Issue 4
The Global Subsea Services Publication of the Fugro Group
In this issue...
02 Offshore Renewables
New tracked system for
work-class ROV
03 Fugro-impROV
Awarded client ‘Continual
Improvement in Proactive
Health and Safety 2010’
05 Fugro Brasil Contract
Awards
Fugro Brasil awarded
long term contracts with
Petrobras
07 Fugro GRL
DeepWorks ROV Pilot
training Simulator latest
developments
08 Fugro TSM
Fugro successfully
completes the purchase
of TSMarine Australia and
welcomes them into the
Subsea Services Group
Fugro take delivery of Fugro Symphony
10
RUE of Norway joins Fugro Subsea Services
06
14 Fugro MEC-FIT®
Fugro Subsea Services
launch new flexible riser
inspection system
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02
AQUASPHERE
Fugro FCV 600
becomes reality
The FCV 600 has been designed and built in-house by
Fugro, specifically to cater for the rigours of Drilling
and Completion Support to the existing fleet of
shallow water depth, semi submersible, drilling rigs
and drill ships, where cost effectiveness in a small
package is paramount.
As with all of the FCV Systems, the FCV
600 offers high levels of performance and
capability, but from this design in a very
compact package. It incorporates a host of
internally developed, proprietary technologies
combined with the “best in class sensors and
peripherals” to help us deliver the performance
that is necessary for the high levels of service
demanded by our clients. The FCV 600
System is outfitted with equipment that makes
it fully compliant for operation in a Zone 2
hazardous environment.
failure. This is complemented by high end
multiplexer capability that can handle up to 3
HD cameras and 12 conventional cameras (8
simultaneously) and provides a wide range
of data communication protocols; facilitating
the efficient integration of add-on tools and
sensors. In addition; it should be noted that the
Fugro control solution can also be found in the
TMS and the optional IVP, making it one of the
most versatile control solutions available and
offering a single technology education to the
ROV operators.
Following the successful introduction of the
FCV 3000 in 2006 and FCV 1000 in 2008
each with similar capabilities to deliver world
class IRM and Construction Support to our
clients, Fugro now has available the FCV
2000D (introduced in 2009) and the FCV 600
to provide that same level of performance in a
rugged, compact System, designed to counter
the conflicting needs of the subsea support
requirements and deck space limitations of
existing, shallow and medium water depth drill
rigs and drill ships.
Other key capabilities and sub-systems that
can be offered with the FCV 600 and which
are designed to further improve the efficiency
of the operations and address the need to
provide greater spatial awareness to the
Operations Team, includes but is not limited to:
The FCV 600 is capable of over 3 knots
forward speed and develops >600kgf of
bollard power in the horizontal directions,
seamlessly delivered by its onboard 125hp
electro hydraulic power pack and vectored
thrust design. With its base level of enhanced
standard capability and outfit, combined with
the industry leading Sonar, Camera and
Manipulator Systems, the 600msw rated FCV
600 will immediately be recognisable as an
industry work horse for all manner of subsea
tasks and not just the Drill Support that its
design is principally focused on.
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Real time visualisation of the local subsea environment – helicopter view
Mission rehearsal tools – Simulation and Planning
Semi autonomous functionality
3 Dimensional Dynamic Positioning
New tracked system
for work class ROVs
for the Offshore
renewables market.
Recently Fugro Subsea Services
completed the design and build
of a new tracked skid which can
be quickly integrated with the
Fugro’s fleet of work-class ROV
systems.The system is currently
undergoing trials in Montrose
harbour and will be ready for
operational use in the Summer.
Fugro already operate tracked ROVs for
inspection, the Rocsi system was developed
in Germany a few years ago and was among
Fugro’s first entry into this market. Rocsi
has already seen success offshore as an
inspection tracked ROV but experience has
shown there was a need for a much more
powerful work class system capable of
carrying a comprehensive range of heavy
intervention tooling; so the tracked skid
evolved.
The detachable configuration of the tracked
skid expands the capability of a normal
work-class ROV making it possible to operate
far longer in the extreme tidal currents that
are commonly found in locations suitable for
marine tidal and wind farm sites around
our coast.
The first FCV 600 will be operational in July
of 2011.
However, it is in the implementation of the
“hidden capability” that will distinguish the
Fugro contribution to Remote Technology.
At the heart of the FCV 600 is Fugro’s
well-proven control & communications
system based on single-mode fibre
optic technology giving an exceptionally
high data throughput and which features
automatic switching in the event of a fibre
3-D computer generated image of FCV
600 work-class ROV system
Tracked Skid being fitted to work-class
ROV at Aberdeen workshop
03
AQUASPHERE
Fugro-impROV wins prestigious
Safety Award
Alan Duncan (2nd Left of front group) receives the award from Chris Denton Purchasing Manager Camerons Ltd, flanked by Bill Paul (2nd right), Dale Smith,
Supplier Quality Development Manager, Camerons Ltd (right) and the Fugro-impROV team.
In May Fugro-impROV Ltd (FIMPRL) had
the honour of receiving a prestigious safety
award from their largest client, Cameron
Ltd. During a visit to FIMPRL’s facility
in Aberdeen Chris Denton (Purchasing
Manager) and Dale Smith (Supplier Quality
Development Manager) of Cameron
presented a recognition of achievement in
“Continual improvement in Proactive Health
and Safety 2010” to the FIMPRL team.
In an address to the entire FIMPRL team, Chris Denton commented
“This really is a thank you from Cameron for all your efforts in creating
a proactive safety culture. It means a lot to us as, in our own HSE
conscious market place, that we can present to our own Clients,
suppliers like Fugro-impROV who make a positive contribution to
Cameron’s own HSE performance. In deciding who should receive this
award, the first time we’ve made an award in this category, we spoke to
many Cameron people who are routinely out and about in the Supplier
community about which companies had made the greatest impression
on them, in terms of their HSE culture. They all said Fugro-impROV.
