Fugro secures additional survey contracts for Greater Sunrise and Bayu-Undan pipeline projects

Type: Supply Agreement · Technology: Oil Gas · Country: Timor-Leste · Announced: 2026-09-24

Fugro has secured two additional survey contracts from Timor-Leste's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to support the Greater Sunrise Gas Export Pipeline and the Bayu-Undan Pipeline Highway projects. The awards cover a major heavy geotechnical survey and a metocean survey, following a geophysical survey contract awarded to Fugro in July 2026. Fugro plans to begin the six-month geotechnical and 12-month metocean field campaigns in the first quarter of 2027, utilizing its Seafloor Drill and SeaScout 35 MKII Cone Penetration Testing systems in the Timor Trough. The work will be supported by Fugro's Remote Operations Centre in Kuala Lumpur, enabling real-time collaboration between offshore and onshore teams.

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Fugro secured two additional survey contracts from Timor‑Leste’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on 24 September 2026 for the Greater Sunrise Gas Export Pipeline and the Bayu‑Undan Pipeline Highway projects. Fugro is a global geo‑data specialist that provides integrated site‑investigation and asset‑management solutions across energy and infrastructure sectors. The contracts include a six‑month heavy geotechnical survey and a twelve‑month metocean survey to be launched in the first quarter of 2027 in the Timor Trough. The field campaigns will use Fugro’s Seafloor Drill and SeaScout 35 MKII CPT systems and will be supported by the company’s Remote Operations Centre in Kuala Lumpur for real‑time offshore‑onshore collaboration.

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