EGS has steadily expanded its marine geotechnical capability to meet the increased demand for integrated geological and geophysical surveys from deep ocean to the water's edge.

Offshore equipment includes gravity and piston coring, vibrocores and Cone Penetrometer Tests, which can be operated in depths up to 3,000m. Nearshore capability also includes vibrocoring, 10T capacity seabed CPT and rotary soil and rock drilling and in-situ testing from floating vessels or jack up barges, for the intertidal zones less than 30m water.

EGS owns a DP2 Offshore Drilling Vessel equipped with compensated drill equipment, pipe handling and mud system. The OSV Geo Energy carries the following as minimum:

• Single tower type construction with overall height 25m allowing the use of “range 2” (9.5Mtr) drill pipe.
• Consisting a Braden CH 210 draw works winch with a mid drum line pull of 7,000KG, rigged at 4.
• Compensator carriage (Travelling block) giving a SWL load of 25,000KG below the power swivel.
• Rig systems are powered by 2 x electro hydraulic power packs with a combined output of 390KW’s.
• Main Drilling Heave Compensator with a passive air over oil system which working stroke of 3MT.
• Fraste Model R26D150 Power Swivel.
• “Rooster Box” man riding platform which allowing the safe deployment of wire line sampling and testing tools through the center of the drill string.
• Custom designed Pipe Handling System.
• Equipped with a full set of A.P. Van den Berg CPT.