Thank you.”
Alan Duncan, FIMPRL MD said: “Of all the Vendor awards we could
have received from such an important Client as Cameron, this really
is the best. We had no idea that we were being assessed, nor did the
“This award recognises that we behave in an HSE
conscious manner in all that we do, naturally. It’s
become a part of our culture and we should be both
proud of that and determined to ensure that we don’t
let our high standards drop... ”
various Cameron personnel who spent time with us in 2010 know they
Alan Duncan,
FIMPRL, Managing Director
and particularly to Bill Paul, our QHSE Coordinator, for his common
were assessing us. So this award recognises that we behave in an
HSE conscious manner in all that we do, naturally. It’s become a part
of our culture and we should be both proud of that and determined
to ensure that we don’t let our high standards drop. Thanks to you all
sense approach to HSE, focusing as he does on culture and behaviour.
Working alongside Cameron we’ve found their own approach to HSE,
particularly in areas of the world where there are well documented
security concerns, to be exemplary. So being recognised by Cameron
in the way that we have today is particularly meaningful.”
04
AQUASPHERE
Fugro FCV 3033 and 3035 ROV
onboard Maersk Deliverer
In May of 2010 Fugro Subsea
Services was awarded
a contract to provide 2
deepwater work-class
ROV systems onboard the
newbuild semi-submersible;
the Maersk Deliverer.
The Maersk Deliverer is a 6th generation ultra
deep-water development semi-submersible
drilling rig, capable of operating in waterdepths of up to 3,000m. The Deliverer was
built at Keppel Fels yard in Singapore and
entered service in September of 2010. The
mobilisation was unique in the fact that it had
to be undertaken while the rig was transiting
from Singapore to West Africa. For the main
ROV (FCV 3033) this involved building the
control system into the rig’s ROV control room
location, installing the 38 Tonne winch and
power pack through the hanger roof hatch
(the hatch was subsequently sealed up) and
skidding into the moon-pool area, installing
a guide-wire launch system and finally
commissioning the complete ROV spread.
FCV 3035 was provided as a back-up system
with the ROV and TMS residing on the rig and
the power pack, winch and control cabin being
stored at a secure shore location.
All installation work was completed by August
and the rig commenced drilling operations
in September. The first project was offshore
Mauritania in water-depths in excess of
1,600m. Deepwater operations were greatly
improved as the FCV work-class ROV is fitted
with an ‘always-on’ DP system that allows
the ROV Pilot to maintain position without
the need to correct for any environmental
conditions and provides a stable work
platform for intervention operations in severe
conditions.
FCV 3000 being deployed from the Maersk
Deliverer (top) and safely back in the rig
moon-pool area(bottom)
The first project ran for 100 days and involved
118 dives amounting to 515 hours of dive time.
As well as standard drill support operations
the ROV also pumped 7,000 litres of glycol
into the BOP to prevent the formation of
FCV 3033 on its way to work
hydrates. After this project, further work was
carried out in Mauritania which required the
ROV to inject Methanol. After a thorough
HSE review the Fugro team onboard devised
a detachable frame with bladder and quick
connect couplings that allowed the task to
be successfully accomplished with minimal
handling and risk of exposure to methanol.
Methanol injection operations have now been
conducted successfully on two occasions.
Since the completion of the projects in
Mauritania the rig has relocated to commence
work on a drilling programme in Ghana. Further
commitments in Senegal which will involve
operating in depths up to 2,700m means that the
ROVs will have a full and busy 2011.
Inside the ROV Control Room onboard
the Maersk Deliverer
05
AQUASPHERE
Fugro Brasil keeps busy in 2011
In the last months, Fugro Brasil Ltda. has been awarded a number of long-term contracts
from Petrobras which reinforce its position in the ROV and diving markets in Brazil.
Fugro Brasil has been awarded two long-term diving contracts by
Otto Candies for Petrobras in Brazil. Each contract has a value for
Fugro of approximately USD 100 million, involving ROV and diving
services. Otto Candies is providing the Diving Support Vessels
(DSVs) Kelly Anne and Wyatt Candies, and contracts will be
managed jointly. Each one is a 5-year contract with an additional
5-year option, with Kelly Anne planned to start end 2011, and
Wyatt Candies mid 2012.
Both vessels have been built at Otto Candies´ shipyard in
Louisiana, USA. Onboard Fugro will have a 14 man - 300m rated
saturation diving system, a work class ROV (FCV 3000) and an
intermediate class ROV (Lynx). The DSVs will work for Petrobras
offshore Brazil 24 / 7. Vessels will be engaged in Inspection,
Repair and Maintenance (IRM) activities along the Brazilian coast.
These contracts will consolidate Fugro’s position as saturation
diving market leader in Brazil.
FCV 3000 onboard Greatship Rohini
Furthermore, in partnership with vessel owners Greatship and
Farstad, Fugro Brasil has been awarded 3 long-term contracts
for ROV Support Vessels by Petrobras. The total value of the
contracts is approximately USD 140 million and will involve
ROV services and positioning. Greatship Rohini has started its
operations in Brazilian waters in April 2011, and Greatship Rashi
will start field work in May. Farstad´s Far Scotia is planned to
start operations in the third quarter of 2011. The duration of each
contract is five years, with an option for an additional 5 years. For
these contracts, Fugro Brasil has been challenged to train a full
Brazilian ROV and survey team, which also emphasize Fugro´s
commitment to use as much local content as possible.
The new ROV Support Vessel contracts will consolidate Fugro’s
position as one of the leaders in the IRM market in Brazil, and will
increase the number of Fugro ROV Support Vessel contracts from
3 to 6.
