Record year - Strong 2008 outlook
February 21, 2008: OSLO, NORWAY - Petroleum Geo-Services ASA ("PGS" or the "Company") today announced its unaudited fourth quarter and preliminary full year 2007 results under IFRS.
- Strategic acquisition completed: Arrow Seismic provides an attractive high-end supplement to our state-of-the-art multi streamer fleet
- Completed offering of $400 million convertible notes in December: Proceeds used to secure permanent financing for the Arrow acquisition at favorable terms while increasing financial flexibility for the future
- Successful North Sea EM campaign: PGS completed a campaign in the North Sea to acquire marine electromagnetic data with the MTEM technology, providing a stepping stone for commercialization in 2008
- Continued multi-client momentum with Crystal II: The acquisition phase of the Crystal I wide-azimuth survey in Gulf of Mexico was completed two months ahead of schedule in October. Crystal II has commenced and data will be ready for final delivery late 2008
- Ramform Sovereign on schedule for early March delivery: Unlike any other new-build or conversion project in the industry the PGS project team and Aker Yards is set to deliver the worlds most advanced seismic vessel on time and budget
- Ramform Victory delivered to METI: Ramform Victory successfully delivered to the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ("METI") in January 2008 and renamed Shigen, representing the start of an important long-term operations, service and support agreement for PGS
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Gottfred Langseth
Phone: +47 67 51 44 10
Mobile: +47 93 05 55 80
Bård Stenberg
Phone: +47 67 51 43 16
Mobile: +47 99 24 52 35
US Investor Services
Katrina Green
Phone: +1 281 509 8000
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