January 7, 2019: Oslo, Norway, PGS routinely releases information about 3D
vessel utilization after the end of each quarter.
Summary of vessel utilization:
+--------------------------------------+-----------+---------------------------+
| | |Quarter ended September 30,|
|Approximate allocation of PGS operated| Quarter | |
|3D towed streamer capacity | ended | |
| | December | |
| | 31, | |
+--------------------------------------+----+------+---------------------------+
| |2018| 2017 | 2018 |
+--------------------------------------+----+------+---------------------------+
|Contract seismic | 23%| 23%| 19%|
+--------------------------------------+----+------+---------------------------+
|MultiClient seismic | 14%| 23%| 68%|
+--------------------------------------+----+------+---------------------------+
|Steaming | 15%| 15%| 5%|
+--------------------------------------+----+------+---------------------------+
|Yard | 5%| 7%| 0%|
+--------------------------------------+----+------+---------------------------+
|Stacked/Standby | 43%| 32%| 8%|
+--------------------------------------+----+------+---------------------------+
The Q4 2018 vessel statistics includes eight vessels. All cold-stacked* vessels
are excluded from the statistics.
PGS will release its Q4 and preliminary full year 2018 financial results on
Thursday January 31, 2019, at approximately 7:00am Central European Time (CET).
A corresponding presentation is scheduled for 09:00am CET 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 crew required to operate the vessel is
terminated.
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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