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inApril and PGS to Collaborate

August 18, 2023, Oslo, Norway: PGS has entered a one-year strategic collaboration with inApril for the hybrid towed streamer and ocean bottom node market.

“The strategic collaboration with inApril expands our service offering and capabilities in the contract and MultiClient acquisition segments, and further enhances PGS’ position in a recovering seismic market”, says Rune Olav Pedersen, President & CEO of PGS.

“inApril welcomes the opportunity to work with a major marine geophysical contractor such as PGS and believe we can mutually benefit from the strategic collaboration to serve the global market for OBN seismic in an increasing number of contexts including exploration, reservoir monitoring and carbon capture and storage,” says Anne Camerer, CEO of inApril.

FOR DETAILS, CONTACT:

Anne Camerer, CEO

Mobile: +47 992 39 937

About PGS:

PGS ASA and its subsidiaries (“PGS” or “the Company”) is a fully integrated marine geophysical company that provides a broad range of seismic and reservoir services, including data acquisition, imaging, interpretation, and field evaluation. Our services are provided to the oil and gas industry, as well as to the broader and emerging new energy industries, including carbon storage and offshore wind. 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.

About inApril:

inApril is an independent supplier of OBS technology as well as the independent provider of Venator, the complete and fully automated ocean bottom node (OBN) based seabed seismic solution. inApril offers a step change in the safe and efficient operation of seabed seismic surveys by providing cost-effective technology options needed for exploring and developing the world’s ‘harder to find’ hydrocarbon reserves.

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Kristian Røislien as new VP Operations

inApril is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristian Røislien as new Vice President of Operations.
Kristian is a seismic industry executive with strong operational, engineering and manufacturing experience. Kristian has a Master degree in Mechanical Engineering from NTNU, and over 15 years experience from Western Geco, Fugro, PGS, MagseisFairfield and TGS, latest as Director of Field Services.

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Completion of North Sea project

inApril is pleased to announce the successful completion of our first North Sea project of the season with a leading OBN operator. The nodes are currently being made ready for deployment on the next North Sea project scheduled to commence mid July for another major operator.

We are also completing the production of our new nodes and that increases our node inventory from 500 nodes to 3000 nodes ready for deployment.

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3,000 Node rental kit

We are pleased to offer the nodal kit to the market for summer 2023 availability. The nodal kit will include up to 3,000 nodes with an increased battery life of 150 days and an improved depth rating to 3600m.  The 20-foot automated charging and staging container offers parallel loading and unloading of nodes, optimizing operations and ensuring redundancy.  The kit is ideal for both ROV and Node-on-a-Rope operations.

We have also started the process to add 8,000 of our next generation A3000 nodes to our rental pool for 2024 availability.

“We are excited to have this kit available next summer as there seems to be growing interest from operators and E&P companies for additional capacity ” says inApril´s CEO, Anne Camerer.

Click here for more information on our OBN rentals

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Anne Camerer as new CEO

inApril is pleased to announce the appointment of Anne Camerer as new CEO. Anne succeeds Vidar Hovland, inApril´s founding CEO, who will continue to serve as Chief Technology Officer to focus on technology development and the ongoing build of our deep water nodal kit with anticipated delivery summer of 2023.

Anne is a widely experienced seismic industry executive with a strong commercial, financial and operational track record spanning a 25-year career in Europe, Africa, South America and Asia Pacific. Anne brings a unique set of skills, perspectives, and relationships to lead inApril into the future. Building on what we have already accomplished, under her leadership we hope to hone our strategic direction, grow and develop our organization, strengthen our partnerships, and solidify our role as a player in the marine seismic industry.

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OBN system sale to a European research institution

We are pleased to announce the sale of an Ocean Bottom Nodal system based on the A3000 node to a European research institution. This is the fourth customer to recently purchase our technology and services, furthering our strategy to offer a full range of technology options to companies looking to optimize nodal operations and development projects.

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Profocus and Argus SourceQC pick up eighth source vessel

In a little less than a year since its release, Argus SourceQC is currently operating on seven source vessels and just landed the eighth. The rapid uptake in the market is owing to the system’s reliability, ease of use and cost saving attributes.

Argus SourceQC is a ​real-time, ​non-intrusive QC ​software that warns the operator of anomalies or changes in hydrophone air gun signatures. It was specifically developed for observers and gun mechanics with the aim to quickly and efficiently detect air leaks, electrical leakage, drop outs, auto-fires, misfires, loose hardware, etc.​ ​ The latest version is a Beta release of the SourceQC Autopilot, including automatic data QC and alarm notification with no need for manual monitoring. Remote operations from a mother vessel or an onshore office is also available.

The system is becoming an indispensable tool for efficient marine source operations, saving down time and optimizing crew size.

For more on Argus SourceQC click here

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Profocus lands Data Management contract

Profocus Systems, an inApril company, has started on the delivery of a Data Management System for a new customer developing a proprietary Ocean Bottom Node system. This is a further confirmation that Profocus´s emphasis as a specialist software engineering company for the high end marine seismic industry, continues to deliver value to their customers.

By offering node electronics, data management software and efficient handling solutions, inApril and Profocus offer a full range of technology options to companies looking to optimize nodal operations and development projects. This should strengthen our customers’ efforts and allow for further growth of the OBN market.

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Two new customers for inApril´s technology offering

inApril has recently delivered Node Electronic packages and Topside Data Management software to two customers developing proprietary Ocean Bottom nodal solutions. These are exciting times for Ocean Bottom Seismic and great to see inApril´s node electronic and software offering being well received.

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inApril ships OBN mini kit to a renowned research institute for a deep water survey

We are pleased to announce the delivery of our mini kit for an exciting survey at depths down to 2800 meters. The complete A3000 OBN mini kit was air-freighted to the customer this week and is ready for mobilization.

A3000 OBN MIni-Kit

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