Fugro News

CGG in US$379 million capital increase

Dec 07, 2015

French geoscience company CGG is proposing a US$378.9 million (€350 million) capital increase to finance its “Transformation Plan,” which the company first implemented in 2013. The Oceanic Vega…

Fugro rebrands geotechnical companies

Oct 02, 2015

Fugro has integrated and rebranded its geotechnical companies under the name Fugro GeoServices Ltd. The renaming completes the integration of Fugro Seacore, Fugro Engineering Services, EM Drilling, Fugro Loadtest, Fugro Instrumentation & Monitoring and Fugro Aperio…

Fugro wins Pemex extension

Oct 06, 2015

Fugro (Mexico) in conjunction with long-time associates, Diavaz, has been awarded an extension of the ongoing offshore geophysical and geotechnical campaign by the Mexican national oil company, Pemex. Geotechnical field operations, laboratory…

Investigating the deep

Nov 01, 2015

Heather Saucier speaks with Mark Randolph and Susan Gourvenec, professors at the University of Western Australia’s Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems, about deepwater geotechnical challenges, such as complex carbonates found off the coast of Australia…

Fugro Scout completes Middle East project

Oct 05, 2015

Fugro Scout, the new 83m geotechnical drilling vessel, has completed its maiden project in the Middle East. Since its maiden project in the Persian Gulf it has been successfully deployed in the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, completing several…

Fugro wins Blue Stream pipeline work

Oct 12, 2015

Fugro has been awarded a contract by Blue Stream Pipeline Co. for the provision of survey support vessels and associated survey services to perform the 2015 external pipeline inspection for the offshore, shore approach, and dry section components of the Blue Stream Pipeline System…

Fugro, Coremar form strategic alliance

Sep 16, 2015

Fugro has formed a strategic alliance with Coremar, a Colombian turnkey port, marine services, and logistics provider. The objective is to provide life-of-field solutions to the oil and gas industry in Colombia and the Caribbean, particularly in the delivery of geophysical…

Sonardyne Fusion 6G technology installed in Angola

Oct 05, 2015

Total and its project partners have deployed the Sonardyne Fusion 6G technology offshore Angola at the Kaombo oil field.  Using the technology’s Wideband 2 digital signal architecture, common tasks such as template installation, touch-down…

Fugro Americas completes first job

Jul 09, 2015

On 11 June 2015, Fugro’s premier geophysical survey vessel, the Fugro Americas, successfully completed a data-collection project for a geochemical coring campaign in the Caribbean. The project marks the maiden voyage of the new-build vessel…

Fugro adds cable-lay to portfolio

Jul 22, 2015

Fugro is now offering cable-lay in addition to trenching to its offshore windfarm and tidal energy clients. The company has equipped its trenching vessel Fugro Saltire with a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread. This comprises a reel drive system to store the cables…

DW: Global subsea vessel spend to increase by 29%

Sep 25, 2015

According to Douglas Westwood's new 'World Subsea Vessel Operations Market Forecast 2016-2020' report, the recent volatility of hydrocarbon prices, coupled with excessive newbuilding programs will result in low utilization impacting day rates and overall expenditure over the forecast period…

Fugro to cut more jobs by year-end

Aug 07, 2015

In 2H 2015, Fugro’s revenue increased by 4.3%, however, the Netherlands-based company will cut an additional 200 jobs from its workforce by the end of the year. Image from Fugro. Total revenue for 2H 2015 came in at about US$1…

Fugro adds to renewables service

Jul 15, 2015

Fugro has added cable-lay services to trenching for offshore windfarm and tidal energy sectors. The company has equipped its trenching vessel, Fugro Saltire, with a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread that comprises a reel drive system to store the cables…

Ocean Installer inks Moho Nord installation job

Sep 11, 2015

Total E&P Congo awarded Ocean Installer a contract for deepwater umbilicals, flowlines, and risers (UFR) installation work at the Moho Nord field, off the coast of the Republic of Congo. Image from Total…

CGG completes ADNOC 3D survey

Sep 02, 2015

CGG, with the support of its Seabed Geosolutions joint venture with Fugro, has completed the acquisition of a 3D seismic survey over the Hail and Shuweihat oil and gas fields in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, one of the world’s most environmentally sensitive areas…

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