A buyer on an oil rig off the coast of Africa has locked down a $1.2 million waterfront Perth apartment. The far-flung bidder, splashing cash down the phone, is the new owner of the swish pad in ...

Neft Daşları, meaning “Oil Rocks,” was the world’s first oil-drilling platform. In recent decades, its population has dwindled, while sections have fallen into disrepair and been claimed by the sea.