ADCI Underwater Today

January 29, 2021

Fisk Marine Insurance International, LLC
INDUSTRY NEWS
President Joe Biden has taken action to stop issuing new leases for natural gas and oil development on federal lands and waters as part of his broader push to tackle climate change and transition to a clean energy economy. 

Visit https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/536138-biden-pauses-new-oil-and-gas-leasing-on-public to view the full article online.

 
The Panama Canal has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Panama Ports Company (PPC) and PSA Panama International Terminal to help optimize supply routes for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine and supplies to Latin America.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/panama-canal-teams-up-with-ppc-psa-to-optimize-supply-routes-for-covid-19-vaccine-distribution/ to view the full article online.

 
Teledyne Marine Systems USA
SURVEY: Proposed Revisions for the ADCI International Consensus for Commercial Diving and Underwater Operations 6.5

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·       White Papers 

 

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v5.asp?aid=658449&issueID=77057 to view the full article online.

 
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Dive Commercial International, Inc.
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The ADCI is in the final stages of releasing edition 6.4 of the International Consensus Standards for Commercial Diving and Underwater Operations.


Some of the notable additions and revisions are:
• Expansion of the subsection on Underwater Lift Bag Operational Guidelines from 2 to 15 pages.  Examples of different air bag lifts, air inflation chart, pre-use checklist, common material densities, air requirements and practical considerations are included.

• New requirements for manifolds, pressure-reducing regulators and hot-water systems

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v5.asp?aid=658161&issueID=77057 to view the full article online.

 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Repsol SA has produced the first batch of biofuel for the aviation industry at its 186,000-b/d Tarragona integrated refining and petrochemicals complex along northeastern Spain’s Costa Daurada of the Mediterranean Sea.

Visit https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/refining/article/14196069/repsols-tarragona-complex-produces-first-batch-of-biojet-fuel to view the full article online.

 
Marine Energy Test Area (META), Wales’ national marine test centre, has obtained the marine license for the second phase of the project from Natural Resources Wales (NRW).

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/welsh-national-marine-energy-test-centre-secures-marine-license/ to view the full article online.

 
The total value of the firm contracts is approximately USD $100MM, including rig modifications, integrated services provided, and a mobilization fee for Maersk Valiant. The contracts include various extension options.

Visit https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/1/18/total-awards-maersk-two-deepwater-drilling-contracts-in-suriname to view the full article online.

 

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has signed a concession agreement with Mubadala Petroleum for oil and gas exploration activities in Red Sea block 4.

 

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/middle-east/article/14196000/mubadala-petroleum-joining-shell-in-red-sea-oil-and-gas-exploration to view the full article online.

 
Kirby Morgan Dive Systems, Inc.
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Americal classification society ABS, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and the Ammonia Safety and Training Institute (ASTI) have joined forces on a study of the potential of ammonia as a marine fuel for Singapore.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/abs-partners-launch-study-on-potential-of-ammonia-as-marine-fuel-in-singapore/ to view the full article online.

 

Shandong Shangneng Industrial has let a contract to Shell Catalysts & Technologies to provide a new heavy-feed hydrocracking catalyst system to help maximize diesel production capacity at the operator’s 3.5-millin tpy refinery in Shandong Province, China.

 

Visit https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/article/14196140/chinese-refiner-lets-contract-for-hydrocracker-project to view the full article online.

 
Scotland has unveiled plans to establish a new model of greenports focused on inclusive growth, fair work practices and delivering a net-zero economy.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/scotland-opts-for-greenports-instead-of-freeports/ to view the full article online.

 
Saab Seaeye Ltd