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CGG, Seabed Geosolutions ink Brazil OBN survey - industry's largest

Jul 19, 2017

Petrobras has awarded CGG a contract to process the seismic data from a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey covering a full-fold area of 2180sq km in Brazil’s deepwater Santos Basin. This will be the largest node survey ever acquired and processed in the industry…

Petrobras awards Santos Basin survey

Jun 26, 2017

Petrobras has awarded Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, to conduct the largest ever 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Santos Basin in Brazil. Seabed Geosolutions’ new Manta node system will be used to conduct the OBN survey…

Fugro starts Mareano survey in Barents Sea

May 09, 2017

Fugro started the Mareano hydrographic survey encompassing an area of Norwegian waters of approximately 15,000sq km. The MV Fugro Helmert, from Fugro.  The contract was awarded…

Fugro inks Guyana training pact

Mar 29, 2017

Fugro entered a strategic alliance with Ground Structures Engineering Consultants to facilitate training for Guyanese citizens and support local economic development. Image of Charles Ceres from Ground Structures Engineering Consultants…

Fugro, TGS look for GoM seeps

Mar 17, 2017

Fugro is teaming up with TGS to conduct the Otos survey in the Gulf of Mexico to pull together a complete picture of geological features, including hydrocarbon seeps. The Fugro Brasilis. Images from Fugro…

Fugro bags Kenyan seabed survey

Feb 21, 2017

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Shell/BG Kenya for the execution of a seabed survey to detect natural leakages of hydrocarbons. The seeps survey complements a seismic exploration program that was completed recently offshore Kenya. Image…

Boskalis sells all Fugro shares

Mar 01, 2017

Royal Boskalis Westminster has sold all of its remaining stake in Fugro. Boskalis went from owning 28.6% stake in Fugro at the end of 2015, to 9.38% in December 2016. The reduction was accomplished through a successful accelerated bookbuild via which 7…

Fugro to buy Solstad's Rem Etive

Feb 14, 2017

Fugro and Solstad have an agreement in place for the purchase of the Rem Etive subsea construction vessel. Image of the Rem Etive, from Solstad. Fugro said it has secured continued…

Fugro, Shell partner for XPRIZE

Feb 16, 2017

Fugro announced a partnership with the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE to support the oil major's global, three-year ocean mapping competition. The competition is looking for rapid, unmanned and high resolution ocean mapping technologies…

Starting from the (ocean) bottom

Mar 01, 2017

A seismic shift – pun intended – has been made in ocean bottom node technology. It is being made more efficient and cheaper to deploy, bringing it closer to challenging the high-end towed streamer market. Elaine Maslin reports. Miniaturization…

Fugro lands third Asia IRM contract

Feb 02, 2017

Fugro has been awarded a framework contract in the Asia Pacific region for inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services. Under this contract, IRM services can be called off as needed by the client. The total value of the contract is estimated at around US$86…

Boskalis sheds most of Fugro stake

Dec 13, 2016

Dutch maritime transport firm Boskalis has dropped its stake in fellow Netherlands-headquartered firm Fugro down to 9.38%, the company announced today (13 December). The news is likely welcomed by Fugro, which has been at odds with Boskalis…

Fugro’s G4 optimizes Galileo

Dec 16, 2016

As a result of a significant Fugro technology achievement, users of its G4 satellite correction service will be among the first in the world to benefit from Galileo’s much anticipated “initial services” launch, the company said. The launch…

Fugro bags Ichthys subsea IRM contract

Jan 13, 2017

Inpex awarded Fugro a five-year subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services contract for the Ichthys project in the Timor Sea. Ichthys is about 220km from the coast of Western Australia. The contract, awarded by Inpex Operations Australia…

TGS starts GoM multibeam survey

Feb 02, 2017

TGS started the Otos multibeam survey and the first stage of a seep and geochemistry program in the US Gulf of Mexico. The survey is designed to mirror the successful Gigante multibeam and seep study in the Mexican Gulf of Mexico, conducted in 2016…

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