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18 March 2008 -
MCS and Fugro Launch Optima at IADC
Subsea engineering company MCS, in partnership with Fugro are launching a new range of on-board riser
management tools that provide the offshore drilling industry with enhanced safety and substantial costs
savings at the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) conference in Rio de Janeiro, and
simultaneously at Oceanology International on 12th March 2008.
Optima is a software platform that assists operators and drilling contractors to plan and monitor operations
with drilling or completion/workover risers.
Combining MCS' advanced riser analysis techniques and Fugro's offshore monitoring experience, Optima provides
an integrated approach to help overcome the challenges of drilling in deepwater, high currents, and other
environments posing significant risks to operations.
Patrick Scully, General Manager of MCS' software division, says: "This launch represents a significant
development in the evolution of real-time support tools for the offshore drilling industry. Together with
Fugro, we have created a comprehensive package which addresses today's key drilling challenges. Optima is
modular, simple to use and easily installed on-board mobile drilling units and production facilities with
drilling capabilities."
Commenting further, Fugro's Optima Project Manager Ken Kirkwood says "We are delighted with initial feedback
that Optima is indeed a solution which provides considerable opportunities for saving costs and enhancing safety."
Notes to Editors:
MCS is an advanced subsea engineering company with offices in Galway, Aberdeen, Houston, Rio, Perth, Paris and
Kuala Lumpur. MCS currently employs almost 200 people and provides engineering solutions including integrity
management, proprietary software and hardware expertise, across a wide variety of subsea and riser projects
worldwide.
The Structural Monitoring Division of Fugro GEOS is an engineering consultancy specialising in all aspects of
measurement and testing of structures. It offers a range of services which provides the offshore industry with
essential information regarding the performance of structures in service.
For further information, please contact:
Ken Kirkwood
Optima Project Manager
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