ROVS, AUVS, CAMERAS & LIGHTS ‘Tough and Reliable’ Falcon for Geo Oceans
Further expanding their robotic vehicle fleet, Geo Oceans has chosen the Saab Seaeye Falcon for its “reliable and hard wearing” reputation.
“It can take a hammering and its tethers are very strong,” says Geo Oceans.
As a global underwater services company, Geo Oceans is committed to adding industry-leading robotic vehicles to their fleet for deployment over a wide range of tasks.
Such tasks include non-destructive testing, high-definition visual inspection,
3D modelling and photogrammetry, high pressure water blasting and numerous maintenance undertakings.
1000 Dives Earlier experience with a loaned Falcon proved its worth, says Geo Oceans. The Falcon completed 1000 dives during a challenging seismic survey project in Southeast Asia, with zero incidents and no loss of productivity.
As the world’s top-selling robotic vehicle in its class, performing thousands of hours of undersea operations, the Falcon gives Geo Oceans the versatility, power and control intelligence to perform the vast array of tasks needed.
At the heart of the Falcon’s success is Saab Seaeye’s iCON™ future-flexible intelligent control architecture, a concept that pioneered distributed control technology.
Together with five powerful thrusters, the metre sized, 1000m rated Falcon, makes it a highly maneuverable, multi- tasking vehicle, that can be packed with cameras, sensors and tools, while holding steady in strong cross currents.
“We are impressed by how easy and intuitive the Falcon is to operate and how consistently it performs,” says Geo Oceans, adding, “It’s also easy to work on – with parts readily available and good support.”
Geo Oceans looks to bring innovative solutions to the subsea and environmental markets with the aim of reducing cost and time whilst increasing safety efficiency. Supporting the sale was Saab Seaeye distributor, BlueZone.
Fugro Completes Geohazard Site Investigation
Activity on Block 58 in Suriname Fugro has finalised fieldwork on a site investigation programme for TotalEnergies off the northwest coast of Paramaribo in Block 58 of the GuyanaSuriname Basin.
The project sits approximately 150 km offshore in water depths ranging from 60 m to 2100 m and involves acquisition and analysis of geophysical data and geotechnical soil samples. Fugro will use this information to characterise site conditions and identify potential geohazards, helping the client to derisk potential development activities.
The nearly 7-month-long field programme was accomplished from the Fugro Brasilis using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for most of the geophysical data collection and piston and box corers for the seabed soil sampling. This approach was informed by 20 years of experience in the region, including the collection of nearly 15,000 line kilometres of geophysical data and dozens of soil core samples in the Guyana-Suriname basin. To streamline project delivery and reduce the carbon footprint, Fugro performed initial data processing and laboratory testing onboard the vessel.
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“This work represents one of Fugro’s largest site characterisation programmes in the region over the past several years,” said Brian Hottman, Fugro’s Director for the Caribbean and Pacific South America.
“Our history in the region and our shared commitment to safety, sustainability and local content is adding value to the project and helping our client meet their responsible resource development goals for Block 58.”
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