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Re:Where oil rigs go to die (2017) by akiselev on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:50PM (#35957561)
There was a really interesting article on HN a few months ago [1] about the biggest ship recycling yards and their environmental impact.

Anyone have any idea why these oil rigs are taken to different places to be scrapped? I would have assumed that Chittagong, Alang, Gadani, etc. would take care of the rigs too.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34905496

Re:Where oil rigs go to die (2017) by c_o_n_v_e_x on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @12:09AM (#35957661)
>Anyone have any idea why these oil rigs are taken to different places to be scrapped?

Optics. It's not a good look to have [insert oil / drilling rig company name here]'s rig being disassembled in places with no environmental or HSE controls.

Re:Where oil rigs go to die (2017) by rob74 on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @03:40AM (#35958758)
As opposed to [insert oil company name here]'s tanker? Ok, they are sold to shell companies and renamed before their last voyage, but I guess with a little effort everyone can find the original owner...
Re:Where oil rigs go to die (2017) by Daz1 on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @01:54AM (#35958149)
Because Chittagong has no facilities for breaking oil rigs. When they break ships, they run them at full speed toward the shore to beach them. Can't do that with a rig.
Re:Where oil rigs go to die (2017) by d3vmax on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @05:38AM (#35959523)
You haven't not seen the bottom part of a rig then. In Alang, on high tide, the rigs are beached as close to the shoreline as possible. Please don't provide misinformation with assumptions.
Re:Where oil rigs go to die (2017) by ljf on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @05:15AM (#35972895)
Can you run a rig full speed onto a beach, like they do with the ships?
Re:Where oil rigs go to die (2017) by d3vmax on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @05:40AM (#35959534)
Turkey can take only a certain tonnage of vessels, anything which is above 10,000 LDT (Weight of ship in tonnes) is sent to the Sub-Continent. As ships grew bigger, ship recycling shifted from EU to Asia due to labor costs, ship size and environmental factors.