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Blue Essence Uncrewed Surface Vessels

Fugro's 12 m Blue Essence USVs used for remote pipeline and subsea infrastructure surveys.

Description

Blue Essence USVs are Fugro's uncrewed surface vessels. In a 2024 North Sea project for Harbour Energy on the 100 km Britannia gas export pipeline, two 12 m Blue Essence USVs (Fugro Orca and Fugro Vaquita) were controlled from the Aberdeen remote operations centre alongside the crewed vessel Atlantis Dweller.

Key features

  • Fugro Orca completed a 74.16 km multibeam echo sounder survey using 1,315 litres of fuel
  • Fugro Vaquita conducted a 27 km survey using 1,541 litres
  • Controlled remotely from the Aberdeen remote operations centre

Applications

Remote pipeline and subsea infrastructure surveys.

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