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The strange afterlife of abandoned oil rigs
Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 2,000 offshore oil and gas platforms are still standing, with several hundred more sitting on the seafloor, either deliberately or by accident. That number ...
Drilling surge sees abandoned jack-ups back in high demand The past year has seen a fast inventory drawdown of abandoned and idle offshore rigs in Chinese yards, as drillers snap up units in response ...
Oil corporations and sportfishing lobbying groups have long championed a program called “Rigs-to-Reefs” as a win-win for industry and the environment. Don’t be fooled. Here’s what you need to know ...
My Alerts is a service for subscribers. Please login or subscribe in order to use My Alerts. China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Company (DSOC) is on track to complete one of its three unfinished ...
A Sea-Watch rescue ship arrived in Lampedusa Saturday carrying 44 migrants rescued from an abandoned oil rig in the Mediterranean. Sea-Watch, a non-profit sea rescue group, said the migrants were on ...
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