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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. 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]

  4. Petroleum industry in Mexico - Wikipedia

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    The Chicontepec fields contains Mexico's largest, certified hydrocarbon reserve, totaling more than 19,000,000,000 barrels of oil equivalent (1.2 × 10 11 GJ) with original oil in place of over 139,000,000,000 barrels of oil equivalent (8.5 × 10 11 GJ); recovery is complicated by challenging, low recovery rate reservoirs, but is made more ...

  5. Diamond Offshore Drilling - Wikipedia

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    The company is headquartered in Katy, Texas, United States, and has major offices in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Scotland, Singapore, and Norway. [1] It operates 15 drilling rigs including 11 semi-submersible platforms and 4 drillships. [1] In September 2024, Noble Corporation completed its acquisition of the Texas firm. [2]

  6. List of oilfield service companies - Wikipedia

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    Oilfield service companies may produce, maintain, and repair equipment used in oil extraction and oil transportation. [1] In 2019, the global oilfield services market was US $ 267.8 billion. [ 2 ]

  7. 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 ...

  8. Pemex - Wikipedia

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    Asphalt and pitch had been worked in Mexico since the time of the Aztecs.Small quantities of oil were first refined into kerosene around 1876 near Tampico.By the early 20th century, commercial quantities of oil were being extracted and refined by subsidiaries of the British Pearson and American Doheny companies and had attracted the attention of the Mexican government who then claimed all ...

  9. List of largest oil and gas companies by revenue - Wikipedia

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    Total revenue of oil and gas companies is listed in billions of U.S. dollars. Total revenue is usually self-reported by the company, and often reported by neutral, unbiased, reliable publications. Reported data may be subsequently revised or restated due to a wide range of issues such as exchange rates, contract settlements, or mid-year ...