ADCI Underwater Today

March 1, 2021

Fisk Marine Insurance International, LLC
INDUSTRY NEWS
Jennifer Granholm was confirmed as Secretary of Energy, putting the former Michigan Governor at the head of agency that will play a key role in implementing President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate agenda.

Visit https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/2/25/granholm-confirmed-to-lead-agency-key-to-biden-s-climate-goals to view the full article online.

 
Analysts estimate the total volume of oil lost to the Texas winter storm at anywhere between 18 million and 40 million barrels. The consequence will be a boost in revenue and potentially increased exports among rival oil-producing nations, commodities experts say. 

Visit https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/26/texas-freeze-helps-rival-oil-exporters-like-saudi-arabia-opec-members.html to view the full article online.

 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its checklist for construction employers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has asked contractors to consider the mental health and wellbeing of their workers.

Visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/construction-worker-checklists.html to view the full article online.

 
Royal Dutch Shell PLC expects global LNG demand to reach 700 million tonnes/year (tpy) by 2040, nearly double current levels.

Visit https://www.ogj.com/pipelines-transportation/lng/article/14198378/shell-expects-global-lng-demand-to-almost-double-by-2040 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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Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v5.asp?aid=664437&issueID=77059 to view the full article online.

 
Dive Commercial International, Inc.
Simpson Strong-Tie
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
ExxonMobil has agreed to sell the majority of its non-operated upstream interests in the UK central and northern North Sea to NEO Energy.

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/north-sea-europe/article/14198223/neo-energy-exxonmobil-strike-deal-on-uk-north-sea-transaction to view the full article online.

 
TechnipFMC plc has contracted UTEC to provide survey work for the Coral South FLNG project offshore Mozambique.

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/field-development/article/14198368/utec-books-survey-work-for-coral-south-flng-project-offshore-mozambique to view the full article online.

 
Kirby Morgan Dive Systems, Inc.
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has initiated a consultation on a 2021 licensing round in mature areas in which it offered 84 new blocks for exploration.

Visit https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/norway-offshore-blocks-2021-licensing-round/ to view the full article online.

 
Hydrogen East is leading a new study investigating the potential for hydrogen production off the coast of East Anglia, eastern England.

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/renewable-energy/article/14198137/study-to-assess-hydrogen-production-in-the-uk-north-sea to view the full article online.

 
From the Pages of Underwater Magazine
Transitioning from professional and commercial diving into the aerospace, engineering and defense communities took hard work and innumerable micro-failures.

Visit https://www.underwatermagazine.com/2021/02/a-space-odyssey/ to view the full article online.

 
Saab Seaeye Ltd