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Veurse Achterweg 10, Leidschendam,

Netherlands 2264 SG

Phone: +31 (0)70 311 1422

Email: [email protected] www.fugro.com

CEO/President: Paul van Riel

Number of Employees: 12,000

Annual Sales: $2,667,000,000.00

Dutch geotechnical, survey, subsea, and geoscience on technologies that are mostly developed in house, high- services ? rm Fugro creates value by acquiring earth and value services and strong international or regional pres- asset integrity data, managing the data and providing as- ence. With a sharper-than-ever focus on the offshore oil sociated consulting and advisory services. The company and gas industry’s requirements for cost ef? ciency, safety provides essential data, intelligence and solutions for the and ease of operation, Fugro continues to invest in new design, construction, installation, operation and eventual technological developments. Its range of pioneering initia- decommissioning of projects. Fugro also provides map- tives includes innovations such as OARS, Subsea LiDAR, ping and natural resources exploration services. Providing 3Direct, Fugro Roames, NorthStar and Echoscope Sonar.

the people, equipment, expertise and technology that sup- • OARS provides remote monitoring through globally port the exploration, development, production and trans- distributed, centralized command centers that are manned portation of our world’s natural resources, Fugro also of- 24/7 by Fugro’s quali? ed surveyors, with direct access to fers the technical data and information required to design, offshore survey projects. OARS potentially eliminates the construct and maintain structures and infrastructures in need for onboard surveyors, optimizing project crewing, a safe, reliable and ef? cient manner. As an independent safety and ef? ciency.

services provider Fugro’s aim is to de-risk major invest- • Subsea LiDAR collects detailed and accurate three- ment decisions. Its services are speci? cally designed to dimensional point clouds of complex subsea components support engineering design and large structure building using non-contact, laser technology.

projects and they include the provision of information and • 3Direct provides accurate and continuous hands-off advice about the best way to locate and build foundations positioning through video stream tracking of 3D structures of production platforms, wind farms, large buildings and to enhance safety and operational control during lifting infrastructures, as well as how to strengthen levees. The and lowering operations. company also undertakes related inspection, maintenance, • Fugro Roames reliably simulates and predicts how repair installation and light construction support services. assets and environments will change over time, enabling

Fugro’s services are mostly provided locally and are sup- signi? cant optimization of IRM programs and the safer ported by a global knowledge base and resource pool of utilization of infrastructure.

experience personnel. Fugro is familiar with working in • NorthStar is a wide range of forecasting and monitor- locations around the globe in varying operating environ- ing techniques in one Fugro service, supporting ? oating ments, which require a wide range of services. To provide asset integrity management.

comprehensive support, the company operates a large, re- • Echoscope Sonar is an advanced multibeam echo- gionally organized, global network of of? ces and facilities. sounder that can provide a wide area, real-time visualiza-

Fugro strives to achieve strong market positioning based tion of subsea operations in zero visibility.

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