The Singapore-based company will support the planning and development of offshore pipeline infrastructure for the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan energy projects.
Fugro Singapore Marine Pte Ltd has been awarded a contract by Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to undertake an offshore survey programme for the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan developments. Signed in Dili on 17 July, the project will provide critical Geo-data to support the planning, engineering and safe development of offshore pipeline infrastructure.
The survey programme will include geophysical, seismic, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and environmental surveys across offshore areas with water depths exceeding 3,000 metres. The data collected will support pipeline routing, engineering design, geohazard assessment and offshore operations, with processing and quality control carried out through Fugro’s regional data centres in Kuala Lumpur and Perth.
Regional Business Line Director, Marine Site Characterisation Asia Pacific at Fugro, Safri Drahman, said the award demonstrated the client’s confidence in the company’s technical capabilities. He added that Fugro would combine advanced geophysical, seismic and AUV technologies with its regional expertise to deliver the Geo-data required for the safe and successful development of the strategically important energy infrastructure.
Safri also announced that preparations for the project would begin immediately, with the company’s flagship survey vessel, Fugro Equator, expected to arrive in Timor-Leste around October or November 2026. Offshore survey operations are scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2026 and are expected to continue for approximately three months.
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Francisco da Costa Monteiro said the survey findings would be analysed by Timor-Leste’s technical team before being shared with Woodside under the Timor LNG Corporation Agreement (TLCA) to support the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) stage. He added that the Government remained committed to its target of achieving first LNG production from the Greater Sunrise project in 2032 while discussions with Woodside and the Australian Government continued.
Source: TATOLI, Fugro
