Subsea Ingenuity

Fugro Subsea delivers genuine solutions to industry problems in subsea environments. Discover how our diverse capabilities support customers with their subsea projects around the world.

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Need subsea expertise?

Problem

How can we find local resources and expertise to support our subsea oil and gas projects?

Solution

Fugro Subsea is established in all the world's major oilfield areas, supporting your subsea projects wherever you operate.

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Stuck Subsea Pig?

Problem

How can you accurately locate and physically remove a stuck pig from a subsea pipeline?

Solution

Fugro Subsea provides solutions based on various pig location techniques, specialist ROV bolt removal and pipeline cutting tools.

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Optimised tool changes?

Problem

How can we reduce the time taken to change-out ROV tools?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s FCV series of ROVs have standard tooling interfaces – both mechanical and electrical – which make it quicker and safer to fit new equipment during operational changes.

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Cable-burying in rock?

Problem

How do we bury cables, pipelines and umbilicals in seabeds of hard clay or rock?

Solution

Use Fugro Subsea’s custom-built Q1400 trenching system. It mechanically chain-cuts heavy clays and boulder fields before jet trenching the cables to provide safe and efficient burial.

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Need a compact ROV?

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How can a work-class ROV support drilling and completion operations on installations where there is limited deck space?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s FCV-600 is a high-performance work-class ROV that is compact and lightweight whilst providing a cost-effective solution for use on drilling units with minimal free deck space.

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In situ hull cleaning?

Problem

How can submerged hulls of floating offshore installations be safely inspected and cleaned in situ?

Solution

Fugro Subsea has developed a remote controlled, magnetic, lightweight robot which can carry out a range of underwater inspection and cleaning techniques.

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Intervention by OBSROVs?

Problem

How can subsea remote intervention tasks be carried out in areas that are too small for a work class ROV?

Solution

Fugro Subsea can design bespoke tooling solutions suitable for observation ROVs to carry out tasks in these restricted areas.

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Custom-built subsea solutions?

Problem

How can we source custom built solutions to non standard requirements in a challenging subsea environment?

Solution

Fugro Subsea has the expertise and experience to deliver specialised tooling systems to successfully perform the most challenging subsea intervention tasks.

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Assured ROV comms?

Problem

How can we continue subsea operations if a fibre-optic cable fails during an ROV workscope?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s FCV ROV control and communications systems include a proprietary SMFO multiplexer, which provides automatic switching in the event of a single failure in a fibre.

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Enhanced ROV pilot training?

Problem

How do ROV pilots learn to navigate safely around offshore subsea structures?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s proprietary ‘DeepWorks’ ROV simulator provides pilots with a ‘real subsea world’ for training operations in a safe environment.

Learn about the Fugro ROV Training Camp.

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Too many contractors?

Problem

How can we reduce the number of subsea contractors and streamline our subsea operations?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s integrated diving, ROV, survey and engineering services provide streamlined solutions to minimise issues that may arise when dealing with multiple contractors.

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Precise subsea installation?

Problem

How can we accurately install subsea manifolds to the seabed in a safe and controlled manner?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s DP2 construction support vessels have up to 250Te heave-compensated cranes and FCV 3000 work-class ROV systems. These combine to deliver infrastructure to subsea worksites safely and precisely.

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Future-proofed ROVs?

Problem

ROV design is always in transition. How can we ensure that long-term ROV installations keep abreast with the latest technology?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s family of FCV remotely operated vehicles share a common control system, which ensures that new developments such as ROV DP can be installed even on older vehicles.

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Need a smaller ROV?

Problem

How can we conduct a class inspection of an FPSO when we don’t have sufficient deck space for a large ROV?

Solution

Fugro Subsea provides ROV systems of various sizes and capabilities, including smaller vehicles ideal for FPSO inspection.

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More efficient subsea inspection?

Problem

How can we make subsea inspections of offshore units quicker and more efficient without compromising quality?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s unique combination of diving and ROV capabilities, deployed from a dedicated DP2 vessel with a Light Diving Boat (LDB), deliver high quality inspection with increased productivity.

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Not enough data ports?

Problem

How do we manage to connect all our survey and inspection sensors when there are insufficient data connection ports on our ROV?

Solution

Fugro Subsea designed and built its own class leading, fibre optic communication system, built into its FCV ROV systems to ensure you never run out of data capacity.

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Trenching mixed seabed soils?

Problem

How can we maximise seabed trenching efficiency on mixed seabed soils, sands and hard clays?

Solution

Thanks to its unique modular changeover system, Fugro Subsea’s Q1400 can be used as both a jetting and cutting trencher, allowing it to trench and bury cables in a variety of seabed substrates.

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Precise touch down in high currents?

Problem

How can we precisely monitor cable touch down in areas where high currents may limit the use of an ROV?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s innovative use of 3D sonar technology enables us to supplement ROV support and monitor precisely, onsite, cable touch down during cable-lay and pull‐in operations.

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Accurate ROV positioning?

Problem

How can we get an ROV to maintain a precise position at a target of interest, or fly a survey grid as smoothly as possible?

Solution

All Fugro Subsea’s FCV ROV systems have been equipped with or upgraded to include dynamic positioning (DP), enabling them to provide excellent position holding abililty or perform stable transits from waypoint to waypoint while running survey lines.

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Unstable subsea cables?

Problem

How can we ensure that unstable subsea cables and umbilicals don’t move and become damaged on the seabed?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s Q1400 trencher operating with Fugro Symphony can simultaneously lay and bury cables and umbilicals to avoid potential damage.

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Deepwater tool control?

Problem

How can our ROV use multiple hydraulic tools during a single dive in deep water without needing to resurface?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s FCV ROV systems are equipped with innovative valve pack solutions. These enable vehicles to carry and simultaneously use a range of tools whilst modifying operating pressure and flow, without the need to return to the surface.

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22

ROV training taking too long?

Problem

How can we make training in operating and maintaining different ROV systems more efficient?

Solution

Fugro Subsea’s family of FCV ROV systems have near identical configuration and use a common control platform, making it much more intuitive and straightforward to work on different sizes and models.

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Limited space for ROVs?

Problem

How can we install an ROV system when we’ve got limited space onboard our assets?

Solution

Fugro Subsea provides a wide range of ROV systems and offers tailored solutions to suit any size and type of worksite.

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