in off-limits areas 18 billion barrels * Gas in off-limits areas 76 trillion cubic feet Source: U.S. Minerals Management Service Offshore oil and gas projections based on decades-old data By Brett Clanton Houston Chronicle The debate over whether to lift a 27-year-old ban on offshore... mywesttexas.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043653/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:46:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027597/posts Energy: Mexico and the United States engage in an energy dispute in the Gulf of Mexico. So why does Mexico want to protect and develop its offshore oil but we don't? On May 13, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., rose on the Senate floor to demand that arms sales to Saudi Arabia cease unless that kingdom "increases its oil production by one million barrels a day" — coincidentally the amount that would be flowing from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge today had President Clinton not vetoed drilling in its frozen tundra in 1995. In arguing that Saudi Arabia "holds the key... INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027597/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:38:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007813/posts EDMONTON - TransCanada Corp. alone plans to ship more than one million barrels a day of oilsands production to the United States with an expanded pipeline construction program unveiled today. The Alberta oil and gas delivery mainstay added a second leg to its new Keystone export service that would more than double the system's capacity and extend it to the Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico. TransCanada president Hal Kvisle said the added route is a companion instead of competition for projects underway by Enbridge Inc., which is also advancing more than one million barrels daily in new oilsands... Calgary Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007813/posts#comment Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:56:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003965/posts MONTERREY, Mexico — For a voting bloc that doesn't control Congress, this nation's main leftist party is doing a good job of running the show. More than a week has passed since Democratic Revolution Party lawmakers draped a huge banner over the dais in the lower house announcing it was "CLOSED," like a construction site without a permit. On Thursday, they chained shut the chamber's doors and their allies in the streets forced senators, also evicted from their chamber, to cut short an attempt to hold a session elsewhere in Mexico City. Lawmakers eventually found alternative locations, reached a quorum... San Antonio Express-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003965/posts#comment Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:36:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883287/posts Australian jellyfish that invaded the Gulf of Mexico seven years ago have made a "vigorous reappearance" this summer and threaten to devour native fish, scientists announced Friday. And in the Gulf, with plenty to eat, they grow to monster size. "In their native waters, they tend to be fist-sized," said Monty Graham of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. "Here in the Gulf, they can be a big as dinner plates.” The creatures can weigh up to 25 pounds. The Australian spotted jellyfish, Phyllorhiza punctata, are not dangerous to humans. But scientists say the invasion could pose a threat to the... LiveScience.com on yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883287/posts#comment Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:37:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1821406/posts A 1,063-pound mako shark hooked close to shore in the Gulf of Mexico is being investigated as a possible world fishing record. The Sea Ya Later II was cobia fishing when its crew spotted the 12-foot 6-inch shark Wednesday afternoon between Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach. The Mother Lode, a 45-foot charter boat, helped bring the shark in to Destin. The registered weight of 1,063 pounds makes the catch eligible for the world record in the 30-pound line class for a short-fin mako. The class record is a 997-pound, 11-ounce shark caught in Sydney, Australia, in 1995. Lakeland Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1821406/posts#comment Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:00:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1760077/posts Lake Peigneur is in the heart of the Louisiana Bayou near New Iberia, which is a two hour drive from New Orleans. It was a freshwater lake that was up to 11 feet deep. However, that would all change on November 21, 1982. Diamond Crystal Salt Company operated a salt mine under the lake, while Texaco had a oil rig drilling down for oil. Most likely, it was a miscalculation that led up to this drastic change of Lake Peigneur. The drill hit the Diamond Crystal Salt Company's salt dome. The water starts to drain into the hole. The salt... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1760077/posts#comment Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:10:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1724178/posts October 23, 2006 Editorial A Reason to Drill in the Gulf It is time to make a serious effort to save the vanishing wetlands and barrier islands along the coast of Louisiana. The best chance is a bill passed by the Senate that would guarantee Louisiana and three other coastal states a share of oil and gas revenues from drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. The states would be expected to use the proceeds largely for coastal restoration and related projects. The House should adopt this measure in its present form during the coming lame-duck session, and President Bush... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1724178/posts#comment Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:13:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696743/posts The September 5th announcement by Chevron and Devon and Statoil of the huge Gulf of Mexico discovery should be clarified. The announcement claims that the discovery could increase US proven reserves of oil by as much as 50%. However, the total amounts are highly speculative. Additionally, the discovery likely won't impact oil markets but could potentially impact natural gas markets since the discovery is probably mainly natural gas. The area will not come online for at least 4 years and, at a full rate, for at least 7 years. Further, it is likely that there are political motivations behind the... Energy Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696743/posts#comment Thu, 7 Sep 2006 00:37:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696456/posts A trio of oil companies led by Chevron Corp. has tapped a petroleum pool deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico that has the potential to boost the nation's reserves by more than 50 percent. A test well indicates it could be the biggest domestic oil discovery since Alaska's Prudhoe Bay more than a generation ago. But the vast oil deposit about four miles beneath the ocean floor won't significantly reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil and won't help lower prices at the pump anytime soon. "It's a nice positive, but the U.S. still has a big difference between its... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1696456/posts#comment Wed, 6 Sep 2006 16:10:32 GMT