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'Tsunami' is a household wordfollowing the tragic events inthe Indian Ocean on 26December 2004. The disasterhas brought to the world'sattention that the power ofthe sea is immense andunpredictable and that muchmore has to be done tounderstand it. Importantly, ithas persuaded the UnitedNations to move ahead withefforts to set up early warningsystems in the Indian Ocean,Caribbean and MediterraneanSeas similar to the one thatalready exists for the volcanoand earthquake-prone PacificRim region. This move bringsto the forefront organisationssuch as Fugro GEOS, whichdevote their energies toresearching, measuring andunderstanding the oceans.
Fugro Global Environmental andOcean Sciences (GEOS), welcomesthe UN's decision, which will ensurethat lives will be saved in thefuture. It will also make certainthat global funding and interestin the Global Ocean ObservingSystem (GOOS) will be considerablyheightened, and that an 'observingsystem' will in time become aproactive warning system.
As the world's leading commercialoceanographic organisationFugro GEOS, with FugroOCEANOR, is well placed to playan important role in this tsunamiwarning exercise. OCEANORSEAWATCH buoy systems
installed in waters off Spain,Greece, Malaysia, Thailand, India,Vietnam, Indonesia, South Africaand Peru have formed part of theregional networks of GOOS formany years. This involvement wasstrengthened during last yearwhen, with the assistance ofFugro OCEANOR, the operatorsand owners of these SEAWATCHsystems formed the SEAWATCHPartnership. Through this forumFugro OCEANOR is working withIndia, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesiaand Vietnam to encourage acommon working strategy.
The OCEANOR SEAWATCHsystem, comprised of mooredbuoys with integrated sensors, isone of the most robust platformsfor obtaining metocean data inboth deepwater and coastalenvironments. This data istransmitted to shore forprocessing, interpretation andintegration with other data fromsatellites, research vessels andforecast models. The processedinformation is then made web-accessible to subscribers.
For tsunami detection purposes,the SEAWATCH system isupgraded by adding a seabed-mounted pressure sensor with anacoustic transmission link to theexisting surface buoy. Thisupgrade will ensure that theexisting SEAWATCH system isready to detect and measuretsunamis as part of an earlywarning system.
Global Tsunami Warning Systems
Combining an OCEANOR SEAWATCH Wavescan buoy, tsunamidetector, an acoustic link to the surface buoy, and satellite transmission
of data to a shore control station will supply early warning of a tsunami wave.
New Developments pages 2 - 4New Projects page 5Education & Outreach page 6QA & HSE page 6Featured Division page 7MD's Comments page 7Personnel, Contacts & Information page 8
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New MD for Fugro GEOS Jeff Coutts has been appointed Managing Director of Fugro GEOS.
Read about his appointment on Page 7.
A Q U A
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All deepwater operations in the Gulf ofMexico are now subject to the MineralsManagement Service (MMS) Notice toLessees (NTL) 2005-GO2 requiring realtime measurement and dissemination ofAcoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)data.
To meet these requirements Fugro GEOS hasdeveloped Ocean VISION, an ADCP DataAcquisition and Management service, whichworks in conjunction with both a Fugro GEOSdata acquisition suite and an operator'sexisting measurement system.
“The development of Ocean VISION has beenongoing over the past two years. However,speed was very much of the essence to includelast minute changes to ensure that the systemwould meet the MMS data needs and all-important 31 March 2005 date,” explains Janvan Smirren, Regional Director of Fugro GEOS.
“Naturally, since the publication of the NTL wehave been busy not just developing OceanVISION and ensuring all our Ocean VISIONsystems were live by 31 March, but alsoproviding many of our clients with additionalADCPs,” he says. “During the first quarter of
2005, we have had over twenty ADCPsdeployed in the Gulf of Mexico for ten FugroGEOS clients. A further five real-time currentmonitoring systems involving up to eightADCPs are on order for deployment in thenear future.”
