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Fugro-UDI: newbuild
survey vessel

Robert Gillespie, ROV Department Manager at Fugro-UDI

My last call was to Fugro-UDI at Bridge of Don. Here I met Robert Gillespie, ROV Department Manager, who briefed me on the company's extensive operations.

Fugro-UDI is the largest integrated supplier of survey, geoscience, metocean and specialist support services in the world. It operates its own DGPS satellite positioning services providing precision coverage over most of the world's surface. In addition, it provides structural instrumentation, monitoring and inspection services, and operates life data management systems.
Fugro-UDI also has an extensive track record in the management of marine projects, including MSV operations and remote subsea intervention with its fleet of ROVs. The company's services are critical throughout the life of a field, from exploration and appraisal through to abandonment.
Fugro-UDI have eight work-class ROVs and one observation-class ROV. Its utilisation is high this year after a slow start, and next year is expected to be very busy with all ROVs fully committed.

Fugro-UDI operates in more than 40 countries worldwide. The Aberdeen office operates with a work force of some 200 employees. The company currently operates two long-term charter vessels - the Northern Prince and the Skandi Installer.
The Northern Prince was continuously employed in 1999 in pipelay and general construction support work with Coflexip Stena Offshore. Since March 1999, the Skandi Installer has been busy in the North Sea with a wide range of clients including Alcatel Kabel Norge, DSND Subsea, Unocal Netherlands, Halliburton Subsea and Marathon Oil UK. Additional vessels have also been chartered to cover extra work commitments including Northern Horizon, Highland Fortress, Geobay and Mansall 18.

Hottest news from Fugro-UDI is its announcement of the new-build of an advanced multi-role ROV/Survey Vessel jointly with District Offshore ASA (DOF).
The newbuild vessel will be a market leader in the provision of integrated Fugro-UDI survey, geophysical, geotechnical and construction support services from a single spread. It will be fully equipped to service the emerging deepwater markets worldwide.

launching Fugro-UDI's MRV5 ROV.

The design of the vessel will follow the proven MT 6002 design and will be one of the most sophisticated ROV/survey vessels in the market. Delivery will be in June 2001.
In Brazil, Fugro-UDI Triton XL ROVs have been working at depths of between 1350msw to 1600msw in support of pipe laying operations on Roncador.
The Fugro-UDI website is at www.fugro-udi.co.uk