The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Friday didn’t approve BP’s proposal after outcry from federal lawmakers, ...

THIS month 15 years ago, the US government declared the Deepwater Horizon oil well sealed, ending a catastrophic leak that spilled 4.9 million barrels (779 million litres, or 311 Olympic-sized pools’ ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s administration is likely to lift the ban on deep-water oil and gas drilling in October, ahead of its scheduled Nov. 30 expiration, while backing new regulations ...

In a legal setback for fossil fuel advocates, a federal court has invalidated a large offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, ruling Thursday in favor of environmental groups that sued ...

Aug. 19 (UPI) --The U.S. Department of the Interior on Tuesday unveiled its long-term schedule for new Alaskan and Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas leases that are part of President Donald Trump's ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration is poised to relax offshore drilling requirements imposed in response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 people in 2010 and unleashed the worst ...

June 25 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is proposing to hold a sale of oil and gas drilling rights on 80 million acres (32.4 million hectares)in the Gulf of Mexico on December 10 with lower ...

A federal district judge on Thursday ruled against a Biden administration sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico. A federal district judge on Thursday ruled against a Biden ...

The U.S. Interior Department said on Thursday it has implemented new guidelines for allowable pressure differences in a certain type of oil drilling in part of the Gulf of Mexico, changes it expects ...

WASHINGTON— The D.C. District Court on Thursday found unlawful a 73-million acre offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico held by the Interior Department in March 2023. The court ruled in ...

The forecast shows oil production in the US Gulf to average 1.80 million b/d in 2025 and 1.81 million b/d in 2026. Natural gas production is expected to average 1.72 bcfd this year and 1.64 bcfd in ...