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Advanced seismic imaging revealed an extra million barrels of oil in place at the Atlantis field and another 1 billion at Thunder Horse. Meanwhile, bp uses a fleet of drones and robotic crawlers to safely and thoroughly inspect its offshore facilities, reducing the need for people to do the job harnessed to ropes. To support its Gulf of Mexico business, bp maintains a logistics base in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, along with a heliport in Houma, Louisiana.

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Manage cookie preferences Allow all. Not only does it border five U. The black coral that lives in the Gulf has been found recently to be in the running for one of the oldest living things on earth. Weird fact: not all black coral is black. A study has dated the coral to be at least 2, years old. The casual observer would need to watch the coral for many years — possibly hundreds — to notice any difference in its growth, however. The black coral is a notoriously slow grower, growing 2, times slower than human fingernails.

But the Gulf is also a habitat for other sea animals including dolphins, whales, sea turtles, and manatees. It is so dense with salt that it does not mix with the surrounding water, just sits there as its own pool of despair in the middle of Gulf waters.

They die when they enter and are preserved by the high salt content, pickled in their tracks! A well-preserved shipwreck is seen in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Gulf of Mexico is home to more than known shipwrecks , ranging from modern wrecks all the way back to the 16 th century. Fernanda Echavarri. Ali Breland. Mayukh Sen. Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily to have our top stories delivered directly to your inbox. By signing up, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use , and to receive messages from Mother Jones and our partners. Can you pitch in a few bucks to help fund Mother Jones' investigative journalism?

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