Florida mayors, businesses and anglers to Trump: We don’t want offshore oil drilling

As a public comment period comes to a close, Florida leaders are pushing back against a new plan for offshore oil drilling.
Crude Oil Prices

Shell, INEOS Energy Discover Oil In The Gulf of America

Shell and INEOS Energy have struck oil at a deepwater exploration well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, confirming a new discovery in the high-pressure Norphlet formation. Shell and INEOS Energy said the ...
New York Post

Trailblazing great white shark named ‘Ripple’ ventures deep into new area — surprising experts

An 11.5-foot, nearly 800-pound great white shark named Ripple is breaking new ground by venturing deep into the Gulf of Mexico. His movements mark some of the first documented tagged white sharks to ...
WESH

First of 30 oil lease sales planned for Gulf draws $300 million from companies

Oil companies offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf on Wednesday in the first of 30 sales planned for the region under Republican efforts to ramp up U.S. fossil fuel production.The sale ...
Rigzone

BP, Chevron Top US Gulf Lease Sale

'The strong bidding we saw today reflects sustained industry confidence in the long-term potential of the U.S. outer continental shelf'. Britain's BP PLC and the United States' Chevron Corp and Murphy ...
Houston Chronicle

30 energy companies bid $371 million for chunks of Gulf of Mexico

One of the most anticipated sales of the year just happened, but we're not talking about Happy Honda Days. Thirty energy companies on Wednesday made more than 200 bids for space in the Gulf of Mexico ...
Click2Houston

First of 30 oil lease sales planned for Gulf of Mexico draws $300 million from companies

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 ...
KSAT

First of 30 oil lease sales planned for Gulf of Mexico draws $279 million

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The Business Journals

State Bar of New Mexico to swear in Allison H. Block-Chavez as president Wednesday

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Allison H. Block-Chavez takes ...
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'We have most of the frontage': Trump reveals he can't read maps, believes the US owns 92% of the 'Gulf of America' coastline

During his remarks to military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico several weeks ago in late September, Donald Trump ranted about the Gulf of Mexico (or the "Gulf of America" as he still wants to ...
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The best of Florida's Gulf Coast beaches, and beyond

Alongside serene white-sand beaches, St Pete-Clearwater offers major league sports venues, eclectic craft breweries and botanical gardens. Just 30 minutes from Tampa Bay, the St Pete-Clearwater region ...