In addition to those new ROV and saturation diving contracts,
Fugro Brasil has secured a 1-year extension of the Petrobras air
diving GRDS pipeline emergency repair contract.
The air diving activities have also experienced the first successful
operations with small eyeball ROVs complementing Fugro´s
air diving capabilities. Fugro Brasil has 2 Falcon ROVs and 2
Video Rays Pro4 models available to support operators and rig
contractors.
Back deck of Greatship Rohini
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AQUASPHERE
In December 2010, Fugro
acquired the Norwegian diving
and ROV company Riise
Underwater Engineering
(RUE). Fugro RUE (FRAS),
has its main offices in
Haugesund Norway, but has
its stronghold in Nigeria
with project offices there.
Diver operating valve in Nigerian waters
Viking Forcados
FRAS focus area of operations are West Africa
(in particular Nigeria) and the Norwegian North
Sea. Most of FRAS’s activities are related to
diving, but FRAS has also undertaken many
ROV projects with its own observation and workclass ROV systems.
Atlantis Dweller
Founded in 1993, the company was restructured
in 1999 and set up to carry out the entire range
of subsea intervention operations. From 2000
to date FRAS has been the largest supplier
of Inspection, Maintenance, Repair and
construction air diving related operations to
Statoil for inshore and near shore Norway. FRAS
has had a frame agreement with Statoil since
2000 for the IMR on Statpipe shore approach
artificial tunnels, one of the largest subsea
installations in Norway. The Frame Agreement
also covers the provision of Inspection,
maintenance and repair on the subsea
installations on Statoil’s gas processing plants
and their export terminals on the Norwegian
coastline.
FRAS also specialise in the use of divers to
perform oil recovery from sunken ship wrecks,
both from sunken world war two wrecks as
well as modern shipping accidents and has an
impressive track record within this specialised
field of work.
Eidesvik subsea/OMAK and FRAS worked
continuously together on different assignments
in Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon and Congo until
the end of 2007 when Eidesvik Subsea was
closed down. In 2008 FRAS took the Viking
Forcados on time charter after winning a pipeline
repair contract with ExxonMobil in Nigeria. The
contract ran for 1 year with continuous air diving
operations being carried out on DP and in very
challenging working conditions.
The project was a great success and FRAS
have been operating the Viking Forcados since
then. The Viking Forcados boasts a full air
diving spread, including a light diving boat and a
work-class ROV and is an efficient package for
manned and unmanned underwater intervention
and inspection.
Fugro RUE –
Strengthening Fugro
Subsea Services diving
capacity
The vessel spread has an excellent track
record in the installation of subsea structures,
jacket inspections, pigging and pressure
testing and inspection, maintenance and
repair operations.
majority of time being on DP. An impressive
achievement, not only technically, but also
logistically and organizationally keeping all
necessary supplies constantly flowing in a
very challenging environment.
In December 2009, FRAS added the
MPSV Atlantis Dweller to it’s inventory. The
Atlantis Dweller is a multi purpose offshore
vessel designed with air and sat diving
capability, ROV support and module handling
operations. The vessel is 70m in length with
a beam of 16.2m. The vessel is fitted with
a 60T active heave compensated crane,
ROV hangars with launching on both port
and starboard sides which house 2 workclass ROVs and 1 observation class ROV,
a flush work deck, a stern slipway and a
designated areas for modulated air and or sat
diving spread. The vessel has comfortable
accommodation for 70 people and a helideck.
With an impressive fleet of vessels and
ROVs coupled with an excellent track record
of operating in Norway and West Africa,
Fugro RUE is a welcome new addition to the
Subsea Services Business Line.
The Atlantis Dweller went on contract with
ExxonMobil in February 2010 and stayed
continuously offshore for 13 months, the
Viking Forcados with a full back deck
07
AQUASPHERE
Fugro Subsea Services extends
specialist Scholarship Programme
Following the success of Fugro Subsea Services’ Scholarship Programme established in 2008,
the company has committed to continue supporting scholarships at the University of
Aberdeen over the next three years.
Following the success of Fugro Subsea
Services’ Scholarship Programme established
in 2008, the company has committed to
continue supporting scholarships at the
University of Aberdeen over the next three
years. This second phase of scholarships,
starting in the academic year of 2011 – 12,
will support postgraduate and specialist
undergraduate students.
Grant Aitchison, Managing Director of Fugro
Subsea Services Ltd, said: “Fugro is fully
committed to strengthening its position in
the subsea market, and we are delighted to
continue our support to engineering students
who are determined to join the subsea energy
sector.“
We are now seeing the benefits of working
closely with the University of Aberdeen on
developing our Scholarship Programme.
All of the students on these specialist
programmes have gone on to further their
careers in our industry and within Fugro.
This summer we look forward to welcoming
Bruce Webster and Kieron Dalgarno who
will be doing their summer placement with
us in our Aberdeen office. At the same time,
Rae Fitzpatrick will be completing the MSc
Programme with his final thesis on Subsea
ROV intervention.”
Welcoming the announcement, Liz Bowie,
Acting Director of Development of the
University of Aberdeen Development Trust,
said: “The Fugro Subsea Services’ Scholarship
Programme is just one example of the
University of Aberdeen’s commitment to
working with industry and creating strong links
which hugely benefit our students and advance
the development of new talent for the oil and
gas industry.
“We are delighted to receive this support
from Fugro which enables the University
to further develop its significant portfolio of
scholarships.
“These scholarships provide students with
valuable financial support towards their
academic career, whilst also giving the
opportunity to enhance their studies by
gaining crucial first hand industry experience.”
Fugro Subsea Services’ Scholarship
Programme running from 2011-2013 will
support nine students in total and is aimed
at the MSc in Subsea Engineering, as well
as the MEng in Mechanical Engineering, and
MEng in Electrical Engineering.