The majority of the systems installed offshorehave included a combination of 38kHz and75kHz RigADCP systems. These rig-basedcurrent monitoring systems measure from nearsurface over a maximum water depth range of3,600ft (1,100m) and 2,000ft (600m)respectively. In addition, Fugro GEOS has alsoprovided more than five seabed-mountedADCP monitoring systems for operations inwaters greater than 3,600ft (1,100m). Many ofthese systems have also been provided withreal-time acoustic data telemetry.
At the time of increase in the Gulf of Mexicocurrent monitoring activity, Fugro GEOSalready owned the world's largest fleet of38kHz ADCPs. The company has since morethan doubled the number of units that it owns
to ensure that it can meet the needs of allclients now and in the future.
Fugro GEOS has also had three vesselsoperating Vessel Mounted ADCP (VMADCP)current monitoring systems active within theGulf of Mexico during the first quarter.
“The last quarter has included a number ofspecific challenges, not least of which hasbeen the logistics of preparing, mobilizing,installing and operating such a large numberof systems,” explains van Smirren. “However,our highly motivated, experienced anddedicated staff have ensured that we have metand continue to meet those challenges head-on.”
Conference note:
Andy Brown and Caroline Nicholas, bothof Fugro GEOS Inc, and Dave Driver, BPAmericas Inc presented “Real-Time Full-Profile Current Measurements forExploration and Production Structures inUltra Deepwater” at OTC 2005, looking atthe development of new techniques forthe measurement of currents throughwater depths of up to 3000m using ADCPsystems including quality control,dissemination and management of the data.
One by one Fugro companies arrived atthe new purpose-built offices inWallingford, Oxfordshire. Fugro GEOSmoved from Swindon in April and theFugro GEOS Weather Forecasting teammoved from Southampton in May. Theynow work alongside Fugro Ltd (formerlyHemel Hempstead, Geotechnical Division),Fugro Engineering Services Ltd(Basingstoke, Geotechnical Division),Fugro Multi-Client Services Ltd, and FugroGeoteam AS.
Bringing a group of Fugro businesses underone roof with outstanding facilities is a
strategic move to promote more cohesionbetween the Fugro Group of companies and,above all, to provide a more comprehensivesuite of services for clients. The new offices arejust 46 miles (74km) from London HeathrowAirport - a journey of around an hour.
There's been another move too. Optimisationof resources at Fugro GEOS led to the NewYear move of the Seasystems Division fromSwindon to the Fugro OCEANOR office inSandnes, Norway. This division (featured onpage 7) is responsible for real-timeenvironmental monitoring systems for existingor new build offshore structures.
New Developments: All Under One Roof!
Rising to a Gulf of Mexico Challenge
New Wallingford UK office
“Ocean VISION is the onlyservice that is able to displaydata from multiple ADCPs inan integrated profile, allowingusers to be fully aware ofcurrent flow throughout thewater column.
Jan van Smirren, Fugro GEOS
Custom-built Fugro ADCP Gantry
Installation of a 38kHz ADCP
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Developed in-house the FugroGEOS SQUID Software for QualityControl, Interpretation & Display,provides an integrated applicationenvironment for quality controland analysis of metocean data.
Using the power of MATLAB, thisstand-alone software applicationdoes not require the end user toown a MATLAB Licence. It has beendeveloped in accordance with theTICKIT standard for softwaredevelopment with the support ofMATLAB's owners, The MathWorksInc and provides a familiar Windowsenvironment allowing users tointeract with the data of interest.
SQUID features a suite of threemetocean data analysis modules:
• SQUIDCal: holds and maintainsinstrument, sensor and calibrationrecords
• SQUIDSearch: a search tool forinventory and extraction of metadata
• SQUIDStudy - for the import,quality control, interpretation anddisplay of metocean data
Access to SQUID can be granted ona per user basis via the Web.Alternatively Fugro GEOS canundertake quality control, analysisand presentation of clients' datasets.
Squid to the Fore
Close cooperation and partnershipbetween government, industry, the BrazosPilots Association and the US Coast Guardprovides Freeport with a real-time currentmonitoring solution.
