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06 Oct 2022

Mexico: 18 dead in dedly shooting among city mayor

The death toll in the Mexico firing has reached 18. It is being told that the policemen are also among the dead.

20 Aug 2021

Tropical storm Grace lashes Mexico's Caribbean coast- In pics

Grace's heavy rainfall will likely result in areas of flash and urban flooding, said the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.

04 Jul 2021

Gulf of Mexico on fire! Hair raising images go viral, sparks meme fest

A pipeline burst into flames in the Gulf of Mexico Vessels were pressed into action to douse the flames and successfully did so The internet responded to the incident with hilarious memes

03 Jul 2021

Ocean on fire in Gulf of Mexico, flames erupt due to gas leak

The fire was caused by a gas leak from a pipeline at a depth of 78 meters. No employees of the oil platform were injured, there was also no evacuation from the facility.

Hurricane Michael

10 Oct 2018

Punishing Hurricane Michael bears down on Florida Panhandle

People in coastal parts of 20 Florida counties had been told to leave their homes.

Major oil companies

23 Mar 2017

Major oil companies open their wallets in Gulf of Mexico bidding

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil Corp signaled the oil industry`s return to the Gulf of Mexico`s deep waters with high bids in a government auction up 76 percent over a year ago.

08 Feb 2017

Growing Louisiana deltas make for a rare phenomenon – NASA studies the coastline

When the tide goes out, water drains from the marshes, carrying sediment and carbon.

US military bases

27 Jul 2016

US military bases at risk from sea level rise: Study

US military bases along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico will be increasingly vulnerable to floods and power-packed storms as the planet warms, researchers said on Wednesday.

14 Jun 2016

Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' now as vast as Connecticut, set to kill off massive marine life

There are about 550 identified dead zones worldwide.

03 May 2016

Tata manufactured pipeline deepest in Gulf of Mexico

More than 140 kms of pipeline manufactured by Tata Steel has achieved an industry first by becoming the deepest to be laid in the Mexican section of the Gulf of Mexico.

31 Dec 2015

Record flooding hits US Midwest, threatens South

Swollen rivers in the US Midwest and other regions brought flood warnings for over 12 million Americans on Wednesday as scores of buildings were submerged after days of intense rain in which 24 people have died.

Mexico oil auction

16 Jul 2015

Mexico holds oil auction for first time in 80 years

Nearly 80 years after kicking foreign energy companies out of the country, the government is offering 14 blocks in shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico worth an estimated USD 17 billion in total.

British Petroleum

27 Apr 2015

UK government tells BP it would oppose takeover: Reports

The British government has warned oil giant BP that it would oppose a foreign takeover of the company weakened in recent years by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, media reports said Monday.

24 Feb 2015

BP appeals US judge's ruling on size of Gulf oil spill

BP Plc on Monday appealed a federal judge`s finding of the size of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which leaves the company potentially liable to pay $13.7 billion in fines.

Clean Water Act

06 Nov 2014

US court reaffirms BP is liable in Gulf oil spill

A federal appeals court panel has reaffirmed its ruling that BP is liable for federal Clean Water Act damages stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the latest loss for the oil giant as it fights court decisions that could ultimately bring USD 18 billion in penalties.

02 Sep 2014

Halliburton pays $1.1 bn for Gulf of Mexico BP spill

Oil services company Halliburton said Tuesday it would pay a $1.1 billion settlement over its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil rig blowout that led to the United States` most disastrous oil spill.

28 Jun 2014

BP seeks to recoup ''windfall'' Gulf spill payments

BP said the uncapped settlement could cost USD9.2 billion, higher than its original USD7.8 billion estimate, and that this amount could grow.

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