TGS-NOPEC subsidiary A2D is Awarded Best Data Management Solution


A2D is Awarded Best Data Management Solution by Industry Leaders
Houston, Texas (October 22, 2002) - A2D Technologies, a pioneer in well log data management services, received the award for Best Database/Data Management Solution from World Oil magazine's 2002 "Next Generation" inaugural program held on October 17, 2002.
 
Accepting the award for A2D was Rod Starr, Sr. Vice President Enterprise Solutions Group. "I am very pleased to accept this award on behalf of A2D", commented Starr. "We are honored that World Oil and a group of industry constituents acknowledge the value that LOG-LINE Plus!® brings to our clients. Our technology was the first to deliver online access to well log data and we are dedicated to further advancements in the automation of well log workflow."
 
The World Oil Awards recognize and showcase innovative solutions that drive the upstream oil and gas industry and the leaders behind them. The program was designed to support and inspire the next generation of industry leadership. Proceeds from the event benefit top universities throughout the world that promote education in the petroleum industry.
 
An advisory board of industry professionals objectively selected the winners from the list of nominees. A2D's LOG-LINE Plus! solution came away with top honors from a category of nominations including Schlumberger's Decision-Point and Baker Atlas' Total Recall.
 
Alexandra Pruner, Vice President of Gulf Publishing, noted, "The Best Database/Data Management category was highly competitive. A2D's victory reflects the value of LOG-LINE Plus! and the operational efficiencies it represents for today's operating companies."

About A2D Technologies

A2D Technologies was founded in 1993 and pioneered providing high-quality well log data instantly over the Internet when it created LOG-LINE®, the petroleum industry's first Internet delivery vehicle for accessing digital well log data. The company offers a one-of-a-kind integrated solution for well log data sourcing, data management and interpretation with smartSECTION®, a geologic software productivity tool. Today, A2D provides and manages the industry's largest electronic source of well log data for more than one million logs in the most heavily prospected U.S. Basins. A2D is wholly owned subsidiary of TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company, the leading provider of non-exclusive seismic data and associated products to the E&P industry.
 
 
TGS-NOPEC is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange(OSLO:TGS).

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