They have been growing on subsea structures for decades but are now under threat as old platforms are decommissioned.
You work 12 hours a day, seven days a week, in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. And every day is a crapshoot at the bottom ...
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Researchers make stunning discovery about insects found on remote oil rig: 'Beneficial'
A type of insect called the marmalade hoverfly was observed on an oil rig stationed 200 kilometers off the coast of Scotland. More than 100 hoverflies were studied, and 92% of them were carrying ...
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Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why
On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform.
A short-haired owl, which found itself stuck on an oil rig after being blown off course during Storm Amy, is being looked ...
In the North Sea — between the United Kingdom, Norway and Denmark — thousands of flies swarmed an oil rig. Engineer Craig ...
A lost owl had to be rescued by helicopter after landing on an oil platform 180 miles out to sea. The short-eared owl was ...
On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform. There were thousands of ...
Rachel Reeves has suggested Labour will soften its crackdown on North Sea oil in a blow to Ed Miliband’s net zero ambitions.
On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform. At such a critical ...
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