A giant barge, identified in media reports as operated by Alaska Marine Lines, broke loose in Seattle  and made contact with Pier 66, despite efforts by a King County Water Taxi, the Doc Maynard, to intercept it. The incident was caught on some spectacular video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, by Jackson Teal.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management gave the 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, or CVOW, project a green light on Tuesday. The project will be built 23.5 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach by Dominion Energy.

Underwater Intervention attracts a global audience of engineers, technical specialists, industry leaders and experts, to share ideas, debate the issues of the moment and to create common agendas for the future of the industry. Underwater Intervention features some of the world’s leading figures within the upstream oil and gas industry coupled with technical sessions covering the most current challenges and up-to-date strategies and technologies.

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.
 

For more information, contact:
Phil Newsum
Executive Director
(281) 893-8388 or
phillip.newsum@adc-int.org
 
Deadline for submittal of nominations:
January 8, 2024
 
Please visit adc-int.org to download the nominations form and to learn more about the Commercial Diving Hall of Fame.

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.
  
Deadline for submittal of nominations:
January 8, 2024
 
Please visit adc-int.org to download the application form.

We speak with Olaf Olsen, representative for the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, breaking down some of the misconceptions and myths of becoming a union contractor and diver. Episode is brought to you by Dryden Diving Company.

Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro has opened a new geotechnical testing laboratory in Taiwan to cater to the offshore wind market and energy and infrastructure sectors.
Source: Offshore Energy

Saudi Arabia and Russia reaffirmed that they will stick with oil supply curbs of more than 1 million barrels a day until the end of the year, even as turmoil in the Middle East roils global markets.
 Source: Rigzone

Petronas subsidiary discovered oil at the Roystonea-1 exploration well in Suriname’s Block 52. The company is working to evaluate the full extent of the discovery and its potential development synergy with the Sloanea-1 discovery within the same block.
Source: Oil & Gas Journal

Norway’s Yara International, the world’s largest producer of ammonia, and its Yara Clean Ammonia offshoot are joining forces with another Norwegian player, North Sea Container Line to build and operate the world’s first ammonia-fueled containership.
Source: MarineLog

Vehicles carrier M/V Torrens has become the first vessel operated by Norwegian shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen to bunker B30 high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) biofuel while calling Masan Port, South Korea.
Source: Offshore Energy

Santa Barbara, California, is home to HDS Deepwater Diving Monument commemorating super stars in commercial gas diving. The Superlite® diver statuettes are available now and are selling quickly. For purchasing information, go to www.deepwaterdivingmonument.com. Payment plans are also available there.