A real-time current monitoring system will bevital for the LNG receiving terminal being builtby Freeport LNG Development, L.P. at Freeport,Texas, not only to help pilots bringing invessels, but also to assist the Port's decisionsabout vessel transits at night.
Fugro GEOS was already conducting a currentmeasurement program for Freeport LNG toobtain vertical profiles of current speed anddirection during a six-month period to assist inthe design stages of the LNG terminal. Hearingof the need for cost-effective real-time currentmonitoring, Regional Director Jan van Smirren suggested using NOAA's solution - theClamparatus. Having a wealth of experience
with current monitoring systems in the Gulf ofMexico and around the world he is well awareof the limitations posed by current metersmounted in traditional seabed frameconfigurations.
“These include the relatively high costs toinstall and maintain the mooring and cable,with divers often required, and the risk ofdamage to which the cable is exposed,” heexplained. “If the frame is too light in weight,strong currents may move it, but if it is tooheavy, it can be prone to sinking. Burial orcover by fine sediments can also be a problem”.
The Clamparatus system comprises a NortekAquadopp Profiler current meter mountedvertically in a 10ft length of piping attached toa mounting clamp, which rests on the side ofthe Aid to Navigation (ATON) Coast Guardbuoys. Electronics, batteries and a radio
modem are also included in the system.
NOAA’s Center for Operational OceanographicProducts and Services (CO-OPS) and FugroGEOS thus embarked on a study to comparecurrent profile data from a traditional seabed-mounted current meter and a buoy-mounteddevice near the Brazos River Channel inFreeport, Texas. Utilising the skills of eachorganisation, including vessel support providedby the Brazos Pilot Association, the firstClamparatus system was installed in Texas onNavigation Buoy 6 at the Freeport EntranceChannel in January 2004 for four months.
Close collaboration with NOAA to analyse theresults showed that the difference in directionbetween the buoy-mounted and seabed-mounted systems is about 10 degrees forspeeds greater than 0.5 knots - consideredacceptable by the Port, given the alongshelfnature of the currents in this area.
Further results to be presented at OCEANS 05.
Collaboration Provides Solution for Freeport
The installation team (left to right) Jan van Smirren (Fugro GEOS), Jack Stanley (Brazos Pilot Association), CathyPrimrose (Fugro GEOS), Kate Bosley (NOAA CO-OPS), Socrates Carelo (Fugro GEOS)
The Clamparatus system on an Aid to Navigation(ATON) Coast Guard buoy
QC Parameters for ADCP Data
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A New Wave Sensor
Fugro OCEANOR has developed theWaveSense, a solid-state low-powerintegrated wave sensor and datalogger.Until now the power consumption ofsolid-state wave sensors (motion sensors)was too high for small battery poweredsystems like wave measurement buoys,which need to operate for up to a year ona reasonably sized battery pack. In manyparts of the world, solar power is used torecharge batteries, but during the darkseason in high latitudes this is not a viableoption. Thus, there is a large economicbenefit from low power consumption,leading to longer service intervals.
“WaveSense is a solid-state inertial motionsensor whose working principle is identical toother inertial motion sensors. The sensing
elements are accelerometers, angular ratesensors and magnetic field sensors,” says SveinErik Aasen - Technical Manager, FugroOCEANOR.
The main innovation is the integration to
Fugro OCEANOR's Geni datalogger. A majorpart of the wave sensor is algorithms andintegrating the processing into the dataloggerprocessor means reducing the system powerconsumption by 50%. Integration also allowsdirect interfacing to a wide range of sensorsand communication devices. In addition, useof low-power sensors and electronics reducesthe power consumption further.
Fugro OCEANOR extensively tested WaveSense
on the exposed Norwegian Shelf off mid-Norway, and the wave data recorded byWaveSense were compared wih a DatawellDirectional Waverider buoy and a KongsbergSeatex MRU-4. The favourable results of thisfield trial have shown that the WaveSense
sensor is well suited for wave measurements inthe Seawatch Mini, Wavescan and Seawatchbuoys.
DeckSense, a special version with similarbenefits, has also been developed for motionmonitoring of other platforms such as helidecks.
