ADCI Underwater Today

September 9, 2022

Fisk Marine Insurance International, LLC
INDUSTRY NEWS
An oil company has pleaded guilty in federal court to negligently discharging crude off the Southern California coast when its underwater pipeline ruptured last year.
 

Visit https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/oil-company-pleads-guilty-southern-california-spill-89546251 to view the full article online.

 
The Flatiron/Dragados joint venture building the Corpus Christi, Texas, Harbor Bridge project has committed to taking any actions necessary to ensure the project is completed to address Texas DOT’s specifications, according to a DOT press release. 

Visit https://www.constructiondive.com/news/harbor-bridge-texas-contractor-address-safety-concerns/631296/ to view the full article online.

 
Teledyne Marine Systems USA
The Biden administration will not enforce its mandate for federal contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite a recent ruling which blocked a previous injunction against it in half the states.

Visit https://www.constructiondive.com/news/feds-wont-enforce-biden-covid-19-contractor-vaccine-mandate/631431/ to view the full article online.

 
Dive Commercial International, Inc.
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Don't miss the debut of ADCI's first-ever podcast, THE DOWNLINE, where Executive DIrector Phil Newsum and Gary Jones, Board of DIrectors, will discuss relevant industry topics and association news.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v5.asp?aid=746555&issueID=82323 to view the full article online.

 
Saab Seaeye Ltd
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 12: Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hosted by the International Diving Industry Forum {IDIF), the seminar will combine technical inputs from diving industry experts, recommended operational guidelines and practices, and hands-on experiences carried out worldwide. The event aims to provide delegates with the awareness that will enable them and their teams to continue to increase diving industry safety while controlling the risks associated with underwater ship husbandry. 

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/pdf/IDIF_UWSH_Port_Authority_Seminar_2022.pdf to view the full article online.

 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
The development of solutions for the import, storage and distribution of green hydrogen in various forms is one of the main strategic pillars of the cooperation between the two ports.

Visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz/belgian-and-german-ports-forge-green-hydrogen-alliance/ to view the full article online.

 
Crude prices edged up about 1% on Thursday after dropping to a seven-month low in the prior session as some technical traders bought the dip and Russia threatened to halt oil and gas exports to some buyers.

Visit https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-rise-spectre-europe-energy-rationing-2022-09-08/ to view the full article online.

 
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
BASF and Samsung Heavy Industries will perform a joint feasibility study on capturing CO2 onboard maritime vessels using BASF’s OASE blue technology for flue gas applications.

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/rigs-vessels/article/14282540/basf-samsung-enter-carbon-capture-mou to view the full article online.

 
Vena Energy will launch two offshore wind projects, Wei-Na and Wei-Long, with a total capacity of 1.8 GW, to participate in auctions under Taiwan Phase 3 Offshore Wind Zonal Development.

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/renewable-energy/article/14282488/vena-energy-project-planning-for-offshore-wind-near-taiwan to view the full article online.

 
From the Pages of Underwater Magazine
On the border of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lake Kivu one of only three lakes in the world containing naturally occurring methane gas.

Visit https://www.underwatermagazine.com/2022/07/a-seabreaking-innovation/ to view the full article online.