The Gulf Economic Survival Team is a grassroots advocacy organization that promotes the significance of Gulf of Mexico energy production. The Gulf Economic Survival Team (GEST) is a grassroots advocacy organization that promotes the significance of Gulf of Mexico energy production to the U.S. TO PROMOTE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF GULF OF MEXICO ENERGY PRODUCTION TO THE US ECONOMY; ASSURING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF GULF OF MEXICO ENERGY RESOURCES IN A SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTIVE MANNER, PROVIDING ENERGY SECURITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR AMERICA.