Operational Safety Forecasts ChartFugro GEOS has introduced a newproduct, the OSF (Operational SafetyForecasts), to assist offshore operators inplanning their work schedules based ontheir operational weather criteria and theactual weather conditions forecast. TheOSF is designed to be incorporated into acompany's Emergency Response Plan (ERP)and Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)procedures.
“The OSF is intended to complement the forecast, not replace it,” explains Rob Cowle,
Singapore Forecast Manager “Forecasts stillneed to be produced, the OSF is offered as anadditional page to the forecast e-mail or Webpage.”
A colour coded easily readable reference charthas been developed to indicate, at a glance,when the weather conditions becomemarginal or critical. The OSF also takes intoconsideration the weather criteria for morethan one parameter.
All criteria and safety limits are based oninformation provided by the client. Any
number of conditions can be included such ashelicopter operations, diving, lifting, ship-to-ship transfer, work-boat manoeuvres,evacuation from the vessel or rig and wet ordry tows.
The example below shows the OperationalSafety Forecast chart for a construction vesselundertaking heavy lifting, it includes all thesupport conditions required for such anoperation, and determines how each operationis affected by weather conditions.
“The WaveSense has many advantages in terms of powerconsumption, size, weight and the fact that it is not sensitive torapid rotation or low temperatures.”
Svein Erik Aasen, Fugro OCEANOR
Operational Safety Forecast Chart
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Wave measuring buoy moored off Lobito, Angola
New Projects: Seawatch Extends its Global ReachSEAWATCH buoy systems play animportant and expanding role in regionalnetworks of the Global Ocean ObservingSystem (GOOS). Twelve more buoys havebeen added to the network in recentmonths in Europe, South America and theMiddle East.
“This, in turn, leads to further strengtheningof the SEAWATCH Partnership Forum - a keyelement in encouraging the establishment ofcommon standards and operating practices aswell as providing a forum for the exchange ofideas on future developments,” explains Frode S. Berge, Director of Fugro OCEANOR.
Additional buoys off Spain
The buoy network off the coast of Spaincomprises 14 measurement locations - part ofthe Puertos del Estado's (Coast and Harbour Authority's) buoy network monitoring the seastate in the vicinity of major ports. Fugro
OCEANOR has been re-awarded the contractto operate and maintain the Spanish deep seabuoy network until 2006. Two new buoyswere provided in 2004, a further three will besupplied this year. The establishment of this network led to formation of the five-strong OCEANOR Spain.
First order from Argentina
Servicio de Hidrografia Naval (SHN) isundertaking an extensive EnvironmentalImpact Assessment (EIA) study off the coast of Patagonia with the assistance of twoWavescan buoys, marking Fugro OCEANOR'sfirst buoy delivery to Argentina.
EPA-hosted workshop - a key step
In Kuwait, where a network of eight multi-sensorOCEANOR Wavescan buoys is now in use, theKuwait Environment Public Agency (EPA) hashosted a workshop - a key step in the
understanding of, and sharing of informationabout, what a buoy network like this canachieve, which reinforces the SEAWATCHPartnership ethos.
Wavescan bouy being prepared for deployment
Selecting the Right Location for a JettyPlans are in hand for a new oil and gasrefinery on the coast of Lobito, Angola.Specially designed seabed framesfeaturing the Fugro GEOS modified pop-up buoy recovery system are playing theirpart in gathering oceanographic data thatwill be used in the final design criteria ofthe jetty serving the planned refinery.
Fugro GEOS is working closely with its clientand providing specifically selected oceanographicequipment to assist with the design of thejetty. “Naturally, sea conditions play an important
part in the vessel operations and we werecontracted to collect metocean data for 12months to assist engineers in theconstruction’s design,” explains Barry Normanof Fugro GEOS.
The equipment installed on the seabed framesincludes RDI ADCPs; Argos beacons; Valeportwave recorders and Sonardyne releases. FugroGEOS has also installed a wave buoy furtheroffshore in 50m water depth to measure theoffshore wave climate for a six-monthmeasurement period.
