Blue Latitudes

What Blue Latitudes does

Blue Latitudes LLC is a private marine environmental consulting firm headquartered in Laguna Beach, California, founded in 2015 by co-founders and managing partners Amber Sparks and Emily Hazelwood. The firm serves the offshore energy industry, specifically oil and gas operators and regulatory stakeholders facing the complex environmental challenges of decommissioning aging offshore platforms. Blue Latitudes' core offering is Rigs-to-Reefs, a service that converts idle or end-of-life oil and gas structures into artificial reef ecosystems as an alternative to full platform removal, combining regulatory permitting, stakeholder coordination, and environmental science. Adjacent services include FishLAT, an open-ocean aquaculture application that leverages repurposed offshore infrastructure for sustainable fish farming, and broader environmental consulting for offshore resource management.

The firm's primary customer segment is the offshore energy industry, with a horizontal targeting approach focused on operators and state/federal agencies managing decommissioning programs. The business model is professional services — quote-based, project-driven engagements rather than productized or recurring-revenue contracts — and the firm monetizes through advisory fees, program management, and specialized consulting work tied to individual decommissioning initiatives. The firm has established relationships with both federal and state regulatory agencies, which serves as a key distribution mechanism given the regulated nature of the underlying work.

Blue Latitudes employs a content-led go-to-market strategy, distributing expertise through podcasts, articles, blog posts, video media, and earned media coverage in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and The New York Times to build top-of-funnel awareness among offshore energy buyers and policy stakeholders. The firm has 1-10 employees, no disclosed funding, no disclosed parent company, and no disclosed revenue, operating as an independent founder-led LLC.

Name

Blue Latitudes

Legal name

Blue Latitudes LLC

Website

https://rig2reefexploration.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blue Latitudes is a private marine environmental consulting firm that helps offshore oil and gas operators decommission and repurpose platforms, primarily through its Rigs-to-Reefs conversion service and open-ocean aquaculture program (FishLAT), serving federal and state regulators and offshore energy clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Environmental Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Offshore Wind & Marine Spatial Planning Regulation (EUAMANAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Offshore E&P (Shallow/Deepwater, Subsea Production Systems) (EUALAAAI)

Keywords

• Marine environmental consulting
• Offshore decommissioning services
• Rigs-to-reefs conversion
• Offshore aquaculture consulting
• Environmental regulatory compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Laguna Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Blue Latitudes provides environmental consulting services for the offshore energy industry, specializing in the decommissioning and repurposing of offshore oil and gas platforms. The firm leads the Rigs-to-Reefs program, which converts retired platforms into artificial reefs, and develops FishLAT, an open ocean aquaculture application leveraging offshore infrastructure. Broader environmental advisory services cover offshore project planning, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder engagement.

Product overview

Blue Latitudes is an environmental consulting firm providing solutions for the offshore energy industry. The company operates three interconnected service offerings: Rigs to Reefs (converting idle offshore platforms into artificial reef ecosystems), FishLAT (open ocean aquaculture applications leveraging existing offshore infrastructure), and general Environmental Consulting Services. The company emphasizes sustainable, creative, and cost-effective approaches to managing offshore resources in partnership with regulatory agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consulting firm with marine and offshore practice serving energy, infrastructure, and government clients — overlapping service lines in environmental impact and permitting.
• Ramboll: Global engineering, environmental, and consulting firm with offshore energy services including environmental impact assessments, decommissioning support, and marine spatial planning — comparable end markets and service portfolio.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental consulting firm serving offshore oil & gas, renewables, and marine sectors with environmental impact assessment, permitting, and sustainability advisory services — directly overlaps with Blue Latitudes' offshore environmental practice.
• Stantec: Environmental services and engineering firm with offshore and marine practice supporting energy clients with environmental assessment, decommissioning, and regulatory advisory work — broader scale but adjacent offerings.
• Tetra Tech: Large environmental consulting firm with deep offshore and marine services practice including environmental impact assessments, decommissioning advisory, and regulatory support for offshore energy clients.
• AECOM: Global environmental and engineering consulting firm with significant offshore oil & gas and marine environmental practice, offering decommissioning planning and regulatory advisory services overlapping with Blue Latitudes' offerings.
• WSP: Global environmental and engineering consulting firm with offshore practice providing environmental impact, permitting, and decommissioning support to offshore energy clients — overlapping customer segments and capabilities.
• AtkinsRéalis: Global engineering and environmental consulting firm with an offshore energy practice serving oil & gas, offshore wind, and marine infrastructure clients — broader scale but overlapping service lines and end markets with Blue Latitudes.

Direct peers

• CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. Marine environmental consulting firm specializing in offshore oil & gas, renewable energy, and government clients with services in environmental impact assessment, regulatory compliance, and oceanographic surveys — directly comparable to Blue Latitudes' offshore environmental consulting focus and customer base.
• Ocean Associates, Inc. Marine environmental and regulatory consulting firm supporting federal agencies and offshore energy clients with permitting, environmental review, and policy work — comparable niche, customer base, and regulatory-relationship-driven model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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