ADCI Underwater Today

March 18, 2021

Fisk Marine Insurance International, LLC
INDUSTRY NEWS
Global oil demand won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023, and growth will be subdued thereafter amid new working habits and a shift away from fossil fuels, the International Energy Agency said.

Visit https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/3/17/despite-localized-growth-global-oil-demand-won-t-recover-until-2023-per-iea to view the full article online.

 
Under the PPP Extension Act, small businesses will have two additional months to submit an application for a PPP loan, and the Small Business Administration (SBA) will have until June 30 to close pending applications. 

Visit https://www.constructiondive.com/news/lawmakers-introduce-plan-to-extend-ppp-deadline-to-may-31/596658/ 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 well-being of their workers.

Visit https://www.ehstoday.com/covid19/article/21158043/osha-to-ramp-up-covid19-related-inspections 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

Do you have company news or a project you’d like to highlight in UNDERWATER? Please send a detailed project description and images to Rachel Brown at rachelb@naylor.com. 

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Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v5.asp?aid=667385&issueID=77061 to view the full article online.

 
Dive Commercial International, Inc.
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ADCI is proud to announce the 2021 Hall of Fame Inductee is Mike Brown, who will be honored posthumously.  


The 2021 Scholarship Award recipients are Devon Crosby (sponsored by Oceaneering International) and Maxwell Streeter (sponsored by Northwestern Michigan College).

 

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v5.asp?aid=667395&issueID=77061 to view the full article online.

 
Simpson Strong-Tie
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Guyana is set for a record year when it comes to the number of offshore wells expected to be drilled in 2021, Rystad Energy said in a report Friday.

Visit https://www.oedigital.com/news/486020-guyana-to-see-record-number-of-offshore-wells-drilled-in-2021 to view the full article online.

 
UK offshore activity fell sharply last year, according to the Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) 2021 Business Outlook, with overall expenditure down by more than one-quarter compared with 2019.

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/north-sea-europe/article/14199459/uk-offshore-sector-entering-period-of-slow-recovery-oguk-report-finds to view the full article online.

 
Energy facilities in Libya that were shut or damaged during its civil war were reopened last year, and the OPEC member has managed to keep its production above 1 million barrels a day since November.

Visit https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/3/15/new-government-to-restore-libya-s-oil-and-gas-prominence to view the full article online.

 
Ocean Technology Systems
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Green Minerals, a subsea minerals mining company recently created by Seabird Exploration, a Norway-based provider of seismic survey services wanting to diversify its business suffering from oil price cycles, on Tuesday said it expects to have its marine minerals production system ready in 2026.

Visit https://www.oedigital.com/news/486057-green-minerals-production-system-to-be-ready-in-2026 to view the full article online.

 
Norwegian maritime tech and equipment company Kongsberg Maritime (KM) will deliver a large technology package for Triumph Subsea Services' field development vessel (FDV).

Visit https://www.oedigital.com/news/485231-kongsberg-to-equip-triumph-subsea-s-new-field-development-vessel to view the full article online.

 
From the Pages of Underwater Magazine
The ADCI has carried on with full operations despite COVID-19. Our committees and Board of Director meetings have been held virtually, and we continue our progress with the ADCI Audit Initiative, which was suspended in March due to COVID-19. 

Visit https://www.underwatermagazine.com/2021/02/2020-the-year-in-review/ to view the full article online.

 
Saab Seaeye Ltd