CentralNotice Rigs-to-Reefs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article's lead section may not adequately summarize key points of its contents . Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (August 2010) A diver inspects coral growing on an oil platform leg, Gulf of Mexico (US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) Fish at an oil platform, Gulf of Mexico (US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) Rigs-to-reef locations in the Gulf of Mexico (Dauterive, 2000) Rigs-to-Reefs (RTR) is the practice of converting decommissioned offshore oil and petroleum rigs into artificial reefs . Such biotic reefs have been created from oil rigs in the United States, Brunei and Malaysia . [ 1 ] In the United States, where the practice started and is most common, Rigs-to-Reef...