In Mexico's colonial era (1521-1821), ranchers lost cattle to tar pits in the Gulf Coast Region, so it was considered more of a hazard than a valuable resource. U.S. oil companies are monitoring the first tropical storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season to threaten the offshore oil patch in the U.S.-regulated northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Other oil companies with a presence in the Gulf, according to Reuters, are only monitoring the progress of the tropical storm but have not yet started responding to it. Exploratory wells were first drilled in Mexico in 1869 by U.S. entrepreneurs. To support its Gulf of Mexico business, bp maintains a logistics base in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, along with a heliport in Houma, Louisiana. JOB LOCATION: Oil Rigs (Various Locations throughout Gulf of Mexico) START DATE: Immediate PAY: $300-$400 per day(1) Employment Type: Part-Time Contractor (1) Pay rate will be determined by the Candidate’s experience and competitiveness relative to other qualified applicants End-client is a US Oil and Gas Company seeking armed security professionals to secure oil rig platforms […] HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil companies are monitoring the first tropical storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season to threaten the offshore oil patch in the U.S.-regulated northern Gulf of Mexico.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil companies are monitoring the first tropical storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season to threaten the offshore oil patch in the U.S.-regulated northern Gulf of Mexico. Petroleum was known in Mexico before the arrival of the Spaniards and used by the natives for incense and to repair canoes. Oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico could be set for bigger profits under the President-elect Donald Trump's industry-friendly administration, claims a leading energy industry consulting firm. Inside more than a thousand offshore drilling rigs and oil production platforms that dot the Gulf of Mexico, workers navigate narrow corridors, sleep in …