ADCI Underwater Today

March 24, 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS
About 80% of work from this contract will be performed in Guam, per the Department of Defense, with the remainder in other areas of the Pacific and Indian oceans.

Source: Construction Dive

Visit https://www.constructiondive.com/news/department-defense-7-contractors-25-billion-navy-projects/645462/ to view the full article online.

 
President Biden approved a massive oil drilling project in Alaska, despite warnings from leading climate scientists that countries must halt fossil fuel expansion to secure a livable future.

Source: MSN.com

Visit https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-willow-project-what-to-know-about-the-massive-alaska-oil-drilling-venture-biden-approved-this-week/ar-AA18IC5r to view the full article online.

 
Dualities are emerging in the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding plans, leaving industry to wonder what to make of the sea service’s near-term spending plans.
Source: Defense News

Visit https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2023/03/20/how-the-us-navys-five-year-spending-plan-affects-shipyards-suppliers/ to view the full article online.

 
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Real information and insight into the oil and gas industry related to the Gulf of Mexico. We speak with Pat Jeffries and William Bratkowski, two industry leaders, who give up to date news and advice. An episode that is good for any company, diver, or tender working in the GOM.

Visit https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TFEJ88RGf72WqF1T9vXim to view the full article online.

 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
China and India have emerged as major buyers of Russian crude after the war in Ukraine re-shaped global energy flows. 
Source: Rigzone

Visit https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/russia_becomes_chinas_biggest_oil_supplier-21-mar-2023-172332-article/ to view the full article online.

 
Britain’s Unite the Union has warned of spreading industrial action by its members on UK offshore installations.
Source: Offshore

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/north-sea-europe/article/14291255/uk-north-sea-strike-action-spreading to view the full article online.

 
Venezuela’s Tareck el Aissami resigned as the nation’s oil minister as an investigation escalated into corruption claims inside state-oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA.

Source: Rigzone

Visit https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/venezuelas_oil_minister_resigns-21-mar-2023-172331-article/ to view the full article online.

 
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
A new working group has been formed with the aim to create frameworks and mechanisms that make privately owned ocean science data publicly available for the benefit of humanity.
Source: Marine Technology News

Visit https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/working-group-unlock-private-626031 to view the full article online.

 
Developed from Oceaneering’s Magnum Plus ROV system, the Isurus is a work class system optimizing hydrodynamic form factor and hydraulic propulsion to operate in challenging currents.
Source: Offshore

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/subsea/article/14291028/oceaneering-showcases-rov-technology-at-subsea-tieback to view the full article online.

 
From the Pages of Underwater Magazine
Take a deep dive into the risks associated with underwater ships husbandry and how diving fatalities can be prevented.

Visit https://www.underwatermag-digital.com/adcs/0622_november_december_2022/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1843208&app=false&cmsId=4063813#articleId1843208 to view the full article online.