Gulf drilling

FILE - This April 13, 2007, file photo, shows a natural gas platform off the coast of Fort Morgan, Ala. The federal agencies that make and enforce offshore oil and gas leases will encourage new wells in shallow Gulf of Mexico waters by allowing some reduced-royalty or even royalty-free production if owners can prove they need it. Officials say $20 billion worth of oil and gas may go untapped without changes described in a report issued Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)

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Okaloosa Commissioners to send a letter to lawmakers opposing Eastern Gulf drilling

Jennie McKeon

Okaloosa County Commissioners unanimously approved sending a letter to legislators opposing Eastern Gulf drilling.

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Whale Fest to feature musician whose work celebrates the Rice's Whale

T.S. Strickland

New Orleans' Cory Diane will perform at the first annual Gulf Coast Whale Festival, April 27 on Pensacola Beach

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Drilling Ban Extension Resolution Passes Senate Committee

Dave Dunwoody

A resolution passed by a Florida Senate Committee Wednesday calls on Congress to continue a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the eastern Gulf of…