Latest Gulf of Mexico News
New technology project focuses on Gulf of Mexico wind power
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An energy industry giant and a Louisiana company plan a research and training project to develop offshore wind power technology for the Gulf of Mexico, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office said Monday. Shell will invest $10 million with New Orleans-based Gulf Wind...
US Court strikes down charter boat tracking rule
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An appeals court has struck down a federal fisheries management rule requiring operators of privately owned charter boats in the Gulf of Mexico to equip their vessels with tracking devices, a victory for a group of Louisiana and Florida charter operators who challenged the rule...
Biden considers 1st offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
The Biden administration said Wednesday it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of a push to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 to help fight climate change. The proposed sale, which could take place as soon as...
EXPLAINER: What came together to make deadly Alabama tornado
DENVER (AP) — A La Nina weather pattern, warm moist air coming from an unusually toasty Gulf of Mexico, likely juiced by climate change, and a decades long eastward shift of tornadoes came together to create the unusually early and deadly storm system that hit Alabama Thursday, meteorologists...
Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
The Advocate. January 3, 2023. Editorial: Use the powerful tool of Mississippi River to rebuild wetlands After the Great Flood of 1927, and the subsequent construction of levee systems for protection of Louisiana from high water, it was recognized that restrictions on...
All four bodies recovered in Gulf of Mexico helicopter crash
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The bodies of all four people who were aboard a helicopter that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico while departing an oil platform last week have been recovered. The U.S. Coast Guard recovered the bodies of a pilot and three offshore workers on Monday,...
US gets 1 bid for oil and gas lease in Alaska's Cook Inlet
The U.S. government on Friday said it received one bid for the right to drill offshore for oil and gas in Alaska's Cook Inlet near habitat for bears, salmon, humpback whales and endangered beluga whales. Hilcorp Alaska LLC submitted the sole bid — $63,983 for an area covering 2,304...
Search suspended for 4 missing in Gulf helicopter crash
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for four people on board a helicopter that crashed into the Gulf of Mexico while departing an oil platform Thursday morning. Although the crash is not a closed case, crews will not resume the search unless they...
4 missing after helicopter crashes in Gulf of Mexico
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard spent hours searching the waters off Louisiana for four people on board a helicopter that crashed Thursday while departing an oil platform. “It is always a difficult decision to suspend a search,” said Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Keefe, Coast...
