Beneath the Surface: The Future of Offshore Site Investigation and the KIVI OT Best Graduate Award

Offshore projects are becoming larger, deeper and more complex. Offshore wind, oil and gas, and marine infrastructure are moving into deeper waters and more challenging ground conditions. The quality of the geophysical and geotechnical data increasingly determines whether an offshore development is delivered on time, on budget and to the required performance standards.

Join KIVI Offshore Technology at Fugro in Nootdorp for an evening exploring how the company’s latest technology is turning site investigations into a value driver and how two of its core product families are redefining what is possible offshore.

The evening begins with the presentation of the KIVI Offshore Technology Best Graduate Award, celebrating outstanding graduation work from TU Delft’s Offshore Engineering programme.

Fugro will then present the global trends reshaping offshore geophysical and geotechnical site investigation. Two of Fugro’s product families will take centre stage, showcasing the innovations driving that change:

• Site Screening (Geophysics): the latest advances in offshore geophysical survey technology, and how faster, more efficient and more accurate subsurface insights are helping to de-risk projects at an earlier stage.
• Site Characterisation Robotics (Geotechnics): Fugro’s next-generation geotechnical investigation tools, and how they are improving ground investigations offshore.

The evening concludes with a guided tour of Fugro’s new Head Office, which was completed in October 2025. The design of the new headquarters achieved BREEAM Outstanding certification with an impressive score of 93.44 per cent. The tour includes visits to Fugro’s Remote Operations Centre and the geotechnical laboratory.

Presenters
, Magdalena Drozdz (Technical Product Manager, Site Screening), Dimitris Kaltsas (Product Manager, Subsea Drilling, Site Characterisation Robotics).

Details

• Sandwiches before the event and drinks afterwards are kindly provided courtesy of Fugro.
• For non-members, registration opens on 7 September 2026, subject to availability.
• Until 14 September, you may indicate during registration whether you would like sandwiches to be reserved for you.
• After 14 September, it may still be possible to register, provided the event is not fully booked. However, no sandwiches will be reserved for you. In that case, you are expected to arrive by 18:45.
• Advance registration is required. Registration closes at 10.00 on Wednesday 16 September.

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