Offshore Petroleum Installations in the North Sea used as Fish Aggregating Devices - Potential and Suggestions for Preparation, Management and Monitoring

Abstract

There are approximately 70 working and planned structures in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The majority are steel-legged installations (oil and gas jackets) placed in depths ranging from 70 to 200 m. Several oil fields and structures are soon to be abandoned. Production from the North-east Frigg and Odin fields, was stopped in 1993 and 1994 respectively.

A Decommissioning Alternative for Offshore Structures in Venezuela: Artificial Reefs

“…The artificial reefs are created with either structure specially designed with that purpose or with discarded materials. Experiences show that structures "jacket-like" have good reef characteristics 35 , most of the structures in Lake Maracaibo could be considered within this category. Nevertheless, scientific studies need to be done to determine the feasibility of these structures as artificial reefs.…”