ADCI Underwater Today

July 17, 2020

Fisk Marine Insurance International, LLC
INDUSTRY NEWS
More than 400 sailors are working to put out the massive fire that continues to rage aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego and Navy officials are unclear how long the blaze might continue to burn.

Visit https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fire-continues-rage-aboard-navy-ship-san-diego/story?id=71757147 to view the full article online.

 
The COVID-19 pandemic has stymied oil and gas activity, a phenomenon which has now affected the drilling market both in terms of wells drilled and in terms of related demand for drilling equipment, according to energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/number-of-oil-and-gas-wells-set-to-hit-20-year-low-rystad-says/ to view the full article online.

 
Chet Morrison Contractors, LLC
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Dive Commercial International, Inc.
Naylor Association Solutions
INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Neptune Energy has joined the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, supporting the development of the EU’s hydrogen strategy. The alliance was launched last week, bringing together industry, public authorities and civil society. It is part of the EU's strategy to support efforts for Europe to become carbon neutral by 2050.

Visit https://www.worldoil.com/news/2020/7/15/neptune-energy-joins-european-clean-hydrogen-alliance to view the full article online.

 

Siemens Gamesa has received an order for the 75 MW Tan Thuan nearshore wind farm in Vietnam, for which it will deliver its SG 5.0-145 turbines. The Tan Thuan wind farm, due to be commissioned in mid-2021, is the largest nearshore project in Vietnam to date, according to Siemens Gamesa.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/vietnams-largest-nearshore-wind-farm-to-feature-siemens-gamesa-turbines/ to view the full article online.

 
The cable will connect Slough, United Kingdom and Paris, France. This new subsea cable is designed to support the increase in bandwidth requirements from telecoms, enterprises, content providers, as well as financial, gaming, and media companies that require high capacity, low latency connectivity.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/crosslake-fibre-begins-subsea-cable-project-in-english-channel/ to view the full article online.

 
Kirby Morgan Dive Systems, Inc.
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
The Isle of Man Ship Registry is set to launch the first-ever seafarer welfare app designed by a ship registry. It will be available for free to around 11,000 seafarers sailing on more than 400 vessels under the Isle of Man flag.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/isle-of-man-ship-registry-launching-new-app-to-help-seafarers-during-covid-19/ to view the full article online.

 
The integration of an ROV into NURTC programs means that all police dive teams will have the ability to use an ROV to operate at depths beyond which it is safe to deploy divers.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/seamor-marine-delivers-chinook-rov-to-rcmps-nurtc/ to view the full article online.

 

The UK gas network operator SGN has launched a project that will be world-first to employ a direct supply of offshore wind power to produce green hydrogen energy for heating. The project will start with heating around 300 homes in Fife, Scotland, using clean gas produced by an electrolysis plant, powered by the offshore wind turbine at Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s Levenmouth site.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/sgn-working-on-worlds-first-offshore-wind-powered-hydrogen-heating-project/ to view the full article online.

 
From the Pages of Underwater Magazine
Say the words “contaminated water,” and images of major worldwide disasters like the emergency response after Hurricane Katrina or the sinking of the Exxon Valdez come to mind. Although diving in these heavily contaminated areas is not necessarily an everyday occurrence, some degree of contamination and/or pollution is evident is practically every body of water in the world.

Visit https://www.underwatermagazine.com/2020/06/contaminated-water-diving-exercise/ to view the full article online.

 
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