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The article discusses the sulphur mine operation of Freeport Sulphur Co. in the Gulf of Mexico in 1960. This mine operation is considered to be the third biggest sulphur deposit found in the U.S. The procedures used by the company in mining and material handlings include the establishment of link between the operation and the mainland through broad-band microwave, the first system to process digital information for computers. As a beginner in the field of sulphur mining, the company is operating five sulphur wells.

The article confirms the rumor about the development of a one-system railroad route from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico in April 1945. According to Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (G.M. & O.) Railroad president I. B. Tigrett, the merger of the firm with another U.S. railroad firm Alton had been approved by Alton's bondholder committees. The merger involves the construction of the route as well as the transfer of the general mortgage income bonds of G. M. & O. amounting to 22,675,000 U.S. dollars.

The article focuses on oil prospecting in Louisiana as of 1973. The author pays special attention to oil field exploration carried out by oil company Louisiana Land & Exploration (LL&E), the oil lands drying, and the company's plans to begin offshore prospecting. Details related to the oil exploring activity of inventor Henry Timken in the beginning of the 20th century are also provided.

The article focuses on the move of Interior Department in raising money for offshore gas drilling companies to bid on lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico. It cites several companies which are part of the lease including Pennzoil Offshore Gas Operators Inc. (POGO) Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. and Tenneco Inc. It mentions that the rise of gas drilling companies is grounded on the fact that natural gas prices have increased.

The article reports that the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers held a public hearing concerning the construction of a straight deepwater outlet from New Orleans, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico. It states that two possible routes were suggested to eliminate the winding Mississippi River, and the Engineers Corp. is conducting a survey to determine which is the most practical. It also presents a map which depicts the proposed routes, and discusses its advantages to New Orleans and Mississippi Valley.

The article presents information on the efforts undertaken by the oil companies in the U.S. to acquire domestic and international oil leases. It states that the oil companies spent 98 million dollars for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico. It mentions that companies are optimistic about acquiring a bigger share in oil lease in the Gulf, that is going to be decided in December 1970. It includes the factors that are working in favor of domestic oil companies.

The article reports on a protest initiated by the officials of conservation group Sierra Club against San Francisco, California-based Standard Oil Co. in 1970. It states that the move is triggered by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico due to an offshore well managed by Chevron Oil, a subsidiary of Standard Oil. Moreover, it notes that the group planned to make legal actions to protect the right of the public to have a clean environment.