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The GeoWorld archive is a rich source of information on Geoservices' activities since 1996. Feel free to view previous editions online or download them to your computer.
   GeoWorld 2007 October
- Five Years To Become A Billion-Dollar Company
- Chief Information Officer for Geoservices
- Clients from China Receive Training in Singapore
- Key Account Management
- Profile of a District - Latin America
- News from the Districts
- After Hours Activity (Javier Pardos)
- The Platform - A New Geoservices Intranet Site
- Geoservices Awarded OHSAS 18001 Certification


  GeoWorld 2007 June
- Did You Say Technology?
- Some Questions to Philippe Salle - Managing Director
- 20-Years of Service Awards
- BEST™ in Name and Best in Nature
- Update on Downhole Gauges
- geoNEXT Is Taking Mud logging To New Heights
- News from the Districts
- After Hours Activity (Evelyne Bossi)
- HSEQ Annual Seminar
- New Safety Achievements in Latin America


  GeoWorld 2007 February
- This Project Is Your Project
- Gas Data Interpretation Workshop in Singapore
- Sonangol Engineers Complete Well Intervention Course in Dundee
- Human Resources:
- The Area HR Team
- The Common Resources Team
- The Recruiting Team
- Some Question and Answers
- The HR Administration Team
- The HR Development Team
- News from the Districts
- New Approach to Operations & Maintenance
- Paolo Pierin (1955 - 2006)
- HSEQ: Parents Working Safely in Latin America


  GeoWorld 2006 March
- More Skills Needed in Our Industry
- A Message for You
- District HR Managers Speak Up
- Well Connected Project Right on Track
- News from the Districts
- Best STOP card in Trinidad
- Working Safely in Vietnam
- Defensive Driving in Argentina
- Twenty Years with Geoservices
- Five-year service periods for 2005
- Our Objectives for Improvement in 2006
- Performance for 2005
- Safety Progress


  GeoWorld 2006 September
- gWEB Gaining Ground Globally
- Focused and Best-in-Class
- Gas Data Interpretation Seminars in Latin America
- Contracts & Risk Management Has Full Team
- Assisting Earthquake Victims in Jogjakarta, Indonesia
- News from the Districts
- Dundee Reception
- Who Are They? Where Are They? (Damodar Kumar, Stan Willson)
- Stress Busting
- Sponsored Clean Up


  GeoWorld 2005 October
- VHT and MHT Gauges Ready for the HPHT Market
- A Strategic Summer
- Sakhalin Island - a Logistical Challenge
- News from the Districts
- Welltekindo Scholarship Program
- FLAIR comes to the Caspian Sea
- New Majority Shareholder for Geoservices
- Why We Stopped Well Testing
- ATON Update
- Security Guidance
- Monique Roche (1944 - 2005)


  GeoWorld 2005 July
- New Base in Angola Accommodates Big Expansion in Well Intervention
- Front Office - Back Office
- ATON Update - A growing project, from Gabon to Paris
- News from the Districts
- Downhole Gauge Training in Bolivia
- Operations Offshore Norway Monitored from Onshore
- A Chance to Visit Your Old University
- Museum Mud Logging Unit Refurbished
- West Africa District Showing the Most FLAIR
- Security Awareness
- Protecting Our Environment


  GeoWorld 2005 March
- Well Intervention Growing As Planned
- The Dawn of Geoservices Well Intervention Operations in Australia
- News from the Districts
- GeoWorld - The Work of Many
- Focus on Norway
- New Role for ALS-K
- HSE Award from BP in Baku
- Welltekindo Training Geoservices Engineer in Jakarta
- HSEQ: How did we do last year? Lessons learned. SOC Analysis. Performance - how did we progress? District Manager Objectives 2005


  GeoWorld 2004 December
- A Year of Achievement
- EMROD™ Saves Rig Time During Well Test Operations Offshore China
- The ATON Project
- News from the Districts
- 2700 Days without an LTI on Hibernia
- Season's Greetings
- Contracts & Risk Management Goes Regional
- 20-Year Awards
- After Hours Antics -Frédérique Cassus
- District & Operations Personnel Movements in 2004
- In Memory of Dirk Koenen
- Ortona Base Certified to ISO Environmental Standard
- Gold Safety Award for Geoservices Australia
- HSEQ: Information - Responsibility


  GeoWorld 2004 October
- High-Tech Services need High HSEQ Standards
- Geoservices BEST in Brazil
- ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification in Brazil
- News from the Districts
- Baku Base - Caspian Sea
- Geoservices Brazil Awarded a Silver Trophy by Petrobras
- First Seminar for Supply Chain Management Team
- RISK - Do Not Ignore It!


