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CAPITAL MARKETS DAY
Will Ashby – Houston CityWest
TGS hosted its 2013 Capital Markets Day on 23 May at the Grange
City Hotel in London. The objective of this investor relations event was
to enhance relationships with existing TGS shareholders and industry
analysts through the provision of information on our business, financial
performance, strategy and technology. The event is also an opportunity
to introduce new institutional investors and analysts to TGS. Over the
course of the afternoon TGS management presented various topics
including an insight into the global nature of our business, TGS’ focus
on quality (quality investments, quality data and quality people) and an
introduction to onshore multi-client seismic. A guest speaker, David
Bamford (non-executive Director of Tullow Oil and previously a Vice
President at BP with responsibility for directing their global exploration
program) presented a customer’s view on why oil companies are “hooked
on seismic”.
This is the first time that TGS has hosted a Capital Markets Day in London.
Will Ashby, Director Investor Relations and M&A, commented that, “It
was a bit of a risk holding this event in London as more shareholders
and analysts who follow our stock are based in Norway. However, we
were successful in persuading a significant number of people to travel
from Norway while also welcoming a large number of new faces from
the London investment community. We actually achieved our highest
ever attendance for a Capital Markets Day with over 100 institutional
investors and analysts joining either in person or via live webcast.”
Q2 2013
GRANT-A-STARR FUN RUN
Trevor Crossland – Houston CityWest
This year marked the 5th Annual Grant-A-Starr Foundation Family
Fun Run with the largest turn out ever. More than 750 attendees
enjoyed a cool spring morning in Sugar Land, Texas; including 525
runners/walkers, 125 student volunteers and over 100 other individuals
showing their support. The Fun Run is unique in that it is organized
and managed by students from local high schools who are dedicated
to teamwork, community service and philanthropy.
TGS had two teams participate in the “Corporate Challenge” event
during the Fun Run this year. One of the TGS teams earned 3rd place,
while the Texas Children’s Hospital team took 1st place and the
HexaGroup team walked away with 2nd place.
The Fun Run raised over $28,000 in donations this year. During the
post-race ceremony, the Grant-A-Starr Foundation donated $25,000
each to Texas Children’s Hospital and Children’s Memorial Herman
Hospital to support critical diagnostic testing projects. With these latest
donations, the Grant-A-Starr Foundation has raised and contributed
$725,000 towards the advancement of diagnostic testing to help save
children’s lives. Congratulations to our 3rd place team and thank you
to everyone who participated.
To learn more about the foundation, visit www.grantastarr.org.
Feedback from the attendees has been extremely positive. Will Ashby
highlighted that, “The success of the event was largely due to the
significant efforts made by representatives from across the TGS
business with staff from Houston, Norway, London, Perth and Canada
all contributing both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. We
once again demonstrated that TGS is a great Company with the very
best people.”
A recording of Capital Markets Day can be accessed here or on the TGS
website in the Investor Relations Zone.
For more information about Capital Markets Day contact Will Ashby at
Will.Ashby@tgs.com.
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Back row: Julie Gordon, Bryan Dempsey, Rod Starr, Ryan Clark, Wayne Millice, Robert Evans
Front row: Catherine Fischer, Linda Santiago, Latasha Prater, Amy Davidson
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Q2 2013
THE “DISASTROS” DEFEND THEIR TITLE
Matt Podraza – Houston CityWest
The Spring TGS Beltway Series has come to a conclusion with moments of outstanding
individual accomplishments, amazingly fierce team competitiveness and humbling
displays of sportsmanship.
After many rounds between “Waz Up”, “Interpret This”, “The DisAstros” and “Mean
Green”, it finally came down to a deciding game between the “DisAstros” with their 3-0
lead and “Interpret This”. The “DisAstros” and “Interpret This” fought back and forth
with each team taking the lead after every half inning. In the second to last inning, the
“DisAstros” took the lead and held onto it, ensuring their championship title.
