Total has announced that the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) has rolled out further initiatives to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and support the goals of the Paris Agreement. OGCI comprises 13 oil and gas companies: BP, Chevron, CNPC, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Occidental, Pemex, Petrobras, Repsol, Saudi Aramco, Shell and Total. First, OGCI launched a new initiative
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The World Ocean Council’s (WOC) Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) will take place November 20 to 22, 2019 in Paris. SOS is acknowledged as the international business conference on ocean sustainable development, science and stewardship. This year’s theme is “Investing in Ocean Futures: Finance and Innovation for the Blue Economy.” Program details are available here. The ChallengeThe ocean is an interconnected
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Produced by the same team as WorkBoat Magazine and WorkBoat.com, the International WorkBoat Show, December 4 to 6, is a trade conference and expo for commercial vessel owners, operators and builders, as well as the vendors and suppliers that serve them. You can expect the following when participating in this long-running industry tradition: Expo-floor learning opportunities, including breakout sessions. Opportunities to meet vendors
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Days after Washington Governor Jay Inslee celebrated the start of work on the state’s first hybrid-electric ferry, a study released by Washington Maritime Blue identifies investment opportunities. The highest growth sectors in the blue economy include technology solutions for water transportation, shipping, science and other ocean systems. The blue economy is the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved
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The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo) assisted with installing a groundbreaking microplastics (MPs) and harmful algal bloom (HAB) sensor called HABStats to track MPs and HABs through the Cape Cod Canal and onward into Buzzards Bay that may have originated in the region around the Deer Island Treatment Plant in Boston. As part of a NOAA Phase II SBIR contract, Dr. Scott
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Torrance, Califorina-based Blue Robotics announced its newest product, the Ping360 scanning sonar, which offers small ROVs the ability to navigate in low-visibility water conditions. The Ping360 is a mechanical scanning sonar that uses a small acoustic transducer mounted on a motor that rotates it in 1° increments. As it rotates, it transmits and receives acoustic pulses to build a 360° image of the surroundings. This is similar
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