http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/gulfofmexico/ en-us Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:56:01 GMT Focus Forum 15 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 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1671400/posts MIAMI - Hurricane forecasters now say conditions are right for a low-pressure area off Mexico in the Gulf of Mexico to intensify, become better organized and possibly form into a tropical depression. That word from the National Hurricane Center in Miami at 11:30 a.m. Earlier today, the hurricane center just made a passing mention of the shower activity in the western gulf. As of late morning, the Miami forecasters say monitoring equipment on buoys in the gulf have picked up wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. "A tropical depression could develop during the next day or so if... Bradenton Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1671400/posts#comment Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:49:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1651912/posts Aboard the Discoverer Deep Seas, nearly three football fields long, the ship appears to be sitting idle on the turquoise blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Beneath the deck, there's no such tranquility. A 200-person crew of geologists, engineers and technicians work around the clock at dimly lit keyboards, controlling every move of an adjoining oil rig as it uses a 16-inch pipe to bore through the ocean floor. The Chevron Corp. crew is developing a deepwater oil field 190 miles off the Louisiana coast projected to produce 100,000 barrels a day by 2008 and 500 million barrels overall.... Rig Zone http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1651912/posts#comment Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:15:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1639644/posts Floridians support lifting a ban on oil drilling 100 miles or more from the state's Gulf Coast beaches by a 51 to 42 percent majority, and many say rising gasoline prices have influenced their approval, a poll(Quinnipiac) released Thursday showed. Bradenton Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1639644/posts#comment Sun, 28 May 2006 12:20:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1628281/posts We begin with one overarching principle: those who aspire to lead this state must accept responsibility for its future. We can not see Florida only as it is today. We must envision it as it could and should be tomorrow and have a plan to turn that vision into reality. We have asked the members of the Florida House to make a public commitment to the people of Florida, about our future. A commitment that asks every Floridian to work hard and play by the rules. In return, we commit to creating a government whose primary mission will be to... The Republican Party of Florida http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1628281/posts#comment Sun, 7 May 2006 20:08:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1625761/posts See for example this thread first. Off Louisiana they found oil And you know why that makes my blood boil? Enviro-libs shrill will not let us drill-- but Cuba can -- right by our own soil ! grey_whiskers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1625761/posts#comment Wed, 3 May 2006 03:41:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1609390/posts This hurricane is much worse than Katrina in terms of loss of life. Hot dry Saharan air mixes with warm moist air of the jungles of Africa interact sometimes in mid-August, which a cluster of thunderstorms forms and moves off to the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of western Africa. This cluster of thunderstorm of persisted over the open water. Most of the thunderstorms, which are tropical waves or easterly waves fade away harmlessly. However this one did not die out. The tropical wave gains strength and becomes a tropical depression and tropical storm. Then this storm makes landfall over... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1609390/posts#comment Wed, 5 Apr 2006 04:34:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1608196/posts Congressman Jim Davis (who is running for Governor) is holding a hearing on Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico at 9AM this Monday morning at the Port Authority Boardroom in Tampa, Florida (Channelside Drive near the Aquarium). The usual suspects are sure to stack the conversation with the same tired environmental fear-mongering. You see, you and your SUV are the problem, not supply controls by the cartels. Freepers, this is an economic and national security issue of the first magnitude. $3.00 per gallon gas (OR MORE) is a certainty unless we act. The lie to the environmental protection argument... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1608196/posts#comment Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:45:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1598847/posts If thought Hurricane Katrina could destroy the city of New Orleans or the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 did to Galveston. There was another strong hurricane that hit Texas in 1886. This hurricane hit the town of Indianola, which is located on the Gulf Coast. It was a thriving port town, second to Galveston. Indianola was established in 1846 in Calhoun County. It was hit by a hurricane on September 15, 1875, which claimed hundreds of lives. However, it quickly rebuilt, but on a smaller scale. Sometimes in early August, a cluster of thunderstorms moved off the coast of Africa... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1598847/posts#comment Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:42:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1559425/posts SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil climbed further on Tuesday as a militant threat to Nigerian oil exports and Iran's standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions kept the market worried about supply disruptions. London Brent crude for March was up 27 cents to $63.45 a barrel by 0329 GMT, after rising 58 cents on Monday. U.S. light crude for February jumped 86 cents to $64.78 in catch-up gains after being closed for a national holiday on Monday. U.S. crude earlier touched $64.95 a barrel, its highest since October 4. Crude flows from Nigeria, the world's eighth-largest oil exporter, are being... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1559425/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:51:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1539362/posts AIF's Bishop cited federal government statistics suggesting the Gulf contains enough natural gas to heat more than 100 million homes for 60 years, and enough petroleum to fuel almost 85 million cars for 35 years.TALLAHASSEE - One of Florida's most influential business groups on Monday endorsed a plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Associated Industries of Florida said Monday that it supports federal legislation introduced by Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Calif., that was negotiated with Gov. Jeb Bush. It would open the eastern Gulf to exploration and drilling while maintaining a 125-mile barrier around... Tampa Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1539362/posts#comment Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:41:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530318/posts SINGAPORE (AP) -- Crude oil futures fell Tuesday as unseasonably mild weather along the U.S. East Coast spurred hopes that this year's Northern Hemisphere winter could be warmer than expected, weakening demand for heating fuel. Light, sweet crude for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange lost 34 cents to US$57.02 a barrel in Asian electronic trading. The contract fell US$1.36 to settle at US$57.35 a barrel Monday. In London, January Brent fell 53 cents to US$54.35 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. In recent weeks, the market has been fixated on weather patterns in the northeastern U.S.,... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530318/posts#comment Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:15:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1529677/posts SINGAPORE - Oil futures fell nearly a dollar, dropping below $58 a barrel, as forecasters predicted warmer weather early this week in the U.S. Northeast, the world's largest heating oil market, easing fears of a spike in fuel demand. Light, sweet crude for January delivery slipped 86 cents to $57.85 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange in electronic trading late afternoon in Singapore. In London, January Brent crude rose 29 cents to $55.30 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange. "The market's reacting to forecasts that heating oil demand will be 20 percent below normal this week, giving... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1529677/posts#comment Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:25:31 GMT