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According to a recently released report by Global Energy Monitor, the vast majority of new oil and gas extraction projects in 2024 were located in the oceans: ?? New data from their Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker reveal: ?? 85% of newly discovered resources in 2024 were in just ten coastal and deepwater fields. ?? Every major project approval last year was for offshore development. ?? Nearly three-quarters of new startup’s resources are located offshores. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/e4rVRnMX

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.” ― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax Proud of the team at Oceana UK for continuing to place pressure to help prevent new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea ?? Learn more about the true scale of chronic oil pollution: https://lnkd.in/eEpxez6W

Time for our Weekly Update! This week we're featuring: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Community Energy Project, Inc. Rock Rabbit Resilience Force Green Energy Consumers Alliance. Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) Whitebark Institute UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth SkyTruth You can find the details for all of these positions on our website greenjobsboard.us #greenjobs

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It was a pleasure to attend this year's Economist Impact World Ocean Summit and Expo ?? Our team is excited by all of the fruitful conversations Mitchelle De Leon was able to have with a wide range of stakeholders, and looking forward to following those up with potential collaborations. Attended but didn't have the opportunity to sync with Mitchelle? We'd still love to hear form you! Just send us an email at [email protected]. #OceanConservation #AFP #Cerulean #OilMonitoring #OilAndGas #ConservationTechnology #ProtectOurSeas

Excerpt from article featuring Cerulean, our AI-powered oil detection and monitoring platform, via AFP: "...Satellite imagery means large oil spills in the ocean are relatively easily detected. When a tanker crashes or a pipe bursts, scientists know where to look. But smaller pollution events can appear as nothing more than a thin streak against the smooth sea surface -- the maritime equivalent of a needle in a haystack. 'It used to take human analysts weeks if not months to be able to detect a single (small-scale) oil pollution incident,' explained Mitchelle De Leon of US-based NGO SkyTruth. The group harnesses machine learning to comb through large datasets of satellite imagery and find spills that might previously have gone undetected." Try Cerulean for yourself: cerulean.skytruth.org

"Travelling to Grimsby, it was hard to know what to expect. When I arrived at the docks there was an eerie quiet. Media crews were lined up on the pavements..." Our campaign lead, Naomi Tilley, recounts what happened when she travelled to the UK coastal town, following the tragic #NorthSea oil tanker collision on Monday. Read: https://lnkd.in/eHzJ9z6T

On Monday, March 10 several news outlets began to report on a collision that occurred in the North Sea, off the eastern shore of East Yorkshire in the U.K.: https://lnkd.in/eppG9Gci As more information became available, it was revealed that the MV Solong, a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship, collided with the MV Stena Immaculate, a U.S. flagged tanker anchored off the Humber Estuary carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military. According to available Automatic Identification System (AIS) broadcasts, the Solong traveled in a straight line at average speed with no signs of stopping or redirecting before colliding with the Stena Immaculate. Officials do not suspect foul play; rather, some suggest the crash was likely due to failure to maintain proper lookout via radar, as per MARPOL standards. The area in which the collision occurred overlaps two protected areas: the Southern North Sea MPA and the Holderness Offshore Marine Conservation Zone, and is near the Greater Wash Special Protected Area (see image below). From SkyTruth CEO John Amos: “Satellite images of the Stena Immaculate taken on March 11 do not appear to show any signs of an oil slick, with the caveat that very high winds (~40km/hr) would cause any slick to break up / dissipate quickly, and create a high sea state that would make it difficult to see the slick via satellite imagery. However, if the Solong sinks, there is risk of a fuel oil spill with potentially more serious environmental consequences for marine life that would likely require remediation.” According to local officials, it is unlikely that either ship will sink, but risk remains until both vessels are safely brought to port. As of 8:35 am UTC (4:35 EST) on Thursday March 13th there were no visible signs of oil pollution on Planet SkySat high-resolution imagery: https://lnkd.in/e6EweV_e Our team will continue to monitor the area and share any relevant updates regarding oil slicks, if any, in the area. Have any questions or want to learn more about how to use our tools to monitor potential pollution events? Give us a shout at [email protected] ?? Image credit: Annotated Sentinel-1 imagery // SkyTruth #MVStenaImmaculate #MVSolong #NorthSeaUK #ShipCrash #MPAs #MarineProtectedAreas #GIS #Sentinel1 European Space Agency - ESA Oceana UK Greenpeace UK

Now available: View AIS Off Events in Cerulean ?? When you’re inspecting a vessel to see if it’s the likely source of an oil slick in Cerulean, you can now also see whether that vessel has a history of not broadcasting its GPS location for concerningly long periods of time (12+ hours, plus other criteria). For larger vessels like tankers and cargo ships on international voyages, this is?against International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations?as they are required to always broadcast their AIS data (with some security-related exceptions), and could point to an eyebrow-raising pattern of activity worth further investigation ?? Shoutout to Global Fishing Watch for their API that makes this new product feature possible! Start your investigation today: cerulean.skytruth.org #Cerulean #AIS #DarkVessels #Tracking #Maritime #IMO #EnvironmentalInvestigation #ChronicOilPollution #EnvironmentalMonitoring

High-resolution Planet SkySat imagery showing the Stena Immaculate tanker this morning (next to red pushpin); fires apparently extinguished, no signs of an oil spill. Yellow vessel nearby is the Brage Viking, a tugboat/supply ship.