Petroleum Geo-Services to Release 2004 Fourth Quarter and Preliminary Year-End Results on February 25
February 16 2005 - 7:46AM
PR Newswire (US)
Petroleum Geo-Services to Release 2004 Fourth Quarter and
Preliminary Year-End Results on February 25 OSLO, Norway, Feb. 16
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Petroleum Geo-Services ASA ("PGS" or the
"Company") (OSE and NYSE: PGS) announced that it will release its
2004 fourth quarter and preliminary year-end financial results on
Friday, February 25, 2005 at approximately 3:00 p.m. Central
European Time (CET) (9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET)). A webcast and
conference call have been scheduled that same day at 3:30 p.m. CET
(9:30 a.m. ET), to discuss PGS' fourth quarter and preliminary
year-end financial results. Details of the webcast and conference
call numbers will be announced at a later date. As previously
communicated, the Company's primary financial reporting is under US
GAAP. However, because the previous quarters in 2004 have been
reported under Norwegian GAAP, and because the "fresh-start
reporting" the Company uses for US GAAP reporting was effective 1
November 2003, the Company will be releasing also the 2004 fourth
quarter and preliminary year-end financial results under Norwegian
GAAP to provide analysts and investors comparative financial
information. 2004 quarterly financial information based on US GAAP
is expected to be provided mid-March. In conjunction with this
reporting, it should be noted that, as previously announced, PGS
has entered into an agreement to sell its E&P subsidiary,
Pertra AS. In PGS' 2004 financial report, the revenues and expenses
of Perta will be included in ongoing revenues and expenses in the
consolidated statement of operations. In PGS' 2005 First Quarter
financial report the gain on sale and the revenues and expenses of
Pertra will be reported as discontinued operations. In the First
Quarter 2005 financial report and all subsequent reports, all
historical financial statements will be reclassified to report
Pertra as discontinued operations. Petroleum Geo-Services is a
technologically focused oilfield service company principally
involved in geophysical and floating production services. PGS
provides a broad range of seismic and reservoir services, including
acquisition, processing, interpretation, and field evaluation. PGS
owns and operates four floating production, storage and offloading
units (FPSOs) and owns a small oil and gas company. PGS operates on
a worldwide basis with headquarters at Lysaker, Norway. For more
information on Petroleum Geo- Services visit http://www.pgs.com/.
The information included herein contains certain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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 as disclosed by the Company in
its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including
the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 20- F for the year
ended December 31, 2003. As a result of these factors, actual
events may differ materially from those indicated in or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Ola Bosterud Sam R. Morrow Phone:
+47 6752 6400 US Investor Services, Renee Sixkiller, Phone: +1 281
679 2240 DATASOURCE: Petroleum Geo-Services ASA CONTACT: Ola
Bosterud or Sam R. Morrow, +47-6752-6400; US Investor Services -
Renee Sixkiller, +1-281-679-2240, all for Petroleum Geo-Services
ASA Web site: http://www.pgs.com/
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