April 2, 2019: Oslo, Norway, PGS routinely releases information about 3D vessel utilization after the end of each quarter.

Summary of vessel utilization:

 

Approximate allocation of PGS operated 3D towed streamer capacity		  

Quarter ended
March 31,		 Quarter ended December 31,
  2019 2018 2018
Contract seismic 29% 36% 23%
MultiClient seismic 38%  31% 14%
Steaming 6% 4% 15%
Yard 0% 0% 5%
Stacked/Standby 27% 29% 43%

           
The Q1 2019 vessel statistics includes eight vessels. All cold-stacked* vessels are excluded from the statistics.

PGS will release its Q1 2019 results on Thursday April 25, 2019, at approximately 8:00am Central European Summer Time (CEST). A corresponding presentation is scheduled for 09:00am CEST the same day.

*The term "cold-stacked" is used when a vessel is taken out of operation for an extended period of time. Costs are reduced to a minimum, with the vessel preserved for a long idle time, all or most in-sea seismic equipment removed from the vessel, and typically the Company does not have available crew to operate the vessel.
                                      

 

FOR DETAILS, CONTACT:
 

Bård Stenberg, SVP IR & Communication
Mobile:  +47 99 24 52 35

 

 

 

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Petroleum Geo-Services ASA and its subsidiaries ("PGS" or "the Company") is a focused marine geophysical company that provides a broad range of seismic and reservoir services, including acquisition, imaging, interpretation, and field evaluation. The Company MultiClient data library is among the largest in the seismic industry, with modern 3D coverage in all significant offshore hydrocarbon provinces of the world. The Company operates on a worldwide basis with headquarters in Oslo, Norway and the PGS share is listed on the Oslo stock exchange (OSE: PGS). For more information on PGS visit www.pgs.com.

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The information included herein contains certain forward-looking statements that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. These statements are based on various assumptions made by the Company, which are beyond its control and are subject to certain additional risks and uncertainties. The Company is subject to a large number of risk factors including but not limited to the demand for seismic services, the demand for data from our multi-client data library, the attractiveness of our technology, unpredictable changes in governmental regulations affecting our markets and extreme weather conditions. For a further description of other relevant risk factors we refer to our Annual Report for 2018. As a result of these and other risk factors, actual events and our actual results may differ materially from those indicated in or implied by such forward-looking statements. The reservation is also made that inaccuracies or mistakes may occur in the information given above about current status of the Company or its business. Any reliance on the information above is at the risk of the reader, and PGS disclaims any and all liability in this respect.

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This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.



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