Offshore staff
HOUSTON – Fugro has completed several geophysical surveys in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico for Shell International Exploration and Production Co.
The project required data collection over multiple deepwater lease blocks in the greater Perdido and Mars development areas to support clearance of potential environmental, engineering, geological and archaeological hazards ahead of planned drilling activities.
Fugro deployed a Hugin AUV from its survey vessel Fugro Brasilis. The Hugin AUV is depth-rated to 3,000 m (9,842 ft) and equipped with multibeam echosounder, side scan sonar, and sub-bottom profiling sensors.
The company said it also used a mix of onboard and in-house processing resources to meet an accelerated interpretation and reporting schedule.
The project, which began in July and finished earlier this month, acquired more than 8,500 km (5,282 mi) of survey data.
Since the early, the company has acquired more than 172,000 km (106,876 mi) of AUV data in the Americas region.
10/10/2019
