Fugro has been awarded a contract by Indian oil and gas company, ONGC, for the provision of ROV services on board the drillship Sagar Vijay, Fugro said in a news release.
The contract involves providing support for deepwater drilling operations off the east coast of India in depths up to 900 m, the release said.
Tasks that will be performed by Fugro’s FCV ROV include seabed surveys, monitoring of subsea drilling operations, guideline cutting and reinstallation, remote intervention and AX/VX ring gasket installation, according to the release. Services also include setting up regular fluid injection, drilling re-entry, bullseye checks and routine video monitoring, inspection and cleaning on and around the BOP.
In addition, Fugro said it will also provide drill support tooling during the 18-month project, which is expected to commence in May 2016.
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