Fugro GRL:The latest in subsea simulation
Simulation and visualization
capabilities are playing an
increasingly important part
in subsea operations making
substantial contributions to
planning, speed and safety.
Fugro GRL is at the forefront of developing
these technologies and has a range of projects
planned for completion this year.
A core component of FGRL’s product portfolio is
DeepWorks ROV its pilot training simulator that
works with a range of industry standard ROVs,
including the FCV 3000, and which will this year
be extended to include the Saab Seaeye range
of electric ROVs. Fugro uses Seaeye ROVs
worldwide. Pending final hardware discussions
with Saab Seaeye, the plan is to interface
DeepWorks ROV to the Seaeye ROV control
console which will extend to Seaeye users the
training and scenario planning benefits
of DeepWorks.
FGRL is also implementing splash zone
simulation in DeepWorks, so that simulations
of individual floating objects will respond
realistically to wave motion and exhibit accurate
responses in the operationally critical splash
zone. This will allow precise modelling of the
effects on floating cables, and transient forces
on bodies being dropped through the splash
zone. This involves modelling the kinetic energy
of the waves at the sea surface and how that
affects everything that passes through it. When
a ROV is lowered on a cable and approaches
the surface of the water, if a wave comes
up and slaps it this can displace the ROV
sideways. Splash zone simulation will allows
users to model the surface breaking behaviour
of objects and anticipate the displacement of,
and possible damage to, equipment.
Another useful development planned for Q2 is
the introduction of advanced 3D sea current
profiles. At present DeepWorks offers 1D
current profiles, representing a single current
across the ocean. With a single current field it
is only possible to model all the water moving
in the same direction at the same speed
regardless of depth and position. With 3D
current profiles, users can model currents of
varying depth and location allowing them to
represent realistic current flows across large
areas of sea.
The nature of software development is aiming
for continuous enhancement. An important
addition to DeepWorks is the introduction of a
Model Editor. This will allow users to generate
models based on graphical primitives allowing
3-D image taken from DeepWorks ROV Pilot
Training Simulator
them to build models quickly from cylinders
and cuboids. An example might be if during
a mission a metal structure is discovered on
the seabed, rather than having to model it in
a third-party graphics package the user can
now, simply and quickly, build it directly inside
DeepWorks.
FGRL is also finalising DeepCut, a
decommissioning, cut-planning tool for
dismembering damaged rigs. The software is
due to be trialled and refined by Fugro Chance
in Houston in July.
An ongoing project is always enhancing the
overall system performance. This summer the
focus is on our rotary and prismatic joints to
ensure consistent behaviour in all situations.
This is particularly beneficial for manipulator
and tooling models.
And lastly, the integration of DeepWorks ROV
to the Kongsberg Maritime vessel simulator
is now undergoing final tests with delivery to
SimSea AS in Norway expected in Q4.
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AQUASPHERE
Havila Harmony DP-2 multi-role ROV
support vessel
Fugro acquires
TS Marine
At the beginning of 2011 Fugro
successfully completed the purchase
of TSMarine of Australia.
Havila Phoenix DP-2 multi-role ROV support vessel
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AQUASPHERE
The Southern Ocean DP-2 multi-role construction & intervention vessel
TSMarine was established in 2004, in
Aberdeen, Scotland. At that time the
Company was chartering vessels to offshore
construction companies and on the back of
these contracts, TSMarine provided value
by adding services in the form of project
management, ROV and survey services as a
means of improving margins and increasing
capability. This model allowed the business
to grow with the ultimate goal being to move
into the well intervention and abandonment
market. In 2005 the Company pre-qualified
for, tendered and won a contract with
Woodside Energy in Australia for Rigless
Intervention Services. Commencing in mid
2006, this contract saw the establishment of
the Perth, Western Australia office, where
engineering and planning began in earnest.
The original Woodside schedule had
intervention work commencing in early 2007.
However, various delays meant that the
offshore works did not start until early 2008,
during which time the subsea intervention /
construction vessel, Havila Harmony, arrived
from the North Sea to commence operations
in accordance with the original Woodside
schedule. Faced with no other option than
to put the vessel to work, contracts were
quickly secured with other clients where
TSMarine successfully completed a range
of construction and IMR programs, involving
both diving and ROV operations, which in
turn expanded the overall capability of the
Company.
The Woodside work scopes eventually
commenced during 2008 with a string of
short offshore tasks that when combined,
evolved into a long and successful
intervention campaign. This established the
Company’s reputation with Woodside, one
of Australia’s largest oil and gas companies,
which lead to contracts with other Australian
operators to provide services ranging
from rigless intervention, subsea tree and
flowbase installation, through to subsea
construction, IMR and well abandonment.
While the Australian arm of the business
was performing well, the North Sea market
was tightening and the Aberdeen office
was unable to secure work for the support
vessel REM Etive, for which it held a five
year charter. Consequently, the decision was
made to transfer this highly capable vessel to
the Asia Pacific region, where it immediately
commenced work on a TSMarine project in
Indonesia.
Since that time, both vessels have
established a formidable reputation
throughout the Asia Pacific region, resulting
in high rates of utilization with a range of
blue chip clients, including Shell, BHP
and Woodside.
With the demise of the parent company in
Aberdeen during 2009, the management of
the Australian arm of TSMarine, together
with Champ Ventures – an Australian private
equity company, secured a deal to buy out
the Asia Pacific operations and establish
an independent, wholly Australian owned
company.
With its new headquarters in Perth and with
offices in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur,
TSMarine went from strength to strength,
expanding its client base across the region.
In a curious twist, the new TSMarine even
established a company in Aberdeen; SALT,
to service a global contract with Expro AX-S,
requiring a 3rd vessel, the Havila Phoenix,
to be added to the fleet and mobilised to
Scotland.
