Argeo Secures Contract With Shell For Deepwater

Bonga floating, manufacturing, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility offshore Nigeria – Copyright
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Oslo-listed offshore service firm Argeo has signed a contract with Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary SNEPCo and native content material companion GOSL for work on Shell’s Bonga subject.

The primary work program contains deep-water inspection providers within the Bonga subject and its subsea property  -pipelines, infrastructure, and flowline programs – along with geophysical surveys of close by areas. 

Argeo will likely be deploying its not too long ago acquired Hugin Superior AUV, together with its upgraded subsea vessel, the Argeo Searcher. 

Moreover, the settlement consists of an possibility for a contract extension with further work scopes and values to be confirmed later. The venture will begin in This fall-2023.   

The information acquired from this survey will likely be used to observe the integrity of the subsea infrastructure and assess almost 180 km of varied pipelines within the subject. The first knowledge acquisition instruments and payloads required embrace Artificial Aperture Sonar (SAS), sub-bottom profiler, Argeo LISTEN contactless cathodic safety measurements, photos of particular places, and multi-beam bathymetry.

To optimize knowledge high quality and positioning accuracy, Shell requires that the info be acquired from an Autonomous Underwater Car (AUV). 

Further Scope of Work and the growing contract worth will likely be dealt with by way of change-work-orders (CWO) and reported successively if referred to as off by Shell. 

The extensions can comprise of as much as 4-8 weeks of further work within the space topic to Argeo-approved work evaluation and availability.

 “We’re very happy to have been chosen by Shell / SNEPCo and GOSL for this important venture” said Argeo CEO, Trond Crantz. “This contract not solely affirms {our capability} to supply top-tier deep-water providers but additionally highlights our sturdy presence throughout the trade”, Crantz continues.  Argeo’s fleet of AUV’s are geared up with state-of-the-art sensors, together with built-in Electro-Magnetic sensor expertise, with Argeo LISTEN serving as a significant element of the venture’s scope of labor.