(CGG, 16.May.2024) — At the Annual General Meeting on 15 May 2024, shareholders approved the resolution to change the company’s corporate name from CGG to Viridien. Sophie Zurquiyah, CEO, Viridien, said: “Our new name, Viridien, connects our company’s history to our future, confidently positioning us for accelerated growth as an […]
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CGG Launches AI Cloud Solution Powered by NVIDIA
(CGG, 9.May.2024) — CGG announced the launch of its AI Cloud solution, designed to meet the needs of data-intensive industries, including life sciences, digital media, manufacturing and geoscience, that seek to optimize and accelerate their demanding and resource-heavy AI workloads. CGG’s new AI Cloud solution combines the latest high-performance architecture, […]
CGG Reveals Year-End 2023 Results
(CGG, 6.Mar.2024) — CGG announced its fourth quarter of 2023 and full year 2023 audited results. “In 2023, CGG significantly strengthened its financal performance, I am pleased to see that we returned to positive organic cash flow generation, while continuing to invest in our new businesses,” CGG CEO Sophie Zurquiyah said. […]
CGG to Support Critical Mineral Exploration in Mongolia
(CGG, 18.Jan.2024) — CGG has been selected by the French government as a technical partner to support the LiMongolia project, a joint initiative by the National Geological Survey of Mongolia (NGS) and the French geological survey, BRGM, to evaluate the regional prospectivity of Mongolia for critical minerals, particularly uranium and […]
CGG and C-Questra Ink CCUS Cooperation Deal
(CGG, 9.Jan.2024) — CGG, a global technology and HPC leader, and C-Questra, an independent European operator specializing in the CO2 storage value chain, have signed a commercial cooperation agreement in carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS). CGG has more than 15 years of experience supporting a number of high-profile CCUS […]
CGG Sells its Stake in ARGAS to TAQA
(CGG, 21.Nov.2023) — CGG has entered into a definitive agreement with Industrialization and Energy Services Company (TAQA) to sell its entire 49% stake in Arabian Geophysical and Surveying Company (ARGAS). The transaction is expected to close this year, subject to satisfying relevant conditions. Sophie Zurquiyah, CEO CGG, said “The sale […]
CGG Joins Phase 3 of HNET Seismic Monitoring Network
(CGG, 24.Oct.2023) — CGG has joined Phase 3 of the HNET Horda Platform Region Project led by industry partners to monitor background seismicity at the Northern Lights CO2 storage project, the world’s first large-scale open-source infrastructure for receiving and storing CO2 from multiple sources and industries. As a project partner, […]
CGG Releases New GeoVerse Carbon Storage Study for Gulf of Mexico
(CGG, 3.Oct.2023) — CGG announced the delivery of the eastern phase of its GeoVerse™ Carbon Storage Gulf of Mexico Study and commencement of the westward extension of the study. Both phases of the project, supported by industry funding, are available for license now with final products for the westward expansion […]
CGG Starts Côte d’Ivoire Reimaging Project near Baleine Field
(CGG, 27.Sep.2023) — CGG announced the start of a major new multi-client 3D PSDM reimaging program in the Tano Basin offshore CĂ´te d’Ivoire in association with the country’s Direction GĂ©nĂ©rale des Hydrocarbures (DGH) and national oil company, PETROCI Holding. The 6,400 sq km reimaged seismic data set near the recent […]
CGG Awarded OMV Contract for Multi-Year Dedicated
(CGG, 23.May.2023) — CGG has been awarded a new contract by OMV to continue operating a dedicated center at its head office in Vienna for an initial three-year period. During this time, OMV will continue to benefit from in-house access to CGG’s advanced seismic imaging and reservoir characterization technology, as […]
CGG, TGS and BGP Complete Phase IV of 3D Multi-Client Survey Offshore Suriname
(CGG, 21.Mar.2023) — CGG, a global technology and HPC leader, in a consortium with TGS and BGP, announced the completion of Phase IV of the deepwater 3D seismic survey offshore Suriname. Fast-track products for this recently completed Phase IV will be ready for review towards the middle of this year, […]
CGG and 2CRSi to Launch State-of-the-Art HPC-as-a-Service Offering
(CGG, 1.Feb.2023) — CGG, a global technology and HPC leader specializing in Earth science, data science, sensing and monitoring, and 2CRSi, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance energy-efficient computer servers, have signed a strategic agreement to jointly launch a new high-performance computing (HPC)-as-a-Service (HPCaaS) offering to meet the needs of […]
CGG Commences Foz do Amazonas 3D Seismic Reimaging Project
(CGG, 9.Jan.2023) — CGG announced the start of a new Foz do Amazonas 3D seismic reimaging project, aimed at supporting Brazil’s Permanent Offer initiative in the Equatorial Margin. The project, supported by industry funding, is expected to complete by the end of 2023, with fast-track products available by June. The […]