At around the same time, TSMarine was
awarded a significant construction contract
by Apache Energy for the Halyard Field
Development in Australia, a project that
required a larger vessel than those in the
existing fleet. Enter the Southern Ocean the fourth vessel in the TSMarine fleet, which
had doubled in size and capability in a little
over 12 months.
In parallel with the fleet expansion, the
in-house Project Management and
Engineering team has grown to support
offshore operations, enabling TSMarine to
undertake increasingly larger subsea
work scopes.
Approximately 15 months after the
management buyout, with a fleet of 4
modern, highly specified DP construction /
intervention vessels, a large in house Project
Management and Engineering team and a
significant backlog of projects, TSMarine was
acquired by Fugro and now, trading as
Fugro-TSM is part of the Fugro Subsea
Services Group.
Rem Etive DP-2 dive support & construction vessel
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Fugro Symphony showing large 1,400m2 deck area & 150T crane
Fugro Symphony –
a new generation of
offshore construction
vessel
On the 3rd of May 2011, Fugro Subsea
Services took delivery of their latest purpose
built ROV construction support vessel; the
Fugro Symphony.
The Fugro Symphony is specifically designed to address the varied
demands of deepwater remote intervention, maintenance and
construction support markets, both now and in the future. Ordered
following the successful introduction of the ST327L Fugro Saltire in
2008, the 130m ST327L-CD Fugro Symphony is longer than the Fugro
Saltire by 19m and features an enlarged deck space, plus a number of
upgrades designed to enhance the overall productivity of the vessel in
its primary construction role.
A large 7.2m by 7.2m moon-pool is located aft of the vessel
superstructure and can be used to deploy subsea infrastructure using
the vessel crane or a module handling tower
DP System
The Fugro Symphony is the latest DP2 vessel to be equipped with
the new K-master DP system from Kongsberg Maritime AS. The new
Integrated Automation System (IAS) integrates thruster control, rudder
and bridge equipment all into one platform.
The Fugro Symphony is named!
Fugro Symphony 150T AHC,
3,000m rated main crane
The system delivers a breadth
of functionality to the finger-tips
of the operator and its design
ensures that each and every
sub-system can be operated
safely and efficiently.
Cranes and Back Deck
The Fugro Symphony is
equipped with a MacGregor
“Active Boost” 150Te Capacity,
Active Heave Compensated
(AHC) knuckleboom crane,
capable of subsea lifts in single
fall mode down to 3,000m water
depth. The crane is situated on
the starboard side of the main
deck and mounted on a 3m
high pedestal. In addition to
the main crane there is a 10Te
auxiliary subsea crane capable
of 1,000m single fall located aft
of the main structure providing
cover of a section of the back
deck including the moon-pool
area.
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Fugro Symphony naming
Ceremony L to R; Terje
Sjumarken Managing
Director, Bergen Group
BMV, Grant Aitchison, MD
Fugro Subsea Services
Ltd, Val Aitchison, Ship
Sponsoring Lady and
Captain Nils Schei.
Deck Area
The rear deck is an impressive 65m x 22m,
providing 1,400m2 of available area for the
exclusive use of our project equipment and
hardware. The deck is finished in 22mm thick
steel plate with a loading capability of 10Te
per square metre which offers the capability
to carry substantial loads with minimal
constraints on deck layout as the deck has no
‘no-weld’ zones.
ROV Systems
As with the Fugro Saltire, the Fugro
Symphony is fitted with two Fugro FCV 3000
work-class ROV systems located within the
centrally located hanger area and deployed
over port and starboard sides. The FCV
3000s feature the latest Fugro technology
including Inertial Navigation System (INS)
providing station keeping waypoint navigation
capability and an in-built simulator allowing
mission rehearsal.
The new overhead-mounted telescoping
Launch and Recovery System (LARS)
comprises of a docking head carried on an
overhead telescoping rail mounted in the
hangar roof. This telescoping rail extends out
through the launch doors on either side of the
vessel.
The LARS system is controlled from an
integrated control system in hangar area.
Fugro Symphony Twin Cabin
The hangar doors comprise of 2 sections,
1 of which lowers into a recess in the ships
hull. Once deployed this section can be
raised to provide protection from the elements
during long dives. The overhead LARS also
means that there is more space available in
the Hangar area providing a more spacious,
flexible working environment for ROV
maintenance and preparations.
The FCV 3000s are deployed from active
heave compensated winches which expand
the vessel’s ‘weather-window’ and will ensure
operational reliability, accuracy and precision,
which are vital elements when working
offshore in adverse climate conditions.
Living Area
The office and accommodation area is
outfitted to the highest of Norwegian
standards and provides living accommodation
for 105 people in 31 single and 37 double
cabins. For vessel operations, a large central
control room provides a unique open plan
working environment for the entire ROV team
and surveyors, which is linked to the adjoining
off-line survey room. There are 3 client
offices (15m2, 23m2 and 25m2) and a 37m2
conference room.
For relaxation there are 2 gymnasiums,
2 saunas, 2 lounge areas, an internet café
and a 54 seat cinema which also doubles up
as a project team briefing room if required.
The Fugro Symphony has already secured
several projects and is a welcome addition to
the Fugro Subsea Services fleet of vessels.
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AQUASPHERE
Triton XL21 launching with deployment frame
and Large Cofferdam fitted to rear
Chevron’s Captain FPSO
Chevron – FPSO
Seachest Intervention
Fugro Subsea Services was contracted by Chevron North Sea
Ltd (Chevron) to provide subsea intervention support to the
Captain FPSO. Chevron had a campaign of seachest valve
maintenance and replacement works planned that required the
seachest apertures on the hull of the FPSO to be sealed off, to
allow the seachest cavities to be drained allowing the topside valve
maintenance work to be carried out. This is a shallow water task
that would traditionally be carried out by divers.
