For example, hunting waves 1.5 miles out to sea off an oil rig. That’s oil rig platform Esther, located off the coast of Seal Beach. Dating back to 1965, Esther “is a permanent, fixed base ...

Historic swell slams California before Christmas, 2024; Huntington Beach outrigger canoe crew surfs massive waves at oil ...

Working on an oil rig has always been my dream job ... I've also seen a pod of 50 or 60 dolphins, the baby dolphins playing in the waves. The toughest conditions I've experienced were in December ...

According to data from Baker Hughes BHI, the number of rigs drilling for oil and gas has fallen by about 20% in the past year. This decline reversed a steady increase that began after the rig ...

December 27, 1965: Britain’s first ever North Sea oil rig collapsed and killed 13 men during a bitter snowstorm and 20ft-high waves on this day in 1965. BP’s Sea Gem drilling platform was in the ...