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charter period spent on proprietary or multi-client data acquisition. Downtime
(technical or maritime), mobilisation, steaming, and some standby activities are
not included in the utilisation rate.
As further described below, at the end of the second quarter 2020 the Company
had one vessel on charter, the Atlantic Guardian. The Atlantic Guardian is
currently cold stacked in Norway. Going forward, the Company intends to continue
to publish a trading update shortly after the end of each quarter, inter alia to
communicate multi-client sales during the relevant quarter.
Vessel utilisation for the second quarter 2020 was 23% compared with 73% for the
second quarter of 2019.
In the second quarter of 2020, the Company’s vessels were allocated 0% to
proprietary work and 23% to multi-client projects. In the comparable quarter of
2019, the vessels were allocated 45% to proprietary work and 28% to multi-client
projects.
EMGS recorded 5.0 vessel months in the quarter. In the second quarter 2019, the
Company recorded 6.0 vessel months.
Vessel activity
During the quarter, the Atlantic Guardian transited to Norway and completed the
previously announced transit to Norway for cold stacking. The vessel’s
utilisation for the second quarter was zero.
The Petrel Explorer (formerly Thalassa) completed acquisition of two multi-
client surveys on the Norwegian continental shelf, whereof one was prefunded,
and one was not. Following completion of these two surveys, the vessel was
demobilised and returned to the vessel owner at expiry of the charter period.
The vessel’s utilisation for the second quarter was 56%.
Multi-client revenues in the second quarter
The Company expects to record approximately USD 5 million in multi-client
revenues for the second quarter 2020.
EMGS will publish its second quarter 2020 financial results on Thursday 23 July
2020 at 07:30 local time (Norway). A presentation will be broadcasted live over
the Internet, starting at 10:00 local time (Norway). To access the presentation,
please go to the Company’s homepage (www.emgs.com (http://www.emgs.com)) and
follow the link.
Contact
Anders Eimstad, Chief Financial Officer, +47 948 25 836
About EMGS
EMGS, the marine EM market leader, uses its proprietary electromagnetic (EM)
technology to support oil and gas companies in their search for offshore
hydrocarbons. EMGS supports each stage in the workflow, from survey design and
data acquisition to processing and interpretation. The Company’s services enable
the integration of EM data with seismic and other geophysical and geological
information to give exploration experts a clearer and more complete
understanding of the subsurface. This improves exploration efficiency and
reduces risks and the finding costs per barrel.
For more information, visit www.emgs.com (http://www.emgs.com)
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section
5-12 the Norwegian Securities Trading Act
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