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Following the havoc caused by recent hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore survey company Fugro Chance Inc. is utilizing its technology to re-position oil rigs and pipelines and inspect platforms.

Especially valuable is Fugro’s proprietary Gulf of Mexico data base which is used to track the location of structures and potential hazards. The multi-layered data base is useful to Chance personnel to work with clients in planning projects and assuring a safer offshore operation. It contains vast volumes of geographic information and has been recognized as the most comprehensive data base of wells, pipelines, and hazards in the Gulf. The data comes from 50 years of Fugro’s in-house fieldwork as well as sources such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Minerals Management Service (MMS).

The MMS, with Fugro’s permission, is currently using maps generated from Fugro’s data base as a basis for their “Notice to Lessees” on which platforms need to be inspected following the hurricanes.

Navigation tools such as STARFIX.NAV® which offers clear navigation guidance in positioning rigs, is also used by Fugro surveyors in the field. STARFIX.NAV is a graphic positioning and navigation system which incorporates real-time positioning in a graphic display of the physical survey depicted on screen. Fugro resources worldwide are being utilized to help our clients during this unprecedented workload generated by the destruction left in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

Fugro Chance is a member of the Fugro group of companies. Fugro has 275 offices in more than 50 countries and 12,000 employees. As a global leader, Fugro offers advanced geotechnical surveying, seismic, oceanographic, and positioning services.