“We have installed instruments to measure waves, currents andtides on three seabed frames in a line parallel to the shore to helpdetermine how a spit of land affects sea conditions.”
Barry Norman, Fugro GEOS
Catumbela
Benguela
Lobito
Angola
Late NewsFugro OCEANOR has won an extension to the Sakhalin 2 contract (see Aqua issue 14). The new contract is for a LAN-based CCTVsystem for general surveillance of the LNG Terminal at Sakhalin Island.
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Education and Outreach: FUGRO GEOS:SUT Awards in Texas and the UKFugro GEOS believes strongly inencouraging young engineers and, onboth sides of the Atlantic, has taken majorsteps to promote marine science,underwater technology and marineengineering education. In Texas FugroGEOS Inc is, for the first time, offering ascholarship worth $5,000 to anundergraduate student pursuing a courseof studies that embraces at least one ofthe relevant areas.
“We have teamed up with the Society forUnderwater Technology - Houston Chapter(SUT Houston) who will manage, assess andreview the applications,” explains Jan vanSmirren - Regional Director. Applicants may bestudents of any nationality in full-time study at any accredited college or university within theUSA, but particularly in Texas.
… meanwhile in the UK
As well as contributing to the SUT'sEducational Support Fund, Fugro GEOS Ltdoffers annual awards, through the learnedsociety, for the best project or thesis work inapplied marine science or technology. Theseawards, of £500 each, are made available to
final year undergraduate and MSc students.The scope of the awards covers a broad areaof marine science and technology, and are
QA & HSE: Top Safety Award for GEOSFugro GEOS Ltd has won a prestigiousInternational Safety Award from theBritish Safety Council. Only companieswith below average accident rates areeligible to apply and have to face a toughtest in order to satisfy the independentAwards Panel.
In addition to low accident rates, winners mustalso have good safety policies and safety plansand commitment to health and safety at thehighest board level. They must detail theirhealth and safety officers' qualifications andprovide details of significant advances theyhave made in health and safety for the year.
David Ballard, Director General of the BritishSafety Council, says: ”The International SafetyAwards highlight organisations thatdemonstrate commitment to health and safety.They are a mark of a proven and significantachievement in safety standards. By makingsafety an important feature of everyday workpractice, Fugro GEOS is reducing accidents andhealth while improving productivity andprofitability.”
“Health and safety are of paramountimportance to our organisation in all ouroperations,” says Garry Mardell, OperationsDirector, Fugro GEOS. “This Award is a greatachievement, and all members of the FugroGEOS team will continue to be vigilant andtake personal responsibility for our continuingexcellent health and safety record.”
“At its best, sensible health and safety should be about managingrisks, rather than trying to eliminate them altogether. Managingrisks has a benefit not just to employees, but also to the economyas a whole, helping to tackle the 39 million days lost each year toill health and injuries.”
Rt Hon Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister
Gordon Senior CBE, President SUT, presents Berhard Godderidge of the University of Southampton with theFugro GEOS Undergraduate award for Marine Science and Technology, for his project “Numerical simulation
of two-dimensional viscous free surface flow using a particle method”at the SUT AGM 2004
applicable to work carried out inoceanographic, marine environmental andmarine technology related courses of study.
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Fugro Global Environmental & Ocean Sciences (GEOS) has brought together all the experience of Wimpol, Wimpey Environmental, Installocean, RC Symek, Oceanor and Nautic Systems. Operating on a global basis we are able to offer a range of services and systems for offshore and coastalengineering applications.
To provide Aqua readers insight into the different business areas of Fugro Global Environmental & Ocean Sciences, Aqua will feature a differentbusiness area in every issue - providing you the reader the benefit of understanding the full scope of the services offered by Fugro GlobalEnvironmental & Ocean Sciences, and how they can assist your organisation.
Focusing On SeasystemsFor this issue, Aqua interviewed Anthony Gaffney, Seasystems Divisional Director, for some insight into his business area.
Q: What services and systems doesSeasystems offer?
