Surprise bids revive hope for offshore wind in Gulf of Mexico …
1 day ago · A surprise pitch from a Chicago company with no experience building offshore wind farms has reignited enthusiasm for wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico.. Hecate Energy, a company best known for land-based solar projects, presented its plan to build a 133-turbine wind farm in the Gulf shortly after the Biden administration canceled the region’s second lease auction in July due to ...
Tropical Storm Sara could dissipate before reaching Gulf of Mexico…
10 hours ago · It had maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour and was moving west at 9 miles per hour. According to the NHC, the storm could strengthen slightly on Friday, but interaction with land will limit further intensification. The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Sara could dissipate before reaching the Gulf of Mexico.
Tropical Storm Sara forms, expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico …
23 hours ago · The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has produced 11 of hurricanes among the 18 named storms, five of which grew into major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or stronger. The season runs from June 1 ...
Hurricane Rafael moves across Gulf of Mexico as a rare major ... - NBC News
Nov. 8, 2024, 3:11 AM PST. By Patrick Smith. Rafael was moving west across the Gulf of Mexico on Friday morning as the first major hurricane in the Gulf in November for almost 40 years, bringing ...
Rafael strengthens in Gulf of Mexico bringing life-threatening …
Nov 7, 2024 · The National Hurricane Center warned that Rafael could bring life-threatening rip currents and surf to the Gulf Coast through the weekend. What was once a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to degenerate into a remnant low within the next 72 hours. MIAMI — Rafael continues to weaken in the Gulf of Mexico and while the cyclone will ...
About 17% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production shut due to …
Nov 6, 2024 · REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Purchase Licensing Rights. Nov 6 (Reuters) - About 17% of crude oil production and 7% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut in response to Hurricane ...
Gulf of Mexico | AP News
The Biden administration said Wednesday it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico, a key part of a push to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 to help fight climate change.
Oil and gas producers cut US Gulf of Mexico output ahead of storm
Nov 5, 2024 · Oil and gas producers began shutting in U.S. Gulf of Mexico output and pulling workers off platforms on Tuesday ahead of a late hurricane season storm threatening offshore fields.
Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas …
Sep 8, 2024 · HOUSTON (AP) — A tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane, the …
Gulf of Mexico Ocean Temperatures Are Record Hot, Fueling …
Oct 8, 2024 · Tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico are 50 percent more likely to undergo rapid intensification during marine heat waves, or periods of hot sea surface temperatures.