Fugro’s scope was to develop a range of
ROV installable cofferdam and grill units for
installation to the Captain FPSO seachest
apertures on the hull of the FPSO. Fugro
also developed the ROV tooling to deploy
the cofferdam and grill units. All the bespoke
equipment was designed in-house by Fugro
Subsea Services and was built, assembled
and tested in the Aberdeen workshop.
The equipment designed and built included:
• ROV installable cofferdam units (small, medium & large)
• ROV installable grill units (small, medium
& large)
• Variable buoyancy system for the ROV
• Application tool.
The cofferdam application tool provided full
pitch and roll adjustability and all the tooling
functions were controlled on surface by a
laptop computer.
There were a number of technical challenges
to be overcome during the project. The shallow
depth of operation along with the significant
FPSO motion was to make installation and
retrieval of the cofferdam and grill units a
complex task for the ROV teams.
One method successfully used to maximise
the efficiency of the tooling solutions
developed was the use of Fugro Subsea
Services Engineering Simulation suite,
Eng-Sim, to simulate the operations. This
allowed the sea state, vessel motions, tooling
operability and ROV manoeuvrability to be
simulated, assessed and refined to make the
offshore operations more efficient. The ability
to carry out the simulations early on in the
design phase of the project provided significant
benefits to both the equipment design and the
project delivery timescale.
The first of the seachest intervention
campaigns was executed in September
to November 2010. The project was fully
managed and executed by Fugro personnel
and equipment. The M/V Skandi Inspector was
utilised along with both its Triton XL WROV
systems and an additional Lynx OBSROV.
In addition to the cofferdam and grill installation
tasks other ancillary operations including HP
water jet cleaning of the seachest apertures
and removal of the existing seachest grills
were also carried out by both the WROV and
Lynx ROV’s.
There were a number of lessons learned
from the 2010 campaign which led to several
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02
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Image Captions:
01 Fugro Eng-Sim Simulator image of Large Cofferdam installation
02 Triton XL21 deploying Large Cofferdam on FPSO seachest
03 ROV installed grillage fitted over Seachests after removal of Cofferdams
improvements being made to the tooling.
These upgrades are currently in the final
stages of build and test with the 2011 phase of
the FPSO seachest valve maintenance work
due to commence in late May 2011. Fugro
will again execute the entire ROV intervention
workscope in 2011, this time from the Fugro
Symphony ROVSV.
The ability to successfully carry out this task
in the challenging autumn weather conditions
of the North Sea was a clear demonstration
of Fugro Subsea Services ability to deliver
challenging subsea engineering solutions to
our Clients.
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AQUASPHERE
Skandi Olympia completes
Mediterranean and West
African Inspection Tour
Skandi Olympia alongside a platform in Equatorial
Guinea with both Tigers deployed and performing
jacket inspection
‘‘Everyone was extremely pleasant,
professional and helpful, and went out of
their way to get all I needed done. They also
took initiative that was very nice to see. No
issues or conflicts – very impressive. I would
happily work with these folks anytime. I was
impressed with the wonderful safety record
– no issues. Outstanding. I want to thank
everyone for all their hard work and initiative.
This project came in safely, with quality data,
under time and under budget. I can’t ask
for more than that. We will definitely look to
Fugro for future work, and share our story
with other Marathon Oil sites.’’”
MEGPL Rep and Project Manager
‘‘With the conclusion of the recent TMPC
Offshore Survey in the Strait of Sicily, I
would like to express my appreciation to
Fugro for the performed job. My personal
thanks are addressed both to the office
team (Management and Technicians)
and to the on board team (Party Chief,
Surveyors, ROV Pilots, data Processors,
etc..). Fugro has showed a very high level of
competence, professional attitude, problems
understanding and solving as well as courtesy
and availability. In particular, the dedicated
post-processing software (which is the most
crucial item in the dive data processing)
proved to be fully adequate to the scope and
able to provide data complying with the TMPC
requirements. To this purpose, a special
mention is for the Senior Data Processor
James Wheeler. Hopefully, new opportunities
will be in the future to work together.”
Client Survey and Integrity
Management Engineer
Over the Festive period the Skandi Olympia sailed to the
Mediterranean to begin a campaign of Inspections that
would keep the vessel busy in sunnier climes over the winter
months.The first port of call was at Trapani in the North
Western tip of Sicily. A team of 23 Fugro personnel mobilised
onboard to commence a pipeline inspection for
the Transmediterranean Pipeline Company Ltd (TMPC).
TMPC operate the offshore section of the
Transmed, a pipeline system that runs
from Algeria to Italy and includes five lines
crossing the Sicily Straits from Cape Bon
(Tunisia) to Cape Feto (Italy). The 5 pipelines
range in diameter from 20” to 26” and cover
a total of 765km, with the deepest section
being in 610m of water.
The Skandi Olympia sailed to the work-site
in the 2nd week of January to commence
the inspection. The pipeline was inspected
and surveyed using a combination of Reson
7125 (Multibeam Echosounder) MBES and
color video cameras. All video was recorded
digitally and charts were produced showing
longitudinal and transverse profiles. Even
allowing for the Tunisian Revolution which
was at it’s peak in January, the inspection
was completed ahead of schedule. After
dropping the Clients off in Trapani we then
sailed to Tarragona in Spain and carried out
a combined pipeline and subsea structures
inspection for Repsol on their Casablanca
and Chipiron fields.
