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Fugro GEOS is a leading supplier of meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) services for commercial offshore and coastal engineering applications and for institutions and governmental org anizations. Working in a variety of locations and environments across the globe, workscopes are diverse and include supporting the development of oil and gas exploration and production facilities, subsea cable installation and pipe-lay- ing surveys, marine mining support, coastal industrial and port development, renewable energy developments, waste disposal management, land reclamation, coastal zone management and sea defenxes. Fugro GEOS claims to have the world?s largest commercially available inventory of metocean measurement equipment and it upholds a policy of continual investment in new technology. More than half of its 200 employees are ex- perienced oceanographers, meteorologists and marine environ- mental scientists. Operating on a global basis with of ces in Europe, north America and Latin America, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Australia, Fugro GEOS is well placed to re- spond to the measurement and consultancy needs of worldwide clients. Fugro GEOS is part of the Fugro Group that specializes in providing comprehensive earth and environmental science services throughout the world. The Group has over 280 of ces in more than 60 countries. Close links between sister compa-nies and the ability to draw on the international resources of the Group further enhance services to clients. The Tech The Tech Fugro GEOS provides metocean solutions through cost- effective, high quality and technically advanced services in measurement, consultancy, information systems, ocean ob- serving systems, forecasting and platform and riser response monitoring.- Measurement Services: The entire range of metocean parameters and including physical oceanographic measure-ments; meteorological measurements; in situ corrosion ex-periments for subsea facilities; unusual measurements. - Offshore Systems : Design, installation and maintenance of reliable, real-time measurement systems and integrated metocean and structural monitoring systems plus CCTV surveillance networks. - Consultancy Services: Bridging the gap between meteo-rological and oceanographic specialists and all end users of data to provide meaningful products and interpretation. - Forecasting Services : Oceanographic and meteorologi-cal forecasting services for operational planning, using so-phisticated mathematical models, using data from satellite and ocean observing systems. - Oil Spill Services: Drawing on the capabilities and re- sources of sister companies of the Fugro Group, Fugro GEOS recently introduced two additional specialist oil spill services from all of ces worldwide. Fugro House, Hither- Fugro House, Hither- croft Road, Wallingford, croft Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, UK OX10 9RB UK OX10 9RB Tel: +44 1491 820500 Tel: +44 1491 820500 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.geos.com Website: www.geos.com CEO/ Managing Director CEO/ Managing Director: Jeff Coutts Fa Facilities cilities: Fugro GEOS Inc, Houston, USA; Fugro GEOS Ltd, Wallingford, UK; Fugro GEOS Ltd, Glasgow, UK; Fugro GEOS, Abu Dhabi, UAE; Fugro GEOS Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Fugro GEOS Pte Ltd, Sin- gapore; Fugro OCEANOR, Trondheim & Sandnes, Norway; Fugro GEOS, Perth, Australia; Fugro Mexico, (Oceanographic Division), Ciudad del Car- men, Mexico; Fugro Brasil, (Oceanographic Division), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Employees Employees: >200 FUGRO GEOS FUGRO GEOS July/August 2012 38 MTRMTR #6 (34-49).indd 38MTR #6 (34-49).indd 388/1/2012 3:14:03 PM8/1/2012 3:14:03 PM