{"id":834545,"date":"2026-07-31T00:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/834545\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T00:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:33:12","slug":"fugro-to-conduct-underwater-survey-in-timor-leste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/834545\/","title":{"rendered":"Fugro to conduct underwater survey in Timor-Leste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Fugro-Timor_625.jpg\" alt=\"An example of the kind of vessel that will be used for the underwater survey\" class=\"wp-image-47168\"  \/>Credit: Fugro<\/p>\n<p>Fugro has been awarded a contract to conduct an underwater survey for the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan pipeline survey program in Timor-Leste.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey will support the planning and development of critical offshore energy infrastructure associated with the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan developments, two strategically important projects that underpin Timor-Leste\u2019s future energy ambitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the contract, Fugro will undertake an extensive offshore site characterisation program using autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) surveying equipment, as well as geophysical and seismic surveys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The offshore environment is challenging, as the underwater survey region includes areas with depths exceeding 3,000 metres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program will provide comprehensive seabed intelligence and geotehnical insights to support pipeline routing, engineering design, geohazard assessment, and the safe execution of offshore operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fugro will integrate advanced AUV technology with real-time support from its Remote Operations Centres to enhance operational efficiency, data quality and project oversight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Underwater survey data will be processed and quality controlled through Fugro\u2019s regional data centres in Kuala Lumpur and Perth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project mobilisation and planning activities are expected to commence in the third quarter of 2026, with offshore survey operations scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis award reflects our client\u2019s confidence in Fugro\u2019s ability to execute complex offshore survey programs in challenging marine environments,\u201d said Safri Drahman, APAC Regional Business Line Director at Fugro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy combining advanced geophysical, seismic and AUV technologies with our strong regional expertise, we will deliver the critical Geo-data needed to support the safe and successful development of this strategically important energy infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Fugro Fugro has been awarded a contract to conduct an underwater survey for the Greater Sunrise and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":834546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[64,63,19174,128,406439,320420,10892,406440],"class_list":["post-834545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-pipeline","tag-science","tag-seabed-mapping","tag-surveying","tag-timor-leste","tag-underwater-survey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}