Tourism, fishing and of course, oil-related industries, including oil extraction and refining (i.e: fuels and petrochemicals).
Gulf of Mexico.
It stretchers along the Gulf of Mexico
The most profitable would be oil and gas extraction, which occurs on the shallow waters of the northern and southern Gulf of Mexico. Other industries along its shores include fishing and tourism.
The country of U.S.A.'s state of Texas touches and is closest to the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf of Mexico is just southeast of Texas, and it connects to the Atlantic Ocean. The Gulf of Mexico is where most of Texas' major fisheries and offshore industries are. Along with Texas, the Gulf of Mexico also touches Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and the countries of Mexico and Cuba.
Coastal plains.
In southeastern Mexico, along the Gulf of Mexico coast. The largest of such oil fields, known as Cantarell, is IN the Gulf of Mexico's waters and is currently exploited by the means of offshore platforms.
Agriculture is the major industry in Mississippi. Other major industries in Mississippi include manufacturing, fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River, gambling in the casino industry, and oil and gas production.
the gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico borders Texas on the southeast.
It is the Gulf Coast.
Each of those states have coastline along the Gulf of Mexico.
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