Congratulations to the “DisAstros” for defending their title and holding onto the Drill Bit
of Destiny. A huge thank you to everyone for participating in a very memorable season,
to the teams that helped with the $400 donation to the Grant-A-Starr Foundation and to
Frank Flannery, Josh Armendariz, Connie Phillips, Peter Hoyt, Mike Jeffers and Matthew
Podraza for coordinating the event.
If you are interested in joining the softball tournament next season, contact Matthew.
Podraza@tgs.com.
Interpret This
Waz Up
Mean Green
DisAstros
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Drill Bit of Destiny
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ARCIS GIVING BACK –
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS
Pam Rempel – Arcis, Calgary
Giving back to the communities in which we live and work has always
been one of Arcis’ cornerstone values. One of Arcis’ long-standing
charity partners is Providence, Calgary’s premiere educational and
therapeutic preschool for children with disabilities. Providence
serves over 900 children in the Calgary area and provides an array
of innovative classroom and outreach programs.
Q2 2013
PERTH EASTER RAFFLE
Sandy Dimovich – Perth
On 28 March the Perth office organized an Easter raffle putting all
staff names in a drawing to win an Easter chocolate basket. The lucky
winner this year was Kelly Hillary. Coincidentally it was also Kelly’s
final day at the office so the winning also became a great farewell gift.
The annual Dine & Deals Gala was held in March and raised over
$250,000 for Providence’s capital campaign and programming. As
in past years, Arcis had a strong contingent of volunteers and
attendees. A big thank you to all the Arcis employees who took
part in this event, and to those who continue to participate in other
Arcis charitable initiatives as well.
This year, Brad Torry (former Managing Director, Arcis) stepped down
from his 11-year stint as chairman of Providence’s gala fundraiser
committee. His commitment to Providence’s work has been passed
onto many Arcis employees who participate in initiatives from
school painting to volunteering at events. Katja Akentieva (incoming
Managing Director, Arcis) will be taking up the cause as a committee
member for the organization’s annual Wildcatter Golf Tournament.
Thank you, Brad, Katja, and the rest of the Arcis family for your
commitment to giving back.
Paul Young and Kelly Hillary
PERTH BBQ
Sandy Dimovich – Perth
The TGS Asia Pacific team has grown steadily over the last six months.
To welcome the new employees to the team, the Perth office organized
a picnic and invited staff and their families to share some hospitality
in typical Aussie style – an outdoor BBQ!
The BBQ also served as a great opportunity to welcome Xuening
Ma (Processing Director), who transferred from Houston to Perth in
early March.
TGS Perth Team
Mary Angland and Paul Young
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SOMETHING’S COOKING
IN MARKETING
Trevor Crossland – Houston CityWest
At the close of their annual offsite meeting the Corporate Marketing
department decided to turn up the heat, in the kitchen that is. This
year the department decided to have a little competition during
their teambuilding dinner by participating in Sur La Table’s cooking
competition.
Q2 2013
IMAGING CRAWFISH BOIL
Sierra McClain – Houston CityWest
The Second Annual Imaging Services Crawfish Boil was held in
early May at Ragin’ Cajun Restaurant in Houston. In addition to
tasty mudbugs and camaraderie, there were prize giveaways and a
game show style faceoff in which managers represented their team
members in a race to name as many clients as possible in a 30-second
period. Andy Hokanson (represented by his manager, Zhiqiang Guo)
won the grand prize of a Visa gift card. Congratulations, Andy!
After splitting up into teams everyone enjoyed stirring, sifting and
searing their way to a fantastic dinner and a great teambuilding
experience. Check out the quarterly recipe to get a taste of some
of the great flavors from the evening.
Corporate Marketing Department
DATA CENTER UPDATE
Sierra McClain – Houston CityWest
Construction of the new TGS Digital Realty Trust (DRT) data center
located in Houston, TX is under way and on schedule. We are now
installing computers, which brings us one step closer to moving into
this state-of-the art facility! You can keep up with the progress on the
Building our Future webpage.
