NORTH AMERICA

Shell turns rig into reef

SHELL gave US$619,000 to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department to assist it in maintaining and monitoring the former Cougar oil platform, where it said it expects many species of fish to thrive.   

Carmen Allan-Patale
Shell turns rig into reef

  The supermajor used special equipment to move the deck and topside of the rig more than 80km to another location, creating the reef.   "Cougar marks the end on an era for Shell because this is...

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