A: We are a leading offshore supplier ofreliable, cost-effective and user-friendlyenvironmental monitoring systems and CCTVcameras that have been specially developedfor the offshore and onshore terminalsindustry. These include meterological andoceanographic systems, CCTV surveillancecameras, marine and offshore environmentalmonitoring systems, SPM monitoring systems
for CALM buoys and helideck motionmonitoring systems. These systems provideaccurate real-time data for offshoreoperations.
We deliver complete, custom-built systems,and using our generic weather monitoringsoftware we are able to readily integrate & linkto clients' intranets and distribute data via theInternet. By managing all phases of a projectwe can ensure that our clients get the bestsystem for their present and future needs.
Q: Which are your main client sectors?
A: We supply metocean monitoring networksthat provide high quality metocean data for oilcompanies, drilling rigs and FPSO's. We alsoprovide new systems to shipyards and telecomhouses. Some of our largest clients include: BPGoM and world-wide; Transocean; Shell Expro;Shell Sarawak; Shell Nigeria; Sakhalin Energyand Diamond Drilling.
Q: Are there any new developments inyour division?
A: We will soon be announcing ourintegration with the Fugro StructuralMonitoring division in Glasgow. Their
specialised engineering expertise in themeasurement and analysis of offshorestructures will complement our offshoreenvironmental monitoring and surveillancesystems. This will ensure that in future we areable to provide our clients with a total solutionfor offshore structural design, structuralintegrity assurance and the improvement ofoperating parameters.
Q: Where are you located and how do ourreaders contact you?
A: Earlier this year, optimisation of resources atFugro GEOS led to our move into the FugroOCEANOR office in Sandnes, Norway; therebystrengthening our resources by joining theiralready well-established offshoreinstrumentation division. We are now asizeable group of 26 people with globalrepresentation through the other Fugro GEOSoffices and the wider Fugro network.
Our contact details:
Fugro OCEANOR, Luramyrveien 29, N-4313Sandnes, Norway
Tel: +47 5163 4330 ; Fax: +47 5163 4331 ;Email: [email protected]
Fugro OCEANOR Seasystemsdivision team
Insert: Anthony GaffneySeasystems Divisional Director
New Managing Director for Fugro GEOS
Featured Division
After 25 years of services to the industryDr Ralph Rayner has resigned as managingdirector of Fugro GEOS and been replacedin this role by Jeff Coutts. Dr Rayner willretain his links with Fugro GEOS on aconsultancy basis.
Jeff Coutts has been with the Fugro Group forover 25 years, and brings with him a wealth ofexperience having managed several of theFugro operating companies. He also sits on theboard of the UK Holding Company. Besidesmanaging Fugro GEOS, Mr Coutts' initial taskwill be to integrate Fugro Structural Monitoring,the specialised engineering consultancy, whichundertakes the measurement and analysis ofstructures in-service, into the oceanographic business.
"This amalgamation highlights the Fugro Group's
intention to focus efforts into the developmentof the existing Fugro GEOS business by selectiveacquisition and organic growth in order to offeran integrated approach to the offshore market,particularly in the deep waters of the Gulf ofMexico and West Africa," explains Mr Coutts.
"Indeed, our planned changes represent a greatopportunity to accelerate the oceanographicbusiness's return whilst strengthening theportfolio of services offered by Fugro GEOS.
"Naturally I am delighted that Ralph Rayner willbe retaining his links with Fugro GEOS as aconsultant to the company - I would like to pay tribute to all that he has done to grow thecompany over the past two decades, his expertise is widely regarded and sought afterthroughout the international industry. I and all
the Fugro GEOS team look forward to hiscontinuing input over the coming months and years.”