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
Alisa Wade – Houston North
On 20 February Houston North had their first blood drive of the year
hosted by Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. Fifteen units of blood
were collected.
Here are some facts about what TGS employees have done: TGS has
held 26 blood drives and provided 355 total donations to Gulf Coast
Regional Blood Center. TGS is currently ranked 907 out of 5,044 in
terms of procedures provided – that’s 276 donations total! Your one
donation could save a life so please plan to donate at the next drive
in August.
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CELEBRATING 1 MILLION LAS
ON A HIGH NOTE
Alisa Wade – Houston North
On 19 April Houston North celebrated reaching the landmark of
completing the one millionth LAS file. The group gathered at H&H
Ranch in Houston, TX and enjoyed crawfish in celebration. One of the
event’s main highlights was the TGS Idol Karaoke contest. Fifteen
competitors sang their hearts out and put on a fantastic show. Winners
were chosen by a vote of their peers and received a Pappa’s Restaurant
or Shell gift card for their performance.
The male winner was Marcos Calderon (Well Data Sourcing) whose
velvet pipes belted out “Unchained Melody”. The female winner was
Victoria Reyes (Production) singing “What’s Love Got to Do with It”.
The duo winners Victor Ojeda and Jackie Willis (Customer Support)
left the ladies of the crowd swooning with their soulful rendition of
“Me and Mrs. Jones”.
In addition to the karaoke contest, the group danced to the beats
provided by DJ’s Unlimited, played volleyball, horse shoes and just had
a great time socializing!
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Q2 2013
HSE CORNER
HR CORNER
Dara Gernand – Houston CityWest
Myra Burke – Houston CityWest
Recycling saves resources, prevents pollution, supports public health and
creates jobs. It saves money, avoids landfills and best of all, it’s easy. To
understand the value of recycling, we must look at the entire lifecycle
of a product. Recycling creates a closed-loop system where unwanted
products are returned back to manufacturers for use in new products.
In an effort to reinforce culture and values, as well as to create
consistency amongst offices, TGS has created a global service award
policy. This policy helps to ensure that all TGS employees are rewarded
equitably and similarly for their service to the Company.
Recycling Saves Energy
By recycling 30% of waste every year, you can save the equivalent of
11.9 billion gallons of gasoline and reduce the greenhouse gas equivalent
of taking 25 million cars off the road.
Recycling Prevents Pollution
When recycled materials are used in place of virgin materials during
manufacturing, we avoid the environmental damage caused by mining
for metals, drilling for petroleum and harvesting trees.
Producing recycled white paper creates 74% less air pollution and 35%
less water pollution than producing paper from virgin fibers. Using
recycled cans instead of extracting ore to make aluminum cans produces
95% less air pollution and 97% less water pollution.*
Management has selected gifts for each milestone accomplishment
that reflects the Company and employees will be recognized during
quarterly employee meetings. Although the service award policy has
been standardized, recognition may vary culturally and by location.
Schedule of Awards
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5 Years – Fossil plaque
10 Years – Seismic splice
15 Years – Fossil
20 Years – Crystal bowl
25 Years – Fossil
30 Years – Timepiece
35 Years and every 5th year proceeding
will be reviewed per employee by management
You can do your part by sending documents electronically rather than
printing. If you must print, print documents double-sided, reducing paper
waste. Also, remember to take plastic bottles, aluminum cans and waste
paper to the nearest recycling receptacle.
*Information gathered from:
http://www.ecocycle.org/files/pdfs/why_recycle_%20brochure.pdf
IMAGING CORNER
Simon Baldock – Houston CityWest
Recently TGS launched Clari-Fi™ Amplio and Clari-Fi™ Totus, two
distinct methodologies for enhancing the bandwidth of a range of
seismic data types.
