Gotta schreef op 23 juni 2020 11:21:
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Ik vraag me af of de inkomsten van Fugro nu echt significant gedaald zijn tijdens de corona periode. Alle opdrachten zijn langlopende opdrachten. Vele van die opdrachten konden gewoon doorgaan.
Vandaag weer een project opgeleverd. Volledig onbemand. Factuur eruit en door naar de volgende opdracht!
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FUGRO COMPLETES MIDDLE EAST’S FIRST UNCREWED GEOPHYSICAL ROUTE SURVEY
In response to increasing demand for remote offshore services, Fugro has completed the Middle East’s first fully autonomous geophysical shallow-water route survey.
23 Jun 2020
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Bathymetry showing a possible erosional surface with a hard rugged seabed
Controlled from their remote operations centre in Abu Dhabi, an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) captured a full range of geophysical data across a survey area some 40 km out from the coast of Abu Dhabi to support a client’s critical project entirely remotely.
The results of the fully autonomous geophysical shallow-water route survey comprised conductivity, temperature, depth and salinity (CTDS) profiles, bathymetry data, seabed imaging, sub-bottom profiles, and ferrous object detection such as pipes etc. The efficiency gains and material reductions from using Fugro’s remote and autonomous solution, rather than a conventionally mobilised and crewed survey, included reduced HSSE exposure and significant client cost savings. Fugro’s USVs also have a much lower carbon footprint than a regular survey vessels.
“Witnessing this ambitious concept transformed into reality is a landmark moment in the Middle East that has resulted in the successful delivery of a critical seabed characterisation report based solely on our autonomously acquired Geo-data,” said Gerard Ferreira, Fugro’s Service Line Director for Marine Geophysics in the Middle East.