CGG, TGS Announce Foz do Amazonas Phase II
(CGG, 4.Jan.2023) — CGG, a global technology and HPC leader, and TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, today announced the second phase of the Foz do Amazonas 3D multi-client survey, located in the offshore Brazil Equatorial Margin. This survey, covering 11,425 sq km, will broaden the region’s […]
CGG Reveals New Multi-Client Data Project in Southeast Arizona
(CGG, 5.Dec.2022) — CGG, a technology and Earth sciences leader, announced a new multi-client data project in Southeast Arizona focusing on exploration and development in the mining industry. The project, supported by industry funding and available to license now, will begin immediately, with final products scheduled for delivery through CGG’s […]
CGG Wins Multi-Year Extension of Dedicated Imaging
(CGG, 24.Nov.2022) — CGG has been awarded a multi-year contract extension by Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP) to continue operating a dedicated seismic imaging center at its head office in Seria, Brunei. Peter Whiting, EVP, Geoscience, CGG, said: “This renewal of our dedicated center contract builds on six […]
Sercel Finalizes Acquisition of ION’s Software Business
(CGG, 12.Sep.2022) — CGG announced that Sercel, its Sensing & Monitoring division, has completed the acquisition of ION Geophysical Corporation’s software business. ION’s software business includes: – Orca: a navigation system dedicated to streamers – Gator: a navigation system dedicated to OBN – Mesa: a set of tools for optimizing […]
CGG, PGS and TGS Announce Schlumberger Joining Versal
(CGG, 29.Aug.2022) — CGG, PGS and TGS, industry leaders of multi-client geoscience data, announce that Schlumberger has become a part of Versal, increasing its coverage to the vast majority of the world’s multi-client seismic data. Versal was created by CGG, PGS and TGS in 2020 and launched in 2021 to […]
Sercel Makes Another Major Sale of its Nodal OBN Solution
(CGG, 29.Aug.2022) — CGG announced that Sercel has sold a second batch of 12,000 GPR300 nodes to BGP Inc., following their earlier major order of 18,000 GPR300 nodes in 2021. This represents a significant increase in the seismic survey equipment currently being deployed on a project in the Middle East. […]
Sercel Equips New Vessel in South Korea with Marine Acquisition System
(CGG, 13.Jun.2022) — CGG announced today that Sercel has sold a complete marine seismic acquisition system to HJ Shipbuilding & Construction, a South Korean shipbuilding leader. The contract calls for the supply of a Seal 428 recording system, including Sentinel® streamers, a Nautilus® streamer positioning system, and G-Source II high-performance […]
CGG Expands High-Performance Computing Capacity with New UK HPC Hub
(CGG, 12.Apr.2022) — To support continued differentiation in its core business and accelerate the development of its new activities, CGG is significantly expanding its high-performance computing (HPC) capacity and associated service offerings. The company recently signed a lease to build a new European HPC hub in Southeast England that will […]
CGG and Kent Announce Carbon Capture & Hydrogen Partnership
(CGG, 5.Apr.2022) — CGG, a global technology leader in geoscience, has announced a strategic partnership with Kent, a leading energy services engineering company, to work together on realizing decarbonisation opportunities through CCUS development and hydrogen production and supply. CGG and Kent will be providing customers in the energy and industrial […]
CGG Wins Another Major 4D OBN Imaging Contract Offshore Brazil
(CGG, 24.Mar.2022) — CGG has been awarded a two-part Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic imaging project by PXGEO over the Sapinhoá Shared Reservoir in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The resulting data will bring improved geological insight to the asset operator, Petrobras, to assist with better management of oil recovery […]
TGS, BGP, CGG Commence Acquisition of Suriname 3D Phase 1
(TGS, 11.Nov.2021) — Further to the announcement on October 20, 2021 of a signed agreement with Staatsolie for multi-client programs offshore Suriname, TGS, acting as the marketing and licensing lead in a consortium with CGG and BGP, announced that acquisition for Phase 1 of the Suriname 3D project has commenced. […]
TGS, BGP, CGG Ink Deal With Staatsolie
(TGS, 19.Oct.2021) — TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, in a consortium with CGG and BGP, today announced the signature of a multi-client agreement with Staatsolie, the state-owned company leading the development of the energy industry in the Republic of Suriname. The agreement allows the consortium to […]
CGG Lands Anadarko Seismic Deal in Colombia
(CGG, 19.Mar.2015) – France’s CGG has been awarded a contract by a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to acquire and process a 6,299-square mile (16,314square kilometers) 3D seismic survey on the Caribbean coast offshore Colombia. The survey will be the largest marine seismic program ever acquired in Colombia and follows […]