CGGVeritas, Petrovietnam form joint venture

CGGVeritas has signed a terms sheet with Petrovietnam Technical Services Corp. to form a joint venture to operate 2D and 3D seismic vessels primarily in Vietnamese waters

Dec 16th, 2010

Offshore staff

PARIS – CGGVeritas has signed a terms sheet with Petrovietnam Technical Services Corp. to form a joint venture to operate 2D and 3D seismic vessels primarily in Vietnamese waters.

“The full breadth of CGGVeritas will support this joint venture focusing on developing seismic marine acquisition and processing solutions dedicated to the Vietnamese offshore exploration challenges,” said Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO.

12/16/2010

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