Alabama has turned a decommissioned natural gas rig into two artificial reefs; one section rises 632 feet from the seafloor, preserving marine habitat that has been growing there since 1998

• Artificial reefs created from retired oil and gas structures can provide stable marine habitat for more than 50 years.
• Far below Alabama’s Gulf Coast, a structure that once belonged to the energy industry is beginning a second life beneath the waves.
• The project adds two new sites to Alabama’s extensive arti