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Financial crisis feeds volatility in oil  -  27 Sep 2008
Arab Times,This estimate is subject to revisions as the assessment of damage caused by Hurricane Ike in the Gulf of Mexico, where all the major oil facilities of the

Three 'Zetas' arrested for Independence Day attack: police  -  27 Sep 2008
AFPThe Zetas are paramilitary gang of hitmen that work for the powerful Gulf of Mexico drug cartel. The original Zetas were elite Mexican Special Forces

Texas residents of ravaged peninsula head home  -  27 Sep 2008
The Associated PressThey were allowed to check out the massive wreckage left behind after Hurricane Ike roared through this thin strip of land along the Gulf of Mexico.

Galvestonians warned to stay out of water  -  27 Sep 2008
Houston Chronicle,Swimming in the shimmering Gulf of Mexico may seem inviting this weekend, especially after long hours spent cleaning homes, but people should say out of the

Storms stir birder interest in Gulf migration  -  27 Sep 2008
WZTV,...(AP) -- As millions of migratory birds head out over the Gulf of Mexico for winter in warmer climates, some have apparently been knocked off track by

Congress' failure on energy policy leaves drilling, alternative ...  -  27 Sep 2008
USA TodayAnd the eastern Gulf of Mexico — an area likely to have large oil and natural gas reserves that are easy to tap — is still off limits because of a 2006 law

Senate sends big spending bill to Bush to sign  -  27 Sep 2008
The Associated PressThe action does not mean drilling is imminent and still leaves the oil-rich eastern Gulf of Mexico off limits. But it could set the stage for the government

David Frum: McCain hobbled by a campaign that's all tactics, no ...  -  27 Sep 2008
National Post,He cancelled a day of his convention in St. Paul because of the hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. This week, he suspended his entire campaign,

Highlights of offshore drilling, budget measure  -  27 Sep 2008
The Associated Press...quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts but keep in place restrictions on drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Ike wipes out Gulf seafood  -  27 Sep 2008
Columbia Daily Tribune,...migrant fishermen are sweeping debris from gutted homes instead of scooping shrimp and oysters from the Gulf of Mexico’s lucrative floor.

US drilling activity continues to fall  -  27 Sep 2008
Oil & Gas Journal,Offshore drilling declined by 5 to 65 units working in the Gulf of Mexico and 69 in US waters. The number of rigs drilling for natural gas fell by 30 to

Nice fall weekend should be on way  -  27 Sep 2008
Press-Register - al.com,For the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico: At 4 pm Friday, Tropical Storm Kyle was centered near latitude 27.6 north, longitude 68.7 west,

Price gouging at the pumps could be costly  -  27 Sep 2008
Easley Progress,The recent threats of hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico region sent fuel prices soaring in North and South Carolina over the past two weeks,

Easley: Gasoline Shortage Should Ease Over Weekend  -  27 Sep 2008
istockAnalyst.com (press release),More Gulf of Mexico refineries are on line after recovering from Hurricane Ike earlier this month, and more gas is flowing through the pipelines,

Basins project protects water  -  27 Sep 2008
Post-Bulletin,...water can harm fish and habitat, create more algae in the backwaters of the Mississippi and has even been blamed for a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.

Nexen sees lower production from Gulf of Mexico  -  Sep 24, 2008
Calgary Herald,CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Nexen Inc expects significantly lower production volumes from its Gulf of Mexico operations for rest of the third quarter due

Return to Bolivar Peninsula is slow-going for residents  -  Sep 26, 2008
Houston Chronicle,It is bounded on one side by Galveston Bay and on the other by the Gulf of Mexico. The peninsula, named for Simón Bolívar, the South American revolutionary

State’s on top of gas shortage but do your part, too  -  Sep 25, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,The refineries that supply Colonial and Plantation with petroleum receive crude oil from platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Back-to-back hurricanes,

Gas Shortage In the South Creates Panic, Long Lines  -  Sep 26, 2008
Washington Post,The Energy Department said that as of Wednesday 63 percent, or 800000 barrels a day, of production in the Gulf of Mexico was still shut down as were five

Gulf of Mexico production ramps up  -  Sep 23, 2008
Calgary Herald,US energy producers have resumed output for about 23 per cent of oil and 34 per cent of natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico after storms in the

Enbridge Gulf of Mexico natgas line seen back Thurs  -  Sep 23, 2008
ReutersTO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) US unit said late Monday repairs on its 16-inch Manta Ray offshore gas gathering system in the Gulf of Mexico were

Oil falls $2 on concerns over rescue plan  -  Sep 26, 2008
Washington Post,Oil has found some support from supply disruptions in the US Gulf of Mexico, home to a quarter of US crude production, caused by Hurricane Ike.

Oil rises on bailout worries  -  Sep 25, 2008
CNNMoney.comGulf shutdowns: Falling US demand is keeping oil prices from skyrocketing, even in the face of lower production in the Gulf of Mexico due to this year's

Tropical Storm Kyle Could Strike Maine  -  Sep 26, 2008
Daily GreenIt is one of three other low pressure systems in the Atlantic (including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) that has some potential to form a tropical storm

Blue Dolphin Provides Preliminary Assessment of Ike's Impact on ...  -  Sep 24, 2008
MarketWatch...("Blue Dolphin" or the "Company"), an independent oil and gas company with operations in the Gulf of Mexico, announced today that it has completed its

Hurricane Ike Strengthening in Gulf of Mexico  -  Sep 11, 2008
Voice of AmericaThe National Hurricane Center says Ike is traveling through the Gulf of Mexico carrying maximum sustained winds of 160 kilometers an hour,

The Gulf of Mexico faces $1.5bn hurricane damage bill  -  Sep 24, 2008
Lloyd's List,ALMOST 50 platforms and three drilling rigs were destroyed by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico this month, confirming fears that older US facilities remain

Rowan says Gulf of Mexico rig missing after Ike  -  Sep 16, 2008
CNNMoney.comNEW YORK (Associated Press) - Oil driller Rowan Cos. said Tuesday one of the company's nine Gulf of Mexico rigs is missing following Hurricane Ike.

