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  2. Offshore oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico (United States)

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    The Deepwater Horizon oil spill began on April 20, 2010 when an explosion struck the rig, it occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect.Killing eleven people, it is considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and sources estimated that between 134–206 million barrels of oil was released into the gulf.

  3. Perdido (oil platform) - Wikipedia

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    Perdido (Spanish for lost) is the deepest floating oil platform in the world at a water depth of about 2,450 meters (8,040 feet) operated by the Shell Oil Company in the Gulf of Mexico. [1] The platform is located in the Perdido fold belt which is a rich discovery of crude oil and natural gas.

  4. Offshore oil and gas in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The western and central Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, is one of the major petroleum-producing areas of the United States. In 2007, federal leases in the western and central Gulf of Mexico produced 25% of the nation's oil and 14% of the nation's natural gas. [11]

  5. Thunder Horse Oil Field - Wikipedia

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    The field is being developed by BP plc and 25% partner ExxonMobil [1] It is the largest offshore production platform in the Gulf, with a processing capacity of 250 thousand barrels per day (40 × 10 ^ 3 m 3 /d) of oil and 200 million cubic feet per day (5,700,000 m 3 /d) of natural gas, and the field is believed to hold in excess of 1 billion barrels (160 × 10 ^ 6 m 3) of oil. [2]

  6. Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill ... - AOL

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    When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of ...

  7. Louisiana Offshore Oil Port - Wikipedia

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    The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) is a deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico 29 kilometers (18 nautical miles) [1] off the coast of Louisiana near the town of Port Fourchon. LOOP provides tanker offloading and temporary storage services for crude oil transported on some of the largest tankers in the world.

  8. Rafael prompts oil companies to evacuate some personnel from ...

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    A late-season hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could slash U.S. oil production by 4 million barrels, according to researchers. Rafael prompts oil companies to evacuate some personnel from rigs in ...

  9. Biden calls for up to three oil and gas lease sales in the ...

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    President Joe Biden's administration on Friday proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, but none in Alaska, as it tries to navigate between energy companies seeking ...

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