  GeoWorld 2004 June
- Celebrating 20 Years of Success in China
- Strong Activity in an Unfavourable Financial Climate
- Slickline Seminar Focuses on Service Quality
- Focus on Yemen
- News from the Districts
- Five of the Best with the Geoservices Group


  GeoWorld 2004 April
- New International Training Centre Opened in Dundee, Scotland
- "The Year of Living Dangerously"
- New Drive to Place Well Site Geologists
- News from the Districts
- Satellite Phone to the Rescue in Russia
- New Shareholder for Geoservices
- Multiphase Flow Meter - Fresh Technology to Expand our Range of Services
- ISO 14001 Environmental Certification Achieved in Argentina
- High Standards - throughout the company
- HSEQ Objectives for 2004


  GeoWorld 2003 December
- The Future of Slickline - A Real Opportunity for Geoservices
- Challenged by a Weak Dollar
- Wireline - The Mystery Revealed
- Close Interaction with Operating Companies Drives Technology Developments
- First for gWEB with First Source Texas
- News from the Districts
- District & Base Personnel Movements in 2003
- New General Secretary Arrives
- Well Intervention Growth Through Partnership With Leading Slickline Company
- Well Intervention Seminar in Jakarta
- First pre-Audit Experience for ISO 14001 in Latin America
- HSEQ Seminar 2003
- Sword of Honour World Record for our North Sea District


  GeoWorld 2003 September
- What's New From Geoservices?
- A Period of Unprecedented Innovation
- Managers Go Back To School at the Wellsite
- A New Field Surveillance Training Course
- Reserval's Unique Gas In/OUT Analysis Capability Proving its Value on Hibernia
- gWEB - A New Internet-based Information Platform
- News from the Districts
- Changes at the Top in the Districts
- FSD - the New Field Support Department
- After Hours Antics
- CAS Committee Meets in Abu Dhabi
- Base/Country Managers' Training Course
- EMROD Training in India
- Two Geoservices Bases certified by BVQI in Venezuela
- Safety Observation Card (SOC) gets good response
- Stars Galore for North Sea and Middle East Districts


  GeoWorld 2003 June
- geoNEXT - An Ambitious Project Becomes Reality
- Growth with Back Office Excellence
- After Hours Antics (Christophe Ageorges)
- Technology Day for ExxonMobil in Houston
- News from the Districts
- OMC 2003
- Expedition to Antarctica
- Give me Five, with Geoservices
- Driving Management
- Did you know that? (112 Emergency Number)
- The Quality Circle


  GeoWorld 2003 March
- Ours is a People Business
- New Approach to Quality Certification
- COPGO - Well Intervention Services for Italy and the World
- Mount Orizaba conquered by a Geoservices Data Engineer
- News from the Districts
- After Hours Antics (Jimmy Canvot)
- Big Celebrations in Vietnam
- Goodbye ISO 9002… Hello ISO 9001:2000
- Geoservices' Safety Observation Card (SOC) - a new way to report risk
- Pounding the Tarmac for 42 km


  GeoWorld 2002 December
- Season's Greetings!
- Objective Achieved - 10 Years of World Class Safety Performance
- There is Life Beyond Data Engineering
- Mud Logging Orientation Course a 'Hit' with Client Geologists
- News from the Districts
- An Australian in Latin America
- Base/Country Manager Training
- From Secretary to Assistant Country Manager
- Base Personnel Movements in 2002
- Geoservices International HSEQ-S Seminar (19 to 21 November)


  GeoWorld 2002 September
- Geoservices - Continuously Striving for Improvement
- Tierra del Fuego - Exceptional Slick Line Service in the World's Southernmost Oilfield
- News from the Districts
- Geoservices - World Leading Supplier of Mud logging Services, and proud of it!
- Field Surveillance - what does this new Business Segment cover?
- Achieving Success through People
- GEOPROLOG - First stop for quality oil field services in Jakarta
- Safety Section becomes HSEQ Section
- Geoservices Crew Commended in Nigeria


  GeoWorld 2002 June
- Business Back up to Full Speed!
- Geoservices Brazil - Quality Mud Logging Services Ensure Major Growth
- New Operations & Maintenance Contract is Biggest in Venezuela
- Geoservices Presents New Technology in Japan
- News from the Districts
- Top students get hands-on training from Geoservices in the Paris Basin
- Competence Assurance System Achievements
- Geoservices' Wealth of Experience
- ISO 9002 for Venezuelan Bases
- Safety Section - Hand Tools