Clari-Fi Totus addresses the source and receiver ghosts and Clari-Fi
Amplio broadens the spectrum to a desired shape up to the first ghost
notch frequency.
TGS’ proprietary Clari-Fi imaging technique represents a robust yet
flexible methodology which allows broadband pre-stack seismic data
to be generated from conventionally acquired seismic data; e.g. using
single sensor streamers towed at a constant depth.
IT CORNER
Michael Swearingen – Houston CityWest
Spam mail is a frustrating problem for most employees, however,
there are two simple steps to help minimize the amount of spam
emails you receive in your TGS mailbox.
First, select the spam email and forward it to abuse@frontbridge.com.
Second, right-click on the spam
message, scroll down to the “Junk”
menu and then select “Block
Sender”.
For more information about Clari-Fi, visit the TGS website.
WWW.TGS.COM
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COMPLIANCE CORNER
Gena Glover – Houston CityWest
TGS implements internal controls in order to manage risks and ensure
internal operations work the way they’re supposed to. One such policy
recently enacted by the Company is the Contract Signature Process.
The Contract Signature Process is available on the Compliance intranet
site (http://compliance). The policy covers all types of contracts – for
example: license agreements, vendor contracts, consulting agreements,
confidentiality agreements – and establishes which TGS entity should
enter into the contract and who can sign on behalf of that entity. If you
are tasked with negotiating a contract on behalf of TGS, please be sure
to read the process for guidance.
If you have any questions regarding TGS’ compliance program or internal
control procedures, please feel free to contact Gena Glover, Corporate
Compliance Director, at Gena.Glover@tgs.com or +1 713 860 2109.
MARKETING CORNER
Marla Wunderlich – Houston CityWest
Digital devices are being used more than ever in the workplace. This shift
has opened new opportunities for TGS to market products and services.
TGS’ Corporate Marketing department is expanding the Company’s
promotional mix to include interactive digital ads. The ads allow viewers
to interact with the information in ways that are impossible with
traditional print ads. Viewers can zoom into or scroll content, images
or maps. The ads can link to the TGS website or specific landing pages
that contain even more information related to the content in the ads.
So far, these ads have been placed on GeoExpro’s App.
WWW.TGS.COM
Q2 2013
QUARTERLY RECIPE –
PARMESAN-HERB POPOVERS
Trevor Crossland – Houston CityWest
Ingredients
1 cup (8 ounces) whole milk
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) unsalted butter, melted
1 cup (5 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup (1 ounce) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
Instructions
1.Preheat the oven to 450°F and position an oven rack in the center.
Lightly coat the muffin pan with melted butter, oil or high-heat canolaoil spray. Once the oven is fully heated, heat the prepared muffin pan in
the oven for seven minutes.
2.In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, melted butter, flour
and salt until well blended. Add the cheese and rosemary and blend.
3.Use a spatula to scrape the batter into the measuring cup. Remove the
pan from the oven and close the oven door. Divide the batter evenly
among the prepared cups. Return the pan to the oven and bake for
15 minutes. Turn the oven down to 400°F and continue to bake for 15
minutes, until the popovers are puffed and deep golden brown. Cool
the pan on a rack for a couple of minutes. Remove popovers from the
pan with a spoon or small offset spatula and serve hot.
Storing
Popovers do not hold or store well, so plan on enjoying them when they
are fresh from the oven. If they have cooled, reheat them briefly in a
350°F oven for five to 10 minutes, until warm.
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Q2 2013
BABY NEWS
Daravone Saengchanh (Image Processing Supervisor – Houston North)
welcomed her daughter Kenley Sunida Alvarado to the world on 2 April.
She weighed in at 6 lbs, 1 oz and was 19.75 in long.
Kenley Sunida
Loan Vlad (Advise Research Geophysicist – CityWest) welcomed his
little boy Eric Victor Vlad to the world on 22 April. Eric weighed in at
6 lbs 13 oz.