Following the work offshore Spain, the
Skandi Olympia then sailed to West Africa
to perform a combined platform, subsea
structures and pipelines inspection for
Marathon Equatorial Guinea Production
Limited. The work involved the inspection of
the jackets, risers, caissons and members
of 4 platforms and just under 200km of
pipelines ranging in diameter from 2” up
to 24”. The vessel mobilised from the port
of Tema in Ghana and sailed to Malabo to
pick up the client reps. After a successful
campaign the vessel demobilised in Ghana
prior to sailing back to the North Sea.
So after more than 100 days and 3
successful campaigns under her belt, the
Skandi Olympia set sail for home arriving
back in time to go straight to work on our
already heavily committed North Sea
campaign.
The busy back deck of the Skandi Olympia
FCV 3000 performing a Pipeline inspection
in Equatorial Guinea
Tiger ROV performing CP checks on
jacket structure
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AQUASPHERE
Fugro Subsea Services and Innospection team
up to provide external flexible riser inspection
system – the MEC-FIT®
Fugro ROV deploying MEC-FIT tool
on Riser test piece
MEC-FIT tool clamped to riser in test tank
Last year, Innospection and Fugro Subsea Services agreed an alliance to
jointly market the MEC-FIT® external flexible riser inspection system.
Design engineers at Fugro Subsea Services
Aberdeen engineering and intervention
tooling department provided input into the
design of the tool, with the result that the
inspection tool was made lighter and easier
to deploy by ROV. Fugro also developed an
ROV mounted deployment system. After a full
yard trial, which was witnessed by clients, the
technology was successfully deployed on a
flexible riser during an offshore intervention
campaign at the end of 2010. As a result, the
MEC-FIT® system is now ready for use.
MEC-FIT features a patented inspection
technique which combines direct current
magnetic field lines with eddy current field
lines, allowing deeper penetration into the
ferrite steel material. A modification from the
standard eddy current technology already well
established by Innospection, this technique
enables the selection of the flexible riser
pipe layers to be inspected, or alternatively
allows the optimisation of the inspection for
a specific layer from which a defect signal is
received.
The MEC-FIT® system was developed in
response to market demands for a method
of performing inspections on flexible risers
externally. The technique developed
by Innospection uses patented subsea
electromagnetic eddy current technology. It
offers rapid external scanning with the ability
to penetrate into the various armoured layers
of the flexible riser and identify any areas of
damage. The tool can also inspect specific
layers within the flexible riser.
The key capability of MEC-FIT is the
detection of localised material defects, such
as cracks and corrosion beneath the riser
coating of the single wires or wire areas.
Further potential of this tool is the detection
and analysis of material property change
(fatigue). Because the inspection method is
electromagnetic, it measures the integrity in
the armoured layers and detects corrosion,
cracking and any other structural changes in
these metallic layers.
The system consists of a clamp-on cage
which allows the scanning device to be
attached to the outer surface of the riser
around its full circumference. The cage is
deployed onto the riser by the work-class
ROV and remotely move up or down the riser
performing the inspection.
The inspection head contains the permanent
magnet unit, which can be controlled in its
field strength by hydraulic valves, and the
eddy current sensors which are connected
to the ROV. From here, the signal data is
transferred via the main ROV umbilical back
to the inspection computer at the ROV control
unit, where the information is received in
real-time.
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Oilfield Maintenance
Managing subsea inspection data
from the South China Sea
Talisman Energy is one of the largest Canadian-based
independent oil and gas producers operating worldwide.
Talisman’s Malaysian assets currently include thirteen
platforms and over 160 kilometres of subsea pipelines in
around 60 metres of water in the South China Sea, close
to the Vietnamese border.
In 2010, Talisman planned to spend approximately US$237 million in Malaysia, with US$221
million allocated to infrastructure development, including platform upgrades. Annual maintenance
campaigns and proposed facilities upgrades both rely on the availability of accurate inspection data.
To ensure ready access to reliable inspection information, Talisman Malaysia awarded Fugro a
three-year contract for provision of subsea inspection management services.
This is the first such contract awarded by Talisman in Malaysia.
Fugro Subsea Services Ltd. awarded
prestigious Golden SAM Award
Fugro Subsea Services Ltd has been awarded the Fugro
Golden SAM Award 2011.The Golden SAM (Safety Always
Matters) is awarded annually to the Fugro company that has
shown above average commitment to safety and has achieved
a consistent outstanding safety performance.
Fugro Subsea Services Ltd. won the award
for demonstrating that an HSE culture is
embedded in the organisation with Management
commitment evident at all levels. The company
has had Zero lost time incidents over the
past 5 years and during that time has logged
over 10 million work hours. The company had
also received recognition from an external
independent body (FPAL) for achieving leading
scores in its industry peer group. Finally it
was noted that there was an ability within the
company to apply technical ingenuity and
innovation to improve safety conditions.
Congratulations and well done to all the staff
of Fugro Subsea Services Ltd.
AQUASPHERE
The onshore and offshore work-scope involves
coordinating diving and ROV inspection
activities, commissioned by Talisman Malaysia
to maintain and develop its offshore production
infrastructure.
The contract also requires Fugro to manage
the data collected during offshore inspection
campaigns. This information consists of digital
underwater video footage, cathodic potential
(CP) readings and listings of inspection results
and pipeline events.
The Fugro SIMS3 Subsea Inspection
Management System has been specially
adapted to satisfy the project requirements.
SIMS3 is the third generation of a specialist
subsea inspection software application,
developed in Australia and used, for more than
ten years, in ROV service companies that are
now part of the Fugro Group. The system has
been specifically configured to satisfy Talisman
Malaysia’s data acquisition, information review
and reporting requirements.
During pre-project commissioning, the software
was integrated with a suite of data collection
equipment, housed in a custom-built, 20-foot,
offshore container, to provide full online and
offline data-handling facilities. The inspection
container is to be permanently based in
Malaysia for the duration of the contract.
