,Fugro is one of the world's leading providers of nearshore coastal site investigations for infrastructure developments. Projects generally involve the use of Fugro Seacore's purpose built jack-up platforms to provide a safe stable environment for both drilling and insitu testing. We are experienced in all drilling and in situ testing methods performed for ground investigation.
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We are well equipped with marine plant and equipment to undertake surveys using either floating craft or static jack up platforms, chosen to suit the location, environment and timescale of the proposed investigation. The skills and experience of our operators combined with the availability of the wide choice of marine plant and equipment enable us to offer a first class and expert service to suit all requirements.
Investigation techniques range from vibrocoring, grab sampling and seabed CPT for near seabed investigations to cable percussion, wireline rotary and down hole CPT for projects requiring greater depths of investigation. Our capabilities allow drilling depths well in excess of 100 metres below seabed to be achieved.
All marine plant can be provided with Fugro's own high precision (centimetre accuracy) satellite positioning system for setting out and record survey of investigation positions irrespective of their distance from shore.
As part of an overall marine survey package, we are able to offer hydrographic and geophysical surveys in conjunction with other Fugro Group companies.
Recent contracts have been performed for a wide range of projects including:
- offshore wind farms
- bridges
- developments for ports, harbours, jetties, docks and marinas
- long sea outfalls
- tunnels and tunnel crossings
- pipelines
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Geotechnical Applications
Traditional cable percussive boring can be provided as well as conventional and wireline rotary coring techniques. In-situ sampling techniques include cone penetration testing, packer testing and packer impressions, downhole vanes and other traditional sampling techniques. These services can be combined with other in house services such as:
- desk studies
- geological and geotechnical mapping
- geo-environmental in-situ sampling and testing
- surface and downhole geophysics
- soil, rock and advanced laboratory testing
- numerical and physical modelling of foundations
- consultancy and data management services
Fugro Seacore also provides:-
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Large diameter over-water drilling services for marine shafts, riser and foundation installations
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Marine trenches, coastal pipe and cable laying and outfall construction
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Modular and non modular jack up charter and operation
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Underwater blasting operations
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Offshore geotechnical site investigations and drilling
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Installation of marine monopiles for fender & dolphin installation, bridge foundations, windfarm construction
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Specialist, non-drilling marine construction marine mining, walking jack up platform operation
Email: contactus@fes.co.uk
Below is a list of examples of marine site investigations :
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The Thames Tideway Tunnel Project is for the installation of a 32km long sewer, deep beneath London, to significantly reduce levels of sewage entering the River Thames. Fugro secured the exploratory drilling and sampling works for £3.7M to complete 85 boreholes. |
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Fugro successfully completed geotechnical coring for South West Water in 2009. |
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The Strait of Gibraltar site investigation was successfully completed in June 2005. The Anglo-Norwegian joint venture combined Fugro's R100 drilling rig with Eidesvik Subsea's multi-purpose vessel Kingfisher.
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Fugro's 8 legged jack up barge Excalibur successfully completed work on the shallow water foundation installations at Gunfleet Sands Offshore wind farm in April 2009.
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This £0.45 million contract involved the installation and commissioning of a meteorological mast for wind measurement in 6-8m water depth, with a 2 kn current on the Inner Gabbard Bank for Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Limited (GGOWL) owned by Airtricity and Fluor. |
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Skate 4 an eight legged Seawalker jack-up platform, designed, built and operated by Fugro.
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Fugro provided a bespoke solution to Network Rail, to carry out horizontal and sub-vertical coring at Blackfriars Bridge, on the Thames.
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Fugro recently completed a challenging site investigation contract on the volcanic island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean. Workscope comprised of over 50 drill locations including drilling for pressuremeter testing and coring at 37 individual sites along the strike length of the proposed new 13km long transport link. |
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EDF Energy contracted Fugro to manage and undertake a nearshore site investigation in the Bristol Channel off Hinkley Point in Somerset. |