Marla Wunderlich (Marketing Manager – CityWest) welcomed her little
boy Shane Patrick Wunderlich to the world on 15 May. Shane weighed
in at 9 lbs, 12 oz and was 21.5 in long.
Eric Victor Vlad
Shane Patrick Wunderlich
SERVICE AWARDS
5 YEAR
Kristine Høydahl
Kristina Kizer
Nudchanard Tantiphaiboonwong
Southida Luangxay
Arlisa Rogers
Juan Camacho
Alison Nicholson
Sean Neale
Richard Barlow
Patricia Esters
Amparo Sanchez-Yoc
Don Fryhover
Sabrine Scarbrough
Yuanyuan Xu
Genie Erneta
David Esquivel
Thann Soun
James Espinosa
Chris Ditty
Phitsamay Sisavanh
Jennifer Cantu
Muoi Ly
Luke Barchie
Eran Rose
Manager Customer Service
International Coordinator
Software Engineer - UK
Validator
Well Header Technician
Directional Survey Processor
Senior Processing Geophysicist I
Advanced Processing Geophysicist I
Time Processing Manager
Systems Administrator
Digitizing Coordinator
VP Well Data Operations
Well Header Technician
Assistant Controller
VP Human Resources
Special Projects Coordinator
Business Systems Analyst
Advanced Processing Geophysicist I
Senior Processing Geophysicist I
Prep QA
International Reports Processor
Output
Software Engineer IV
Senior Processing Geophysicist II
Asker, Norway
Houston North
Surbiton, UK
Houston North
Houston North
Houston North
Bedford, UK
Bedford, UK
Bedford, UK
Denver- Arvada
Houston North
Houston North
Houston North
Houston CityWest
Houston CityWest
Houston North
Houston North
Houston CityWest
Bedford, UK
Houston North
Colorado Remote
Houston North
Texas Remote
Houston CityWest
1 March
3 March
3 March
3 March
17 March
24 March
1 April
1 April
1 April
1 April
5 April
14 April
21 April
21 April
23 April
28 April
28 April
1 May
1 May
4 May
5 May
12 May
19 May
29 May
Directional Survey Processor
Output
Senior Advising Geophysicist II
Houston North
Houston North
Houston CityWest
8 April
10 April
19 May
Prep QA
Well Header Technician
Advanced Processing Geophysicist II
Houston North
Houston North
Houston CityWest 23 March
5 April
26 May
Data Handling Support 2
Asker, Norway
26 May
10 YEAR
June Pearson
Mork – Somsaath Souknary
James Specht
15 YEAR
Chantha Phimmasone
Choum Khouanmuong
Jana Beyoglu
25 YEAR
Vidar Mikalsen
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Q2 2013
WELCOME ONBOARD
Mabrouk Taiar
Lene Moen
Faye Wislon
Rachael Dale
Christina Jan
Wilf Yates
Samuel Schen
Zhaohong Wu
Hanieh Shahrokhi
Henry Onyirioha
Gary Koo
Julia Stokes
Nicole Shifflett
Robert Mansfield
Owen Dyer
Miraflor Sherazi
Jamie Wright
Vicki McGrath
Mirella Secarin
Renita Aranha
Ali Vaghri
Larisa Samohina
Koi Chin Yip
Nichola Raymond
Chong Zeng
Rinto Hartawan
Elizabeth Roberston
Nelson Duncan
Nasser Keshari
Erin Barner
Jill Partridge
Richard Hartley
Leanne Day
Jeffery Pidhirnyj
James Pires
Dali Zhang
Mehul Vani
Jorge Rodriguez
Kelda Low
Teck Goh
Peng Cheng
Lindsay Edwards
Mohammad Nemati
Tamithy Guthrie
Wenlong Ni
Weishan Han
Adam Hulks
Camilla Pedersen
Simon Stokes
Alison Maidment
Eugenio Toraldo Serra
Adegboyega Adeloye
Connie VanSchuyver
Esteban Fuentes
Tailin Feng
James Whisonant
Naomi Storey
Ilda Andaluz
Daniel Chaikin
Jianming Sheng
Olusoga Akintunde
Guillermo Guerrero
Domonique Williams
Brandon Wilson
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Senior Processing Geophysicist I