Jeff Coutts new MD of Fugro GEOS
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Fugro GEOS Ltd Fugro House, Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 9RB, UK
• Tel: +44 (0)870 402 1500 • Fax: +44 (0)870 402 1599 • e-mail: [email protected]
Fugro GEOS Inc PO Box 740010, 6100 Hillcroft (77081), Houston, Texas 77274, USA
• Tel: +1 713 346 3600 • Fax: +1 713 346 3605 • e-mail: [email protected]
Fugro GEOS PO Box 43088, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Tel: +971 2 55 45 101 • Fax: +971 2 55 45 059 • e-mail: [email protected]
Fugro GEOS Sdn Bhd11th Floor, Wisma Genting, 28 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Tel: +60 3 2164 6210 • Fax: +60 3 2162 9242 • e-mail: [email protected]
Fugro GEOS Pte LtdPO Box 5187, Loyang Offshore Supply Base, 125 SOPS Avenue, Loyang Cresent, 508988, Singapore
• Tel: +65 6543 4404 • Fax: +65 6543 4454 • e-mail: [email protected]
Fugro OCEANOR ASPir-Senteret, N-7462 Trondheim, Norway
• Tel: +47 7354 5200 • Fax: +47 7354 5201 • e-mail: [email protected]
Fugro OCEANOR ASLuramyrveien 29, N-4313 Sandnes, Norway
• Tel: +47 5163 4330 • Fax: +47 5163 4331 • e-mail: [email protected]
For additional contact details, please refer to our website: www.geos.com
Contacts www.geos.com
Fugro GEOS is well-placed to respond to theoceanographic, meteorological andenvironmental measurement and consultancyneeds of clients. Operating on a global basiswith offices in Wallingford (UK), Houston(USA), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kuala Lumpur(Malaysia), Singapore, Sandes and Trondheim(Norway). The wider Fugro Group has over200 offices in more than 45 countries.
Fugro GEOS clients are able to capitalise on thetalents, experience and specialist consultancy skills
of over 200 staff members, more than half ofwhom are experienced oceanographers,meteorologists and marine environmental scientists.
Fully qualified engineers, workshop, administration,development, and information technology staffsupport them. Additionally, Fugro GEOS has thelargest commercially available inventory ofmetocean measurement equipment and a policy ofcontinual investment in new technology.
Accounts ClerkNikki Wiltz - US Office
Accounts AssistantLeah Langley - UK Office
Corporate Travel SpecialistRebecca Brown - UK Office
Data ProcessorLiz Stevenson - UK Office
DeveloperRussell Lawson - UK Office
Domain AdministratorTony Pye - UK Office
EngineersBjarte Grødem - Sandnes Office
Erik Fosli - Sandnes Office
ForecastersSteve Ramsdale - UK Office
Daniel Harding - UK Office
IT AdministratorSteve Rushton - UK Office
Junior AdministratorKeely Bateman - UK Office
Marketing ManagerMaria Silva - UK Office
Marine ForecasterPatrick Dupuis - UK Office
OceanographersMartin Goff - UK office
Tony Cimaglia - US Office
Kevin Harrison - US Office
Michael Lee - US Office
Ross Jones - US Office
Oceanographic EngineersAlex Scott - Sandnes Office
Knut Arve Olsen - Sandnes Office
Operations Assistant - ForecastingKate Halladay - UK Office
Project OceanographerAndrew Watson - UK Office
Reports SecretaryCatherine Somerville - UK Office
Secretary /Admin Assistant Gro Valsvik - Sandes Office
Technical Manager - ForecastingGreg Williams - UK Office
Warehouse Co-ordinator Jonald Ray - US Office
Consultant OceanographerGus Jeans - UK Office
ForecasterNeena Saith - UK office
Marine ForecasterChang Tin Yee - Malaysia Office
Principal ForecasterTerry Jones - UAE Office
Project OceanographersSam Berry - US Office
Lisa Feighery - UK Office
Chris Yetsko - US Office
Senior ForecastersPierre Foucaud - Singapore Office
Johan Vlassenbroeck - UAE Office
Senior OceanographersRichard Gaches - UK Office
Simon Foster - Singapore Office
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Should you need more information on any particular article in this AQUA newsletter or would like tomake any comments or suggestions, please email us on:
Where to see us:
• Offshore Europe 2005 - Aberdeen• OCEANS 2005 - Washington DC
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Topic - The acquisition of real-time full water column current profiles in depths exceeding 6,000ft using ADCPsTopic - A comparison of two measurement systems designed to provide real-time current information in support of navigation
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