Fugro, SolstadFarstad manage ROV rig support program offshore Brazil

June 15, 2018
Fugro is providing ROVs to support Petrobras’ exploration and production activities offshore Brazil, under two new contracts.

Offshore staff

RIO DAS OSTRAS, BrazilFugro is providing ROVs to support Petrobras’ exploration and production activities offshore Brazil, under two new contracts.

The ROV spread will operate round-the-clock to support drilling-related activities such as towing, mooring, commissioning and de-commissioning, and positioning of production and drilling units, and installation of subsea equipment at Petrobras’ oil fields.

They are being deployed in water depths of 3,000 m (9,842 ft).

The first of the two contracts, due to start soon and lasting 319 days, will be performed fromSolstadFarstad’s Far Santana anchor handling and towing support (AHTS) vessel.

For the second contract, scheduled to begin in 3Q, Fugro and SolstadFarstad will jointly manage operations, with the ROV deployed from theFar Scout AHTS. This is a one-year contract, extendable by a further 12 months.

06/15/2018