Customer Service
Geologist
Geologist II
GIS Specialist
Linux System Administrator
Data Management Coordinator Senior Research Geophysicist I
Processing Geophysicist I
Advanced Processing Geophysicist I
Area Geophysicist
Advanced Processing Geophysicist I
Well Header Technician
Geophysicist II
Project Development Manager
Well Data Sourcing Project Lead
Helpdesk Analyst
Account Payable Analyst Senior Processing Geophysicist II
Processing Geophysicist I
Advanced Geophysical Software Developer
Technical Services Assistant - Russian Well Data
Processing Geophysicist II
Team Administrator
Senior Research Engineer
Well Header Technician
Well Header Technician
Well Header Technician
Well Header Technician
Well Header Technician
Well Header Technician
Data Management Assistant
Administrative & Marketing Assistant Advising Geophysicist I
Geophysical Technician I
Processing Geophysicist I
Helpdesk Analyst
Assistant Project Manager
Geophysical Technician I
Senior Processing Geophysicist II
Seismic Data Processor
Staff Attorney
Geoscientist
Well Header Technician
Advanced Research Engineer
Advising Geophysical Software Development
Technical Assistant
NCS Product Development
Senior QC Geophysicist Processing Geophysicist I
Processing Geophysicist II
Advanced Processing Geophysicist I
Technical Training and Development Manager
Advanced Processing Geophysicist II
Senior Processing Geophysicist I
Senior Account Manager
Sales Representative Arcis
Human Resources Manager Arcis
Advising Interpretation Geophysicist
Research Manager
Processing Geophysicist II
Processing Geophysicist I
Directional Survey Processor
Directional Survey Processor
Calgary, Canada
Asker, Norway
Surbiton, UK
Surbiton, UK
Houston CityWest
Bedford, UK
Houston North
Houston CityWest
Calgary, Canada
Bedford, UK
Perth, Australia
Bedford, UK
Houston, North
Surbiton, UK
Perth, Australia
Calgary, Canada
Perth, Australia
Calgary, Canada
Calgary, Canada
Calgary, Canada
Calgary, Canada
Surbiton, UK
Perth, Australia
Surbiton, UK
Houston CityWest
Houston North
Houston North
Houston North
Houston North
Houston North
Houston North
Surbiton, UK
Perth, Australia
Perth, Australia
Bedford, UK
Houston CityWest
Houston North
Surbiton, UK
Bedford, UK
Perth, Australia
Calgary, Canada
Houston CityWest
Calgary, Canada
Denver, Arvada
Houston CityWest
Houston CityWest
Bedford, UK
Asker, Norway
Bedford, UK
Bedford, UK
Bedford, UK
Bedford, UK
Houston CityWest
Houston CityWest
Houston CityWest
Houston CityWest
Calgary, Canada
Calgary, Canada
Houston CityWest
Houston CityWest
Houston CityWest
Calgary, Canada
Houston North
Houston North
25 February
1 March
4 March
4 March
4 March
4 March
4 March
11 March
11 March
13 March
15 March
18 March
18 March
25 March
25 March
25 March
26 March
1 April
1 April
1 April
1 April
2 April
2 April
2 April
8 April
10 April
10 April
10 April
10 April
10 April
10 April
15 April
15 April
15 April
15 April
15 April
15 April
15 April
16 April
16 April
17 April
22 April
22 April
24 April
29 April
29 April
1 May
1 May
1 May
1 May
1 May
1 May
6 May
6 May
6 May
6 May
6 May
8 May
13 May
13 May
13 May
13 May
13 May
13 May
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