Mumbai’s Vantage International Management Company has awarded Fugro Survey India Pvt. Ltd. a three-year contract to provide ROV based deepwater drill support services for ONGC’s offshore drilling operations in India, geo-data specialist Fugro said in a statement.
Under the deal, Fugro will support drilling and completion activities in water depths of up to 3,000 metres on board Vantage’s Platinum Explorer drill ship.
The work forms part of ONGC’s deepwater exploration program, aimed at unlocking new offshore energy reserves, strengthening India’s energy security and supporting long-term domestic oil and gas production.
Fugro will provide subsea ROV support across all phases of drilling operations, including subsea installation and intervention, drilling and completion support, BOP and well-control monitoring, cementing observation, and seabed inspection.
The company will deploy its FCV3000 ROV system to deliver support in a technically demanding deepwater environment.
“This project reflects strong collaboration and trust between Fugro and its partners to support a strategically important deepwater drilling programme in India,” said Sriram Sreenivasan, Business line manager for marine asset integrity at Fugro in the Middle East and India.
