Gulf of Mexico
IN SPACE - JUNE 6: In this handout satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Tropical Storm Andrea, the first named storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, intensifies June 6, 2013 in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to make landfall later today near Steinhatchee, Florida.
Newsday's coverage
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Body of 4th drowning victim found off Gulf coast
-- An Alabama city closed all of its beaches Monday after four men drowned in dangerous rip currents in the Gulf of Mexico in a two-day period.Gulf Shores officials on Monday posted double red flags on all beaches in the city, meaning that extremely hazardous Read more »
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Fuel barges explode in Alabama, fires continue burning
nursing administrator Danny Whatley.Across the river, the Carnival Triumph, the cruise ship that became disabled in the Gulf of Mexico last February before it was towed to Mobile's port, was evacuated, said Alan Waugh, who lives at the Fort Conde Inn in downtown Read more »
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Carnival ships out of service longer than expected
-- The Carnival Triumph, which was crippled by an engine fire in the Gulf of Mexico last month leaving 4,200 people stranded for five days, will be out of service longer than initially expected, Carnival Cruise Lines announced Tuesday.The ship is now set to Read more »
Around the web
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Gulf Of Mexico Dead Zone 2013 — Record-Setting Deadzone Is Likely This Year
their way into the Gulf of Mexico every year as a result of agricultural runoff — via the Mississippi river. If the 2013 Gulf of Mexico dead zone becomes as large as is being predicted it will cover an area the size of New Jersey. The 2013 predictions were 6:26 PM from Planet Save Read more »
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David Rainey And Kurt Mix, Ex-BP Employees, Face New Indictments Over Gulf Oil Spill
BP's well "is effectively dead." A permanent cement plug sealed BP's well nearly 2.5 miles below the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico, five agonizing months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. (Charlie 4:59 PM from The Huffington Post Read more »
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PetroQuest Energy (PQ) Acquires Gulf of Mexico Assets for $193M
Energy, Inc. (NYSE: PQ) announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire certain shallow water Gulf of Mexico producing properties (the "Acquired Assets") for approximately $193 million in cash. The transactions will be effective as 4:41 PM from Street Insider Read more »
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PetroQuest Energy Announces Acquisition Of Shallow Water Gulf Of Mexico Assets And Acceleration Of Its Onshore Programs; Updates 2013 And Provides 2014 Production Guidance
Energy, Inc. (NYSE: PQ) announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire certain shallow water Gulf of Mexico producing properties (the "Acquired Assets") for approximately $193 million in cash. The transactions will be effective as 4:41 PM from PR Newswire Read more »
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Ex-BP employees face new indictments over spill
BP engineer and a former BP executive charged separately with obstructing probes of the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. No comments yet for this story Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have designed a new type of nanostructured-carbon-based 3:50 PM from Albequerque Express Read more »
