Tag Archives: Gulf of Mexico

Democratic members of Congress from California seized on the oil spill off the state’s coast to promote federal legislation to ban all offshore oil drilling, as investigators searched for what caused the pipeline to burst. About 3,000 barrels (126,000 gallons) of crude oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean, killing wildlife, …

Oil prices rose on Friday, on track to post big gains for the week, on worries about supply disruptions as energy companies began shutting production in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a possible hurricane forecast to hit on the weekend. Brent crude futures rose 72 cents, or 1%, to …

A giant ring of flames erupted on the ocean’s surface in the Gulf of Mexico Friday — setting social media ablaze as stunning aerial footage of the “eye of fire” went viral. The bright orange fire west of the Yucatan Peninsula was sparked by a leak from an underwater pipeline, …