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The âOcean 100â list was topped by offshore oil and gas giants including Saudi Aramco and Brazilâs Petrobras, with only one firm from outside the industry, Danish shipping company A.P. Moeller-Maersk, making the top 10. Image of Safaniya Oil Field via Aramco/aramco.com
Just 100 companies account for most of the profits from the worldâs seas, researchers said on Wednesday, calling on them to help save the oceans from over-fishing, rising temperatures, and pollution.
Together, the companies generated $1.1 trillion in revenues in 2018, or about 60% of the total, according to a study that sets out for the first time which firms profit the most from marine industries.