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BumRushDaShow

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2. The last sentence in the artcile at the link has this -

Reply to Buddyzbuddy (Reply #1)

Mon May 5, 2025, 11:58 AM

May 5

A recent study estimates there are more than 14,000 unplugged oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico alone.

They could probably get away with it because the link in that sentence points to a research article - Study Shows 14,000 Unplugged Oil and Gas Wells in Gulf of Mexico

I have noticed a number of articles simply avoid using "Gulf of" and just reference it in terms of a state's "coast" if it is adjacent to the gulf.

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Oil leak off Louisiana coast contained but clean up continues, Coast Guard says [View all] BumRushDaShow May 5 OP

Would that be the Gulf of Mexico, CBS? Buddyzbuddy May 5 #1

The last sentence in the artcile at the link has this - BumRushDaShow May 5 #2

Yes, I've notice the same. Lots of references to the gulf coast. Buddyzbuddy May 5 #3