Alabama has turned a decommissioned natural gas rig into two artificial reefs; one section rises 632 feet from the seafloor, preserving marine habitat that has been growing there since 1998
Artificial reefs created from retired oil and gas structures can provide stable marine habitat for more than 50 years. Far below Alabama’s Gulf Coast, a structure that once belonged to the energy industry is beginning a second life beneath the waves. The decommissioned Spirit VK 780A natural gas rig, located offshore, has been transformed into…