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Shell turns rig into reef

 GOM oil rig turned into an artificial reef as Shell decommissions project after two decades   

Carmen Allan-Patale

  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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