  GeoWorld 2002 April
- Think Quality!
- Services in Russia - a new Challenge on Famliar Territory
- Geoservices Mud Logging - a Well-deserved place in Oil Exploration History
- New EM Permanent Gauge for Andra
- AAPG Annual Meeting in Houston
- News from the Districts
- ALS-K Installation Time Reduced using Modular Sensor Design
- Key Account Management - New Developments
- New Business Segments
- Geoservices' Safe Practices Receive Recognition in Australia
- R&D strengthened with New Appointment at Head Office
- Safety Section - Communication, an essential component for improved Safety


  GeoWorld 2001 December
- 2001, a Milestone Year
- Geoservices expands its Well Intervention and Well Testing services in the People's Republic of China
- Calling all potential "PreVue" Engineers
- News from the Districts
- Thriving Training Centre in Macae
- Sword of Honour
- HSEQ in North Latin America
- The Transit Department - Delivering the Goods
- Base Personnel Movements in 2001
- Safety Section


  GeoWorld 2001 September
- External growth - one way to move forward
- Field Surveillance & Well Intervention
- News from the Districts
- Reliability is the word on Hibernia
- Long Service Awards in Indonesia
- Solidarity and Support
- Geoservices-Schlumberger Alliance on display at Offshore Europe Exhibition
- Geoservices once more at the highest point in Europe
- New Training Centres
- Safety News
- Real-time Pore Pressure Prediction - a new service


  GeoWorld 2001 June
- Looking good and getting better
- Deepwater Drilling with the Cajun Express
- New booth for the OTC in Houston
- First 20-year awards to Geoservices Eastern Inc. Personnel
- News from the Districts
- 20-year award in North Sea to Dave Tinsley
- Proposing solutions in Saudi Arabia
- Knowledge Management - an essential aid to efficiency for the modern business
- EPF & FSO in the Carauna Field, Brazil
- Geoservices sponsors Rugby Tournament in an effort to draw new blood


  GeoWorld 2001 March
- Geoservices and Schlumberger form Alliance for Mud Logging Services
- Focused Seminars & Courses, a whole new approach to training
- Profile: Li Jian Fa
- Reserval - saving time and money
- New Geoservices Website on line


  GeoWorld 2000 December
- Best-in-Class
- Suresh Gadkari - Specialist in Gas Data interpretation
- Sword of Honour
- Safety awards in OZ
- News from the Districts
- Back to the mountains
- Olympic Day Run in Sudan
- Twenty years of Service
- Technical Paper writing


  GeoWorld 2000 July
- Message from Management
- Deep Offshore - the last great exploration frontier
- Technical achievements: Field MASTER 2
- News from the Districts
- Corporate Secretariat meeting in Paris
- Twenty years in harness
- Solutions, not just products
- Offshore Technology Conference


  GeoWorld 2000 April
- Reorganisation "Making the Most of our People, Experience & Technology"
- Technical achievements: Thermolift keeps a well flowing
- SPOTLIGHT: interview with Trevor Kemp, Vice-President, Contracts & Risk Management
- Cool head defeats hot lead
- News from the Districts
- FOCUS: CAS (Comptetence Assurance System) - Part of a new approach from the Human Resources Department
- New catchphrase: People, Knowledge & Technology


  GeoWorld 1999 December
- Message from Management
- Congratulations from British Prime Minister for continuing commitment to safety
- Austin Chalk drillers welcome Retrievable-Reseatable EM MWD ER
- SPOTLIGHT: Out of NIGERIA, interview with Gertrude Adaobi Okafor
- Return to Nigeria
- News from the Regions
- New appointment at Head Office
- FOCUS: New district created
- Technical papers


  GeoWorld 1999 September
- News from the field preparing for the upturn
- Technical Achievements: Resistivity Logging in the Americas
- Sporting Achievements: Geoservices at the top of Europe / Softball champions in Maracaibo
- Company Information: ISIS at our side, an interview with Jacques Burger
- FOCUS: specially designed ALS unit on board a "half-billion-dollar" drill ship


  GeoWorld 1999 June
- Message from the new President and Executive Vice-President
- Results for 1998
- Technical Achievements: Coal Bed Drilling - another niche for EM MWD Directional Drilling Services
- News from the Regions
- FOCUS: the Millennium Bug: how seriously are we taking it ?


