MMS Gulf of Mexico Region. “We expect tugs to be on location to secure the rigs as soon as sea conditions allow.” The MMS conducts risk assessments of every mobile drilling rig location plan ...

A massive oil sheen seen for miles extends from an offshore drilling platform 12 miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas in the Gulf of Mexico on July ... riser at the rig. In the days that ...

ENSCO International continues to make progress inspecting its Gulf of Mexico drilling ... semisubmersible rig, ENSCO 7500, has returned to its pre-storm drilling location and preparations are ...

An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that caught fire after an explosion on Tuesday night has now sunk, the US Coast Guard has said. A search is continuing for 11 missing workers after the blast at ...

An oil rig 80 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico is still burning after an explosion around 9 a.m. this morning, according to the Coast Guard. There were thirteen people aboard ...

However, some cities are more prone to natural disasters than others based on their geographical location ... Horizon rig exploded, sending millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.