Contract deliverables include final inspection
reports produced by onshore personnel on
completion of each offshore campaign. The
reports include an anomaly database, to allow
inspection findings to be tracked, comparisons
with earlier data to be analysed and changes to
be monitored.
In addition to supplying data management
solutions, Fugro is contracted to supply
specialist personnel to undertake inspection
tasks. Two Malaysian engineering graduates
have been recruited, and provided with
inspection management training on project
work in Australia. An underwater inspection
engineering training programme will be
developed in the Fugro Academy, so that other
Fugro companies can benefit from the results
achieved and experience gained. Throughout
the life of the contract, Fugro will engage further
trainees and employ experienced local staff,
to maximise the involvement of Malaysian
personnel.
The first offshore campaign started in October
2010 and ended in December, when typical
monsoon weather prohibited productive
inspection dive time. A second campaign is
due to mobilise in early 2011.
A total of 23 applications were submitted for
consideration by the HSE Team and the Fugro
Executive Committee all measured against
a number of hard and soft criteria. All of the
submissions were noted as being of a high
standard.
The award was presented by Mr. Klaas Wester,
President and CEO of Fugro to Mr. Grant
Aitchison, Managing Director of Fugro Subsea
Services Ltd. at the annual Fugro Managers’
meeting held on the 16th May 2011.
Talisman Platform Bunga Orkid B, Malaysia.
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Fugro-TSM Southern Ocean with
Suction Anchors on back deck
AQUASPHERE
Suction Anchors
Installed at West
Seno
Fugro-TSM recently
completed an installation
contract, assisting Franklin
Offshore with their West
Seno Mooring replacement works for Chevron
offshore Kalimantan,
Indonesia.The West Seno
Field, operated by Chevron
Makassar Ltd, lies in water
depths of around 1,000m
in the Makassar Strait.
Fugro-TSM’s scope involved load-out
assistance, transportation and the installation
of 20 large suction pile anchors, each 4m
diameter, and assistance with the installation
of multiple reels of replacement mooring wire
and BallTech connectors. To execute the
project Fugro-TSM utilised the newly delivered
DP2 offshore construction vessel Bourbon
Oceanteam 104 (now renamed the Southern
Ocean) for the work.
Fugro-TSM Southern Ocean
deploying Suction Anchor
The Southern Ocean (SO) 250T active heave
compensated crane lifted and lowered each
suction pile into place before the ROV-mounted
suction skid docked on and evacuated each
of the piles, drawing them into the seabed.
From load-out in Batam until completion, the
project ran on schedule with a duration of
approximately 50 days.
FugroTSM’s Singapore-based Regional Director
Jason Hewlett said “Franklin Offshore
had quickly identified the Southern Ocean as
the ideal vessel for the project. Its 2,400sqm
of back deck was capable of the load-out
and transportation all 20 suction anchors and
mooring wire reels in one trip. A successful
installation programme was achieved using
the vessel’s 250T deep water rated AHC
(Active Heave Compensated) crane and it’s 2
high specification Triton XLS work-class ROV
systems. The ROVs used the Fugro-TSM
suction anchor skid to complete the work.”
Contact Info & Publication Details
Australia
Fugro TSM
Level 6, 256
Adelaide Terrace
Perth
Western Australia 6000
Fugro Subsea Services
(Australia) Pty Ltd
20-24 Catalano Road
Canning Vale
Western Australia
6155
T: + 61 8 9218 2000
T: +61 8 6253 8225
Contact: Ian Rowson
Contact: Neal Pennison
E: ian.rowson@tsmarine.net.au E: n.pennison@fugro.com
Singapore
Fugro Subsea
Technologies Pte Ltd
32 Tuas West Road
Singapore 638387
Fugro Subsea Services
Pte Ltd
35 Loyang Crescent
Singapore 509012
T: +65 6861 0878
Contact: Jackson Chang
E: jchang@fugro.com.sg
T: +65 6546 1163
Contact: Jerry Rowbury
E: rowburyj@fugro.com.sg
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Submarinos e
Levantamentos Ltda
Rua do Geólogo, 76
Zona Especial de Negócios
ZEN 28.890-000
Rio das Ostras
RJ - Brasil
Egypt
Fugro SAE Egypt
Oil Services Complex
KM12, Old Ain Sukhna Road
P.O. Box 2
Katameya
Cairo 11936
Egypt
Middle East
Fugro Survey (ME) Ltd
Plot 1F
Sector MN1
Mussafah
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Norway
Fugro RUE AS
Stoltenberg 1
NO-5527
Haugesund
Norway
Tel: +55 21 2125 8500
Contact: M.J. Scholtes
E: m.scholtes@fugro-br.com
T: :+20 (0) 2 2758 0299
Contact: Brian Stewart
E: b.stewart@fugro-egypt.net
T: + 971 255 47810
Contact: Brian Stewart
E: b.stewart@fugro-uae.com
T: +47 52 86 48 20
Contact: Øyvind Sandve
E: o.sandve@fugro.no
UK
Fugro Subsea Services Ltd.
Fugro House
Denmore Road
Bridge of Don
Aberdeen
AB23 8JW
Fugro-impROV Ltd.
Kirkhill Commercial Park
Dyce Avenue
Dyce
Aberdeen
AB21 0LQ
Fugro GRL Ltd
7 Walker Avenue
Wolverton Mill East
Milton Keynes
MK12 5TW
USA
Fugro-impROV, Inc.
8715 Fallbrook Drive
Houston
TX 77064
USA
T: + 44 1224 257 600
Contact: Derek Cruickshank
E: d.cruickshank@fugro.com
T: + 44 1224 709 767
Contact: John Walker
E: j.walker@fugro-improv.com
T: + 44 1908 224670
Contact: Jason Tisdall
E: j.tisdall@fugrogrl.com
T: +1 832 912 9009
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