NEW ORLEANS -- A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is even worse than officials believed and the federal government is offering to help industry giant BP contain the slick that is threatening ...

Fresh-caught Gulf fish like snapper, pompano and grouper sit on ice at Brooks Dockside Seafood in Inglis on May 1. While no fish farmers have proposed raising these species, some commercial fishermen ...

Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters, where the payoffs can be ...

GRAND ISLE, La. - Another oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of the site of BP's massive spill. All 13 crew ...

The boat was slicing through choppy waves many miles out to sea when the cry went out and fingers pointed the captain toward a patch of blue water, boiling with gray froth. It was a pogie ball, a ...

Entry-level offshore deck crew responsible for safe cargo handling, deck maintenance, rigging, and general support to drilling and marine operations.

Total oil and gas drilling activity in North America remained unchanged for the week ending Oct. 3, with a total of 739 rigs working. Total oil and gas drilling activity in North America remained ...

Neil Sims has a vision. He imagines thousands of red drum fish swimming in the open Gulf, the Florida sun glinting off coppery scales. These red drum are farmed, not wild. They circle inside a ...