The article includes a link to the US program for turning rigs into reefs [1]. You should read that link. To start, the rig must be a good candidate for accep

The article includes a link to the US program for turning rigs into reefs [1]. You should read that link. To start, the rig must be a good candidate for acceptance into the program (which includes contamination - or lack thereof) and the operator must generally “donate” half of the money they would save to the US state that will be accepting the rig to pay for the costs involved in maintaining the rig as a reef. [1] https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/environmental-focuses/rigs-to-reefs https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/environmental-focuses/rigs-t...