Marine biologists forecast the effects of oil platform decommissioning on fish communities. by Harrison Tasoff, University of California - Santa Barbara ...

This marine hot spot is one of 23 oil rigs and pipelines off the coast of California, fifteen of which are active, like Eureka. Constructed between 1967 and 1989, these rigs are nearing the end of ...

Some biologists and fisherman hope that Holly and other similar oil platforms are left in place to host underwater communities of marine life for decades to come. Sea lions hang out next to Platform ...

As offshore oil and gas platforms come to the end of their working lives, the remarkable ecosystems beneath the waves come into their own. The grey steel girders of Platform Holly rise 235ft (72m ...

Oil platforms' fishy future Date: June 2, 2020 Source: University of California - Santa Barbara Summary: Marine biologists forecast the effects of oil platform decommissioning on fish communities.

But that is exactly what Paul Sammarco has found on more than a dozen of the 4,000-plus drilling platforms that dot the Gulf. Sammarco, a marine biologist at the Louisiana Universities Marine ...

Converting decommissioned oil and gas platforms off the California coast into artificial reefs could serve as a model for decommissioning some of the 7,500 other offshore platforms ... Marine Science ...

Marine offshore platform gets 100-panel solar boost to reduce CO2 emissions by 90%. ... Sea Swift is engineered to enhance existing oil and gas projects and make once-unrealistic projects viable.

Off the coast of Gabon, for instance, high-biodiversity habitats underneath more than 40 active oil platforms are included in a system of marine national parks. In Malaysia, an oil platform has ...

The state of California is currently weighing several possibilities for decommissioning 27 oil platforms off the coast. The three main options at each site: leave the platform in place, remove all of ...