Wavefield Inseis

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Wavefield Inseis ASA
Company type Public
Industry Geophysics
Founded2001 (2001)
DefunctDecember 12, 2008 (2008-12-12)
Headquarters Oslo, Norway
Area served
Global
Key people
Atle Jacobsen (CEO)
Anders Farestveit (Chairman)
Parent CGGVeritas

Wavefield Inseis was a Norwegian company trading between 2001 and 2009 that provided global marine geophysical services. By 2008 the company operated a total of six geophysical survey vessels, and could supply services in 2D, 3D, 4D, multi-azimuth, and wide-azimuth, with both exclusive and multi-client services. [1]

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The company had its main offices in Oslo and Bergen, in addition to offices in Perth, London, and Houston. [1] It was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

History

The firm was formed from the merger of two companies, Wavefield Geophysical, and InSeis. [2] [3]

In December 2006, the company acquired 30% of Optoplan, an optical sensor provider. In October 2008, the company acquired the remaining shares. [4]

Wavefield was acquired by French seismic company CGGVeritas in December 2008 and is now fully owned by them. [5] The Wavefield name has ceased to exist except in holding companies / legal entity status. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Company Overview of Wavefield Inseis AS". Bloomberg. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Statoil: Seismic contract to Wavefield InSeis". Offshore Energy. 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. ↑ "Wavefield Inseis lands Statoil double". Upstream Online | Latest oil and gas news. 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Wavefield Inseis Completes Purchase of Optoplan AS". Rigzone. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  5. ↑ "CGG: Our History 2009". CGG. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Science Policy". SpringerLink. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-0165-3.pdf.


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