Petroleum Geo-Services

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Petroleum Geo-Services ASA
Type Allmennaksjeselskap
OSE: PGS
Industry Petroleum
Founded1991
Headquarters Lilleakerveien, Norway
Area served
Global
Key people
Walter Qvam (Chairman), Rune Olav Pedersen (President and CEO)
Products Geophysical services
RevenueDecrease2.svg USD 764.3 million USD (2016) [1]
Decrease2.svg USD (293.9) Million USD (2016) [1]
Total assets Decrease2.svg USD 2.817 Billion (2016) [1]
Total equity Decrease2.svg USD 1.359 Billion (2016) [1]
Number of employees
Decrease2.svg 1800 (2016) [1]
Website www.pgs.com

Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) offers seismic services that help oil companies to find oil and gas reserves offshore worldwide. Product offerings span from survey planning and data acquisition, through advanced imaging, to reservoir analysis and interpretation. Its MultiClient library is known for quality and coverage.

PGS was founded in Norway in 1991. The company currently has:

PGS has a presence in over 10 countries with headquarters in Oslo, Norway. The company was headquartered at Lysaker until 2013 when it moved to nearby Lilleaker. [2] PGS shares are listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE:PGS).

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