  GeoWorld 1999 March
- Special Directional Drilling / MWD-LWD: interview with Jean-Michel Lang
- Technical Achievements: Extended Range (ER) Oriented Gamma Ray (OGR)
- Editorial: Our industry today - temporarily dulled by the fickle price of oil
- News from the Regions - Claude Steinmetz
- The RWD Tool, how it was born - Interview with Louis Soulier
- Geoservices brings relief to client in Bolivia
- An update on Directional Drilling in Asia Pacific


  GeoWorld 1998 December
- Production Special, Testing & Wire Line Services: interview with Jean Tergiman
- INFO: Geoservices introduces the WIN system & Underbalanced annulus - Drill Stem Testing
- New Production Equipment: Vulcan Clean Burner
- FOCUS: Spotlight on the OAD-Production team
- Technical achievements (The Cuttings Flow Meter)
- FOCUS: Integrated Drilling Services contract for Geoservices in Bolivia
- GEO FORUM: World wide News from North Europe and Angola
- Who are they/Where are they: C. Parat & N. Forge


GeoWorld 1998 September
- Mud Logging Special: interview with JR Croguennec
- INFO: The Hibernia platform
- News from the Regions: Geoservices in the Caspian Sea & Mud Logging in the Asia- Pacific region
- FOCUS: ALS-EVE a valuable option for Mud Logging
- "Au revoir mon copain" - a tribute to Chris Banks
- GEO FORUM: Technical Paper Writing Competition, New Assignments
- News: Underbalanced drilling in Sicily
- Technical Achievements ("The BEST")


GeoWorld 1998 June
- 1997: Encouraging results
- INFO: Geoservices prepares to defend itself against the "Millennium Bug"
- Technical achievements (195°C for the MQG-X)
- News from the Regions
- FOCUS: ISO 9002 certification in the Asia-Pacific region
- GEO FORUM: Who are they/Where are they: special women
- News: A view of events in the oil & gas industry


GeoWorld 1998 March
- EVENT: 1958-1998 Geoservices 40 years and still pioneers
- Technical achievements ( Real-time resistivity measurement)
- News from the Regions
- FOCUS: Spotlight on the OAD Mud Logging Team
- GEO FORUM: The pursuit of excellence in training
- GEO FORUM: A new advertising campaign for 1998
- Who are they/Where are they: M. Badcock & D. Angus


GeoWorld 1997 December
- Event: Caracas 1997: Looking forward to 1998
- INFO: Wireline Services - A fundamental aspect of Production Services
- Technical Achievements (The MWD ER - Extended Range)
- News from the Regions
- Spotlight on Asia Pacific: Australia - Mud Logging in extreme climatic conditions
- GEO FORUM: 100% safety + o accidents = 5 star award + sword of honour
- Who are they/Where are they: F. Novara & H. Janszen
- GEO FORUM: Focus on the R&D Technology Department


  GeoWorld 1997 September
- Development: Geobriis & Geonet world-wide communications for Geoservices
- GEO FORUM: Over 20 years with Geoservices
- Who are they/Where are they: H. Smith & K. Currie
- News from the Regions


GeoWorld 1997 June
- Over 1 Billion Francs turnover in 1996
- Technical achievements (The ReservalTM)
- Training: Management Training Seminars
- News from the Regions
- Spotlight on West Africa: Better working conditions and intensive training in Nigeria
- Communication: The World wide web & New Challenges
- Who are they/Where are they: P. Schall & A. Goldhagen
- GEO FORUM: Technical Paper Writing Competition


GeoWorld 1997 March
- Development : Reorganisation of the "Operations and Research Support Group"
- Edito: Bob Miller
- Technical achievements (The Rig floor Computer)
- Communication: An advertising campaign for Geoservices
- News from the Regions
- North Europe: An exciting year in prospect
- Interview: Quality for a better service
- Who are they/Where are they: JM Penanguer & Luis Lizarraga
- GEO FORUM: Photo competition


GeoWorld 1996 December
- Geoservices wins prestigious safety prize for 4th year running
- Highlight: Development and Partnership
- Info: A new experience offshore
- Technical achievements (ESRO)
- News from the Regions
- Welcome to the hundreds of you who joined Geoservices team this year


  GeoWorld 1996 September
- Interview with Bruno Floris: Looking to the future
- Highlight: Half-year progress
- Technical achievements (ALS-V)
- News from the Regions
- North America: Underbalanced Drilling


  GeoWorld 1996 June
- SURVEY: What the industry thinks of us
- Comment: Let's seize the opportunity
- A touch of colour
- The Training Centre: Le Blanc-Mesnil
- Technical Achievements (Mass Flowmeter)
- News from the Regions
- Mediterranean-Middle East: The Changing face of the Mediterranean


  GeoWorld 1996 March
- Isis invests in Geoservices
- From the President
- New Management Organisation
- Technical Achievements (MQG-X)
- News from the Regions
- Venezuela: One year of Integrated Services

The mud logging team working for Petroproduccion in the Ecuadorian Amazon rain forest. Past and present Caspian Area Managers display the OHSAS 18001 certificate received for Geoservices base in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Some of the team who worked on the Todsco 156, offshore Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. A Geoservices Data Engineer receiving an appreciation award from the Dolphin Company Man on board the Key Hawaii rig in Qatar