Dutch surveyor Fugro has been awarded a contract to conduct a comprehensive site characterisation programme for a deepwater gas project in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The project is operated by Italian major Eni and is located off the coast of Cyprus. Geo-data acquisition is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2025.

The country has ambitions to become a regional gas-producing and exporting country and contribute to enhanced energy security and affordability for Europe.

The project will draw on Fugro’s comprehensive offshore and deepwater geophysical and geotechnical expertise, as well as the company’s environmental services.