As North Sea Oil Wanes, Removing Abandoned Rigs Stirs Controversy


Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care

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With thousands of North Sea oil wells soon to be shut down, ecologists are warning that removing the gargantuan platforms could be more environmentally harmful than leaving them in place. The rigs, it turns out, have nurtured cold-water corals and other marine life…

Read Full Article; Yale E360 (06-26-2018)

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