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Thousands of oil rigs are nearing the end of their life—what will happen to them? (www.nationalgeographic.com)
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[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The "independent" corporation that owns each rig and somehow magically has no affiliation at all with the petroleum company that takes the rig's output will say "whoops, we have no money to decommission the rig and no assets to seize to pay for it, bye suckers!" and promptly go bankrupt and leave governments holding the bag.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How very dare you suggest such a thing. This kind of thinking must come from your warped mind, and very definitely not be based on the slew of mines and chemical plants left to poison the landscape, and especially not the multitude of poorly-capped methane-leaking oil wells scattered around the US by those same companies!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Alright, you got me. I admit it: Superfund sites are a hoax I invented to push my 'woke' agenda!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was gonna go with “pay a marine biologist to publish a paper saying how the rig will become a haven for wildlife playing a vital part in ecosystem “

But I like yours more

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Why not both?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fossil Fuel Barons: ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am sure it will suddenly be too expensive for them to safely decommission the platforms.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They'll probably greenwash the whole thing, saying that leaving it up is great for wildlife because it creates a habitat for birds and marine life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

If corporations are people why can't we take them out to the woodshed and beat them?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Knowing humans: build additional ones, but also keep these ones working past their eol date, after all, the short-term financial side effects of destroying all the things are negligible, and the profits huuuge.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Am I insane for thinking one of these would be a cool place to take a holiday? I need a time out from society and being in middle of nowhere on the ocean would be otherworldly.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Except they stink, they are filthy dirty, there's nothing very comfortable.

And the weather can suck ass depending on the location.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I'd still do it. Living a week or two onboard a decommissioned oil rig is a very unique experience.