ADCI Underwater Today
August 31, 2016
INDUSTRY NEWS
Scientists from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in Scotland took a range of decompression computers on dives alongside scientific instruments, and showed that the results tallied. The scientists have already collected more than 7,500 dive records from around the world via the Dive Into Science website.
Visit https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/22/diving-enthusiasts-could-measure-ocean-temperatures-study-finds to view the full article online.
CGG announced that it has signed an agreement with GNPC Operating Services Company Ltd (GOSCO), an independent Ghanaian E&P services company, to form a joint-venture company dedicated to conducting high-end 2D, 3D and 4D marine seismic acquisition and related services in the territorial waters of the Republic of Ghana.
Visit http://www.yoursubseanews.com/cgg+announces+joint+venture+with+gosco+for+seismic+services+offshore+ghana_136361.html to view the full article online.
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced that on on August 19, 2016, Ray Leonard, Chief Executive Officer, and the General Director of the National Petroleum Office of the Republic of Guinea, Diakaria Koulibaly, signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") regarding the terms of the one year extension to the 2006 Production Sharing Contract, as Amended ("the PSC") until September 22, 2017.
Visit http://www.yoursubseanews.com/news_item.php?newsID=136266 to view the full article online.
Royal Dutch Shell plc, through its affiliate Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), today announces it has an agreement to sell 100 percent of its record title interest in Gulf of Mexico Green Canyon Blocks 114, 158, 202 and 248, referred to as the Brutus/Glider assets, to EnVen Energy Corporation, through its affiliate EnVen Energy Ventures, LLC. In line with Shell's global divestment plans, this transaction includes $425 million in cash.
Visit http://www.youroilandgasnews.com/shell+divests+gulf+of+mexico+assets+for+%24425+million+plus+royalty+interests_136379.html to view the full article online.
Divers have located around 40 pieces of debris around the site at Dalmore Bay, on the Isle of Lewis, where the Transocean Winner drilling rig originally grounded on August 8.
Visit http://subseaworldnews.com/2016/08/30/diving-ops-underway-to-clean-up-transocean-winner-debris/ to view the full article online.
New On ADCI-TV
Stay current with what's happening in your industry by watching ADCI's video updates.
Dr. Brian Bourgeois provides an overview of decompression illness in the latest installment of ADCI TV.
To view the ADCI TV archives, please click here.
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
U.I. 2017 is now accepting abstracts for presentations on Commercial Diving, Remotely Operated Vehicles, Manned Submersibles, Instruments and Sensors, Sonar and Acoustics, Ocean Engineering, Marine Salvage and Shipwrecks, AUV, ASV and UUV Technology. Presentations should describe novel methodologies and technologies that solve customer problems in today's cost-conscious environment. U.I. invites all contractors, manufacturers, engineers, clients, and all other industry stakeholders (both inland and offshore) to showcase your accomplishments, challenging projects, lessons learned, new gear, or innovative approaches to operations that address common customer issues in either the commercial diving or ROV track.
Go to the Underwater Intervention website and upload your abstracts and papers. Deadline for submission is October 20, 2016
Visit http://www.underwaterintervention.com/callforpapers to view the full article online.
Nominations are now open for the ADCI Commercial Diving Hall of Fame
Recognizing and honoring individuals whose efforts and accomplishments have significantly contributed to commercial diving through a lifetime of dedication.
Nominees do not have to be commercial divers, but can be any individual who has been influential and who has made a significant and recognizable life-long contribution to the commercial diving community.
Inductees will be honored at the Awards Dinner at Underwater Intervention 2017.
For more information, contact
Phil Newsum
Executive Director
(281) 893-8388 or
pnewsum@adc-int.org
Deadline for submittal of nominations:
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Please visit adc-int.org to download the nominations form and to learn more about the Commercial Diving Hall of Fame.
Return completed forms to
btreadway@adc-int.org
or mail to
ADCI, 5206 FM 1960 W.,
Ste 202, Houston, TX 77069
Nominations are now open for the ADCI Scholarship Program
Award
This year the ADCI will award 2 Scholarships at $4,000.00 each.
