California’s offshore oil rigs could turn into windmills and dive hotels A Long Beach conference explores new uses for oil rigs at the end of their life cycle.

They look ugly and lifeless from the shore. But beneath the water's surface, offshore oil rigs in California harbor rich ecosystems that some people want to want to preserve.

Beneath the waves, oil rigs off California are home to a vast and thriving community of sea life that some scientists say is one of the richest marine ecosystems on the planet.

Idled fishermen, oil-slathered pelicans, tar balls washing up on beaches: The daily deluge of sad images from the Gulf of Mexico aren’t exactly a choice backdrop for a pro-oil political campaign ...

Discussion of reefing, supported by many years of scientific studies in California waters, led to enactment of the 2010 Marine Resources Legacy Act, which authorized the rigs-to-reefs concept. Now ...

To legally use the Alabama Rig in California inland waters, the rig must be attached to one rod with one line and no more than three of the attached lures containing hooks.

Long a scourge to environmentalists, California’s offshore oil rigs may be transformed into ecological trophies. A dozen or more of the state’s 27 offshore platforms could be decommissioned in ...