A Florida photographer was aware his photo would likely fuel an online storm, with people from New Orleans to 30A chiming in.

Energy giant BP on Monday said one of its exploration wells had found oil in deep waters about 120 miles off the Louisiana ...

By Sheila Dang BP made an oil discovery in the Far South field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the UK-based oil major said on ...

The name wasn't meant to be a political statement, but a symbol of the local community's connection to the environment.

"Gulf of Mexico as it should stay," a comment read ... Unlike certain state governments — like Florida and Louisiana, which took immediate executive action to embrace the renaming in statutes ...

April 10 (UPI) --The Department of Interior on Thursday released an analysis of fossil fuel deposits showing an additional 1.30 billion barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico's Outer Continental shelf.

Louisiana resident Adam Petersen was ahead of the curve when he named his Cajun charter fishing boat company "Gulf of America Outfitters." Three years later, he says business is booming.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration's tally of prices in the Gulf Coast states includes Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas.

TALLAHASSEE — Erasing the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials won Florida House approval Thursday. The Republican-controlled House passed two bills along party lines to ...