Bjarte Fagerås

ION Geophysical Corp. engages in the provision of geoscience technology, services, and solutions to the oil and gas industry. It operates through the E&P Technology and Services, and Operations Optimization segments. The E&P Technology and Services segment creates digital data assets and delivers services that improve decision-making, mitigate risk and maximize portfolio value for E&P companies. The Operations Optimization segment develops mission-critical subscription offerings and engineering services that enable operational control and optimization offshore. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

PGS Geophysical AS acquires, processes and provides seismic data. It sells seismic data to oil and gas companies that use this information to explore for hydrocarbon accumulations, to develop new oil and gas fields and to manage those fields in production. The company is headquartered in Lysaker, Norway.

Part of Nokia Oyj, Alcatel Space Industries is a French company that manufactures satellite communications equipment and space systems. The company is based in Paris, France. Alcatel Space Industries was acquired by Alcatel SA from Thales SA on July 10, 2001 for $698.55 million.

Part of CGG, Exploration Resources ASA provides seismic survey contractor services to the oil industry. The company is based in Bergen, Norway. Exploration Resources was acquired by Compagnie Générale de Géophysique SA on October 10, 2005 for $139.51 million.

Technocean Subsea AS provides all services in subsea technology including consulting services. It also offers services related to extraction of crude oil and natural gas. The company was founded on May 29, 2006 and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway.

Spectraseis, Inc. provides geophysical surveys and data processing services to oil and gas companies. It provides services to oil and gas exploration and production firms, including a growing customer base among North American unconventional resource operators. The firm provides its customers cutting-edge innovations in surface and borehole passive seismic monitoring, data processing and imaging services. The company was founded by Martin Wagen in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Octio AS provides equipment and services for monitoring of subsea oilfields. It provides survey and installation planning, equipment installation, data recording and system operation, and seismic source operation and seismic processing services. The company was founded by Magne Oldervoll and Leon Løvheim in 2006 and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway.

GECO AS is a Norwegian company that wholesales tobacco products. The private company was founded by Anders Farestveit.