Fugro
| File:Fugro.svg | |
| Company type | Naamloze vennootschap |
|---|---|
| Euronext: FUR | |
| Industry | Energy, geomatics, engineering |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Headquarters | Leidschendam, Netherlands |
Key people | Klaas Wester (CEO) F.H. Schreve (Chairman of the supervisory board) |
| Products | Geotechnical, surveying and geoscience services |
| Revenue | €2.578 billion (2011)[1] |
| €349.3 million (2011)[1] | |
| €287.6 million (2011)[1] | |
| Total assets | €3.862 billion (end 2011)[1] |
| Total equity | €1.674 billion (end 2011)[1] |
Number of employees | 13,876 (end 2011)[1] |
| Website | www.fugro.com |
Fugro N.V. is a Dutch multinational company headquartered in Leidschendam. The current president is K.S. Wester.
Fugro provides geotechnical, survey and geoscience services to oil, gas, mining and construction industries. In 2011, Fugro earned over 2.5 billion euros in revenue, and is traded on the Euronext Stock Exchange.[2]
The Starfix and Skyfix DGNSS systems are operated by Fugro, and provide correction information to GPS and GLONASS navigation and survey systems. These systems are also called Seastar (for dynamic positioning) and Omnistar (for land).
Controversies
In January 2009 the independent news service "Norwatch"[3] revealed seismic oil explorations offshore occupied Western Sahara, an area occupied by Morocco, by Fugro-Geoteam (a Norwegian daughter company of Fugro NV).
On April 1, 2011 a Fugro Aviation Canada Limited CASA C-212 (registration C-FDKM) carrying three crew crashed while attempting a landing at the airport in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. After declaring an emergency with an engine failure, the aircraft crashed on a Saskatoon street (Wanuskewin Drive) and hit a concrete sound barrier. One passenger, Laroslav Gorokhovski, was killed. The pilot and co-pilot were injured but survived.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2011" (PDF). Fugro. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "Company profile - Fugro". NYSE Euronext. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "Norwatch". Norwatch. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "Plane in Saskatoon crash had fuel". CBC News. April 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
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