The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is trying to help identify issues that could arise as 27 offshore oil and gas platforms off southern California-all but three of which are in federal ...

When the Colorado-based oil company Venoco, Inc. -- founded in Carpinteria, California, more than two decades ago -- declared bankruptcy last spring and ceded its offshore lease, the state of ...

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The decommissioning of ageing offshore production platforms, subsea infrastructure and related assets is increasing dramatically around the world, and Brazil is poised to experience a surge in such ...

Platforms may be similar in characteristics and configuration, but the cost of decommissioning them can differ significantly depending on location, climate and regulations. The recent oil price slump ...

Decommissioning the offshore platforms that have reached the end of their productive life will cost UK taxpayers some US$31.46 billion (24 billion pounds) over the next 45 years, a new report from the ...

Esso Australia has made public its initial proposal for the decommissioning of 10 steel piled platform jackets in Bass Strait. Work is expected to begin in 2027. Esso Australia has made public its ...

The decommissioning of Platform Holly, one of the seven oil platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel, is accompanied by concern for the future of Santa Barbara’s fishing industry. Platform Holly looms ...

Marine biologists forecast the effects of oil platform decommissioning on fish communities. Biologists and fishermen alike know that offshore oil platforms function as de facto habitats for fish. The ...

Biologists and fishermen alike know that offshore oil platforms function as de facto habitats for fish. The structures climb hundreds of feet into the water column, creating a prefab reef out in open ...