Offshore Oil-Rig Platforms Suggest edit

Offshore oil-rig platforms in Texas provide unique dive opportunities, featuring artificial reefs that attract diverse marine life. These structures offer a variety of dive experiences, from exploring the rig itself to observing the surrounding ecosystem.

Diving around oil-rig platforms typically involves navigating around the legs of the structure, where marine life congregates. Divers can expect to see schools of fish, corals, and other marine organisms thriving in this artificial habitat.

• Visibility: 5.0–15.0 m Suggest edit
• Currents: Mild Suggest edit
• Surge: Moderate Suggest edit
• Water temp (summer): 24.0–30.0 °C Suggest edit
• Water temp (winter): 14.0–20.0 °C Suggest edit

• Entry: Boat Suggest edit
• Permits required: Yes
  Permits are required for diving near oil rigs; check local regulations.
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• Bottom types:
  sand rock artificial reef Suggest edit