Helix Energy seeks to sell oil and gas business

2010-03-08T08:45:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Helix Energy Solutions seeks to divest entire oil and gas business, focus on contracting</div><div><p>Oil services provider Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. said Monday it plans to sell its entire oil and gas business in order to transform into a contracting services company focused on deepwater wells and subsea construction.</p><p>While the co...

Anadarko to boost spending 22 percent

2010-03-02T11:45:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Anadarko increases capital spending in 2010, will focus on drilling domestic operations</div><div><p>Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said Tuesday it plans to boost capital spending this year by as much as 22 percent as it focuses on exploration and development of new oil fields in or around the U.S.</p><p>The oil company, based in Woodlands,

WEATHER NATIONAL

2010-03-02T00:31:03Z

The Weather Underground forecast for Tuesday, March 2, 2010, shows a storm system moving through the Gulf of Mexico will pound the Southeast with significant rainfall and thunderstorms. Out West, a cold front from the eastern Pacific will reach the West Coast with breezy conditions and showers.(AP Photo/Weather Underground)

The nation's weather

2010-02-22T09:28:19Z

<div id="subtitle">The nation's weather</div><div><p>Wet and wintry weather was forecast to persist Sunday over the southern part of the nation. Multiple troughs of low pressure were to combine as one moved eastward over the Southern Rockies and another moved in from Mexico.</p><p>These systems were to create a large area of low pressure that was to pick up moisture fro...

Noble Energy 4Q profit hurt by charges

2010-02-22T08:46:59Z

<div id="subtitle">Noble Energy says write-down on natural gas operations hurt 4th-quarter profit</div><div><p>Noble Energy said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit tumbled sharply as the oil and gas company wrote down the value of some of its natural gas operations in the U.S., the ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Thousands of Floridians demonstrated against moves to allow offshore oil drilling on Saturday along the east and west coasts of the state in a protest dubbed "Hands Across the Sand."</p><p>Organizer

Casey Key Real Estate

2010-02-22T17:34:21Z

Sitting on several miles of Florida?s most unspoiled and gorgeous white sand beaches, is the highly sought after Casey Key real estate bargains in homes and business properties. Casey Key is a barrier island at the Southern end of Sarasota County and is a world famous playground to the rich and famous who come to Sarasota and Casey Key...

Fire on Apache platform kills worker

2010-02-22T20:53:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Fire on Apache platform in Gulf of Mexico kills 1 worker, sends 2 others to hospital</div><div><p>Oil and gas company Apache Corp. said a fire erupted early Wednesday on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing one worker and sending two others to the hospital.</p><p>...

Intraday action. McMoran drills to an "upside down Mt. Everest" depth, with game-changing results(MMR)

2010-02-22T21:54:18Z

US stocks are pretty flat today. &nbsp;The DJIA is up just a little, while the Nasdaq and S&amp;P500 are in the red.

Among gainers is McMoran Exploration(MMR), with a HUGE oil&nbsp;discovery&nbsp;in the Gulf of Mexico. &nbsp;In only 20 feet of water, they drilled down over 28,000 feet and came up ...

Siesta Key Real Estate

2010-02-22T21:56:04Z

What do you find when you visit Siesta Key, besides the great bargains in Siesta Key real estate? You will find sunny beaches with crystal-white, powdery sand that stretch for miles. Shops that range from the chic and elegant to the hip and funky, with all sorts of fashion, beach accessories and souvenirs. Restaurants where you can go to grab a quick breakfast or lunch in your flip-flops and sandy toes, or to relax in style over an extraordi...

Recordings before La. helicopter crash released

2010-02-23T00:56:44Z

<div id="subtitle">NTSB releases helicopter pilots' final words before deadly crash that killed 8 in Louisiana</div><div><p>A cockpit voice recorder captured a bang and a loud air noise just before a helicopter crashed in Louisiana last year, killing eight people.</p><p>A transcript released Thursday by the

Dead fish provoke alert around Gulf of Mexico

2010-02-23T00:59:24Z

<div><p>Mexican officials issued a vigilance alert Tuesday after thousands of dead fish washed up on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.</p><p>Veracruz state governor Fidel Herrera issued the alert after fishermen reported dead fish along several kilometers (miles) of beaches off eastern ...

Canal expansion sets off race among Gulf ports

2010-02-23T08:20:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Panama Canal expansion plan has Gulf ports racing for potential new business</div><div><p>With the recession showing signs of ebbing, Gulf of Mexico ports hope hundreds of millions of dollars in expansion projects proposed before the downturn will help them capture more trade as the world economy recovers.&a...

Hess raises 2010 capital budget to $3.9 billion

2010-02-23T16:11:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Hess increases 2010 capital budget 22 percent to $3.9 billion, with focus on production</div><div><p>Hess Corp. said Monday it is raising its 2010 capital budget by 22 percent, with the majority of spending going toward exploration and production.</p><p>The New York-based oil company ...

Chevron cuts 2010 spending by 5 percent

2010-02-23T18:06:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Chevron says it will cut capital and exploratory spending by 5 percent from 2009 levels</div><div><p>Chevron will cut capital and exploratory spending next year by 5 percent compared with 2009 levels.</p><p>The second-largest U.S. oil company, which is headquartered in...

Helix shares rise on oil and gas discoveries

2010-02-23T22:27:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Helix Energy shares climb on oil and gas discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico</div><div><p>Shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. jumped on Tuesday a day after the oil services provider said a subsidiary made new oil and gas discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico.&l...

Marine Census

2009-11-23T10:16:51Z

This undated photo released by Census of Marine Life and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows a transparent sea cucumber, Enypniastes, creeping forward on its many tentacles at about 2 cm per minute while sweeping detritus-rich sediment into its mouth at 2,750 meters in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of marine specie...

Big Oil to Congress: Expand offshore drilling

2010-02-24T03:17:34Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Executives from two major oil companies told Congress on Thursday that the U.S. government should open more offshore areas to oil and natural gas drilling so America can rely less on foreign suppliers.</p><p>"There is some hypocrisy in locking these resources away while relying on resources produced in other countries," said Julius Steel cleans up raw oyster shells from the oyster bar at Pascal's Manale restaurant in New Orleans. Federal officials plan to ban sales of raw oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico unless the shellfish are treated to destroy potentially deadly bacteria _ a requirement that restaurants say...

Devon Energy to sell Gulf of Mexico assets, others

2010-02-24T04:53:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Devon Energy to divest Gulf of Mexico, other worldwide assets, expects proceeds up to $7.5B</div><div><p>Independent oil and gas producer Devon Energy Corp. said Monday it will divest its Gulf of Mexico and international assets.</p><p>Devon expects the dive...

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