Eligibility
This ADCI Scholarship is open to members of the community of all ADCI voting member companies who are current and in good standing with ADCI, with the exception of officers and/or directors of the ADCI Board of Directors or their immediate families. This award is available for any institution of higher learning after high school including universities, colleges, junior colleges, vocational training schools and trade schools.
Scholarship recipients will be honored at the Awards Dinner at Underwater Intervention 2017.
Deadline for submittal of nominations:
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Please visit adc-int.org to download the application form.
The ADCI is now releasing its Supervisor Nitrox Endorsement Examination. This examination is available to all current ADCI certified supervisors. On the revised Supervisor Exam Application, which can be downloaded here, qualified candidates can check the box for "Nitrox Endorsement."
The cost of the examination and new certification card is $150.00. A tutorial is included in the examination package.
It should be noted that a tutorial is not a course on Nitrox (enriched air) Diving Operations. Candidates should already have knowledge and experience with Nitrox operations, prior to undertaking the exam or supervising a commercial nitrox diving operation.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Risk management is now top of board agendas with business interruption, reputational damage and cyber crime the top three concerns... Organizations, whatever their size, should know that they face highly resourceful criminals and law enforcement agencies are overwhelmed by the scale of their task.
Visit http://www.adjacentoilandgas.co.uk/partner-profiles/cyber-crime-in-the-supply-chain-the-insider-threat/24045/ to view the full article online.
Marginal fields on the UKCS are hidden gems for the economic recovery of the oil and gas industry, says Tim Martin, Managing Director of Ramboll Oil & Gas UK. It is estimated that around 200 small pools contain more than 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) in the North Sea.
Visit http://www.adjacentoilandgas.co.uk/construction-maintenance/boosting-marginal-fields-with-minimum-facility-platforms-2/23940/ to view the full article online.
Offshore oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico had been reduced by 22% as of Tuesday because of concerns over Tropical Depression Nine moving in from the Caribbean. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), an agency under the Department of the Interior, said several producers in the east of the US Gulf had shut in production on a total of nine platforms, half of them operated by Shell or BP.
Visit http://splash247.com/us-gulf-mexico-oil-production-reduced-22-ahead-tropical-depression/ to view the full article online.
A remote community in the Lake District known for its association with author Beatrix Potter has joined the high-speed fibre broadband revolution following a major engineering operation, in which a submarine cable was laid across Lake Windermere. A specialist team of BT engineers used one of the lakes’ maintenance barges to install the 1000 metre-long cable to link up Far Sawrey with Connecting Cumbria’s broadband network. Divers then inspected the cable 60 metres below the surface to ensure the installation was successful.
Visit http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2016/08/30/underwater-cable-across-lake-windermere-links-remote-beatrix-potter-village-superfast-broadband/ to view the full article online.
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) has completed sea trials of its remotely operated vehicle (ROV) SuBastian, conducted off the island of Guam in the Western Pacific. It is the first submersible vehicle that SOI has designed and built.
Visit http://subseaworldnews.com/2016/08/25/photo-schmidt-ocean-institute-puts-its-rov-to-test/ to view the full article online.
In environments where connectors and cables are exposed to high pressures and submerged in water for extended periods, secure and waterproof electrical connections are vital for ensuring that installations can be easily assembled, modified and maintained.
Visit http://www.designworldonline.com/secure-waterproof-connectors-subsea-robots/ to view the full article online.
REGULATORY NEWS
EPA enforcement is becoming a more prevalent issue for vessels importing into the U.S. This has been in the regulations for a while but has rarely been enforced. Before a few weeks ago we had only been asked two or three times in 15 years for the EPA conformity of the engines in a boat.
Within the last month U.S. Customs and Border Protection has started requesting this on a regular basis and in Miami, Customs is requiring the WPA 3520-21 Engine declaration form be submitted at the time the importation is filed or they will not accept the entry.
Within the last month U.S. Customs and Border Protection has started requesting this on a regular basis and in Miami, Customs is requiring the WPA 3520-21 Engine declaration form be submitted at the time the importation is filed or they will not accept the entry.
Visit http://www.denisonyachtsales.com/2016/07/tips-for-operating-foreign-flagged-vessels-in-u-s-waters/ to view the full article online.