Location

Port of Brighton, La Brea, Trinidad

Date executed

Contract executed in September 2023, project scheduled for a duration of 18 months

Client

La Brea Industrial Development Company (LABIDCO)

OSL embarked on a comprehensive surveying project, executing five multibeam surveys of the channel and turning basin at strategic intervals. Each survey was delivered on schedule without safety incidents. Recognizing the dynamic site conditions and geomorphological concerns, the team implemented additional positioning checks and level loops to monitor potential deformation throughout the project duration.

Following each survey, volume computations were meticulously performed, with dredge volume analysis and forecasts becoming an iterative process from the second survey forward. OSL’s operations flowed seamlessly around the port’s busy shipping schedule, ensuring no disruption to client activities.

The project faced initial challenges when two immobile derelict drilling rigs hindered vessel access. Undeterred, the team innovatively mapped perimeters and areas beneath the rigs using special sonar settings and precise close passes, then interpolated remaining data gaps to achieve complete volume calculations. The project culminated in comprehensive final reporting and detailed tidal data analysis.

Once on-site, OSL’s surveyors provided accurate positioning support for Cluster 37 conductor placement throughout the piling operations. The team successfully collaborated with third-party ROV contractors for subsea template positioning, demonstrating seamless integration with project partners.

Following completion, OSL conducted a thorough As-Built survey before demobilization. The project concluded with a detailed survey report documenting all phases; from mobilization and calibration through field execution, delivered safely under the oversight of construction engineers and client representatives.

Following each survey, volume computations were meticulously performed, with dredge volume analysis and forecasts becoming an iterative process from the second survey forward. OSL’s operations flowed seamlessly around the port’s busy shipping schedule, ensuring no disruption to client activities.

The project faced initial challenges when two immobile derelict drilling rigs hindered vessel access. Undeterred, the team innovatively mapped perimeters and areas beneath the rigs using special sonar settings and precise close passes, then interpolated remaining data gaps to achieve complete volume calculations. The project culminated in comprehensive final reporting and detailed tidal data analysis.