Under a contract recently awarded by Repsol Sinopec Brasil, Fugro is to provide geophysical, geotechnical,and metocean services to support the development of Block BM-C-33 off Brazil and its associated export route(s).
The multidisciplinary project includes a marine survey campaign,which involves Fugro’s newest FSSV65 offshore survey vessel, MV Fugro Brasilis, along with the multipurpose survey vessel, MV Geo Prospector, and an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The geotechnical workscope includes jumbo piston coring and cone penetration testing together with data processing, while meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) data will be acquired during a 12-month measurement program.
Located in the deepwater Campos basin, Block BM-C-33 is operated by Repsol Sinopec Brasil; its consortium partners are Statoil and Petrobras. Water depths range from 2600-2,900m and the block lies about 200km off Rio de Janeiro state.
The contract value is about BRL40 million (US$18.2 million) and work is expected to begin in 3Q 2013.
Image: Fugro’s newest offshore survey vessel, MV Fugro Brasilis.
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