Nexen Provides Hurricane Ike Update  -  Sep 23, 2008
FOXBusinessFor the rest of this quarter, we expect minimal production volumes from our Gulf of Mexico operations as we work to restore production activities.

Oil Rises From Five-Month Low as Hurricane Nears Gulf of Mexico  -  Sep 8, 2008
Bloomberg8 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose from a five-month low as the approach of Hurricane Ike delayed the resumption of production in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Ike Heads for Texas, Strengthens in Gulf of Mexico  -  Sep 10, 2008
Bloomberg11 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Ike, forecast to strengthen today, churned across the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas, prompting President George W. Bush to declare

Hurricanes threaten Gulf of Mexico oil production - supply likely ...  -  Aug 29, 2008
MarketWatch..."Only three years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production, an emerging hurricane storm is tracking another

Study: Privatization could avert fisheries’ collapse  -  Sep 26, 2008
Christian Science Monitor,In the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico, which switched to a share system on Jan. 1, 2007, managers set quotas based on the 10 best consecutive

Crude Oil Declines After Gulf of Mexico Platforms Escape Damage  -  Sep 3, 2008
Bloomberg3 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell as Royal Dutch Shell Plc and ConocoPhillips said that Hurricane Gustav caused no damage to platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Ike in Gulf of Mexico, headed for Texas  -  Sep 11, 2008
Reuters India,...to the west of the main region for offshore production in the Gulf of Mexico, which provides a quarter of US oil and 15 percent of its natural gas.

Oil Rises as Gustav Threatens US Gulf of Mexico Platforms  -  Aug 29, 2008
Bloomberg29 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose as producers evacuated rigs before the arrival of Gustav, forecast to be the largest hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico since

Gustav enters Gulf of Mexico after slamming Cuba  -  Aug 30, 2008
Reuters India,By Tim Gaynor NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Ferocious Hurricane Gustav moved into the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico on Saturday where it was expected to strengthen and

Gulfport resumes partial production after Ike  -  Sep 25, 2008
Forbes,Ike destroyed at least 10 offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and left refineries and pipelines idled or destroyed throughout the region.

Devon Energy Provides Preliminary Report on Impact of Hurricanes ...  -  Sep 17, 2008
MarketWatch...announced today that it has restored a portion of its offshore oil and natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

Petsec awarded two new leases in Gulf of Mexico, USA - North Padre ...  -  Sep 23, 2008
Your Oil and Gas News (press release),The US Minerals Management Services (MMS) has announced the award to Petsec Energy of the North Padre 929 and North Padre 934 leases in the Gulf of Mexico,

Williams Provides Update on Gulf Coast Operations Following Hurricanes  -  Sep 22, 2008
MarketWatch...today provided a preliminary report on its operations in the Gulf of Mexico following the recent hurricanes. Williams owns and operates a number of natural

(Adds quotes from Shell president, oil output in Gulf)  -  Sep 26, 2008
Reuters...majority of the company's oil production in the Gulf of Mexico that was shut in due to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike to be back on line within two weeks.

BHP Billiton Returns Workers to Gulf of Mexico Oil Platforms  -  Sep 16, 2008
BloombergEvans said she couldn't comment on the damage at the BP Plc-operated Mad Dog oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. London-based BP said Sept.

Ike swirls over Gulf of Mexico  -  Sep 10, 2008
ITV.com,Hurricane Ike is swirling over the Gulf of Mexico and eyeing Texan offshore oil platforms, having torn through Cuba. Now a Category 1 storm with 85mph winds

UPDATE 1-Enterprise sees more Gulf offshore damage due Ike  -  Sep 26, 2008
ReutersN: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said Friday detailed inspections of some of its offshore facilities in the Gulf of Mexico revealed more damage from

Gas prices: Down 15 cents in 8 days  -  Sep 25, 2008
CNNMoney.comAnd prices are just roughly 6 cents shy of levels seen before Ike slammed through the Gulf of Mexico. Prices for gasoline also tend to follow oil prices,

Shell Restarts Some Gulf of Mexico Oil, Natural Gas Output  -  Sep 16, 2008
BloombergRoyal Dutch Shell Plc said it has restarted 26000 barrels of oil equivalent a day of oil and natural gas production in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

BHP shuts Gulf of Mexico oil facility  -  Sep 3, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,BHP Billiton Ltd, Australia's largest oil and gas producer, says production from its Neptune project remains shut-in as operations in the Gulf of Mexico

New Orleans Ordered Evacuated As Storm Enters Gulf of Mexico  -  Aug 31, 2008
Wall Street JournalEvacuations were in high gear Sunday as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the US Gulf Coast, threatening to cut a devastating swathe across the Gulf of Mexico's

Gulf of Mexico offshore platforms damaged by Ike  -  Sep 15, 2008
The Australian,AS crude oil and natural gas output in the Gulf of Mexico began to restart, damage to offshore platforms became more evident. Chevron, the third-largest

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