EPIC dismantling on Mobile River

The Noble Amos Runner, an ultra-deep water semi-submersible oil rig retired in 2018, but in late April, it made its way up the Mobile (Ala.) Ship Channel to EPIC’s Alabama Shipyard. The rig is thought to be the largest U.S. Gulf production rig of record to enter the Port of Mobile - 348 feet x 328 feet x 316 feet above the water line. EPIC is dismantling the rig at its Mobile County facility to be recycled into Alabama and other domestic steel mills for new steel production. Crescent Towing, Cooper Marine & Timberlands, and Seabulk Towing provided assistance up the channel to EPIC’s berth. In October, EPIC announced the purchase of the former BAE Systems Southeast Shipyard, including the U.S. Gulf of Mexico’s largest drydock at the Port of Mobile. (Source: Mobile Chamber 07/2019)