From the Summary: “The composition of biofouling communities on three offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico was examined. A platform in South Timbalier block 54 lay in 22 m of water 40 km from shore.
Carlisle, J. G. Jr., C. H. Turner, and E. E. Ebert
This paper discusses the results of scuba surveys conducted around four offshore oil facilities in southern California: Platforms Hilda and Hazel, the Richfield Oil Island, and the Texaco Platform all located in the Santa Barbara Channel and a platform
From the Abstract: “Studies using test panel exposure technique for biofouling of offshore oil platform indicated that a total of about 100 species were involved in fouling.
Coral settlements on piles of oil-drilling platforms rigged up in the South China Sea from 1984 to 1988 were investigated. The composition and structure of the settlements of 11 species of corals were determined.
Howard, R. L., G. S. Boland, B. J. Gallaway, and G. D. Dennis
From Conclusions and Significant Findings: “1) Production Platform 296B was estimated to have discharged 5.08 x 105 bbl of produced water during 1978-1979.
