Oil drilling

The American Petroleum Institute wants to expand oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coast. API says safety isn’t a concern this…

Florida U.S. Senator Bill Nelson and Governor Rick Scott are in agreement: a plan to allow offshore oil drilling by President Donald Trump's…

Big Bend environmentalists are sounding the alarm about a Mississippi company’s plans to drill for oil on 10 thousand acres in Calhoun County, about an…

A Texas oil company could begin seismic testing within weeks in Calhoun and Gulf counties now that the state Department of Environmental Protection has…

A pair of bills pending in the legislature would strengthen Florida’s out-of-date laws on oil drilling. The review of the rules comes after a Texas oil…

The federal government has been slowly opening the Gulf and the Atlantic Ocean for more offshore oil development. Developers say public opinion is on…

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has a list of demands for the company at the center of a Southwest Florida fight over oil exploration.…

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection says test results show there has been no water contamination from an exploratory oil well drilled near…

A Southwest Florida town has been in turmoil for the better part of a year over a renewed push to explore for oil in a reserve that stretches like a belt…

Lawmakers are looking into a measure that could help the state partner up with private companies to explore and drill for oil or natural gas on state…