FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of April 2013
CGG-Veritas
Tour Maine Montparnasse - 33 Avenue du Maine – BP 191 - 75755 PARIS CEDEX 15
(address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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CGG Provides its Vessel Utilization
Update for the First Quarter 2013
PARIS, France – April 8, 2013
CGG provides, for the first quarter of 2013, its vessel utilization and its fleet allocation updates with the new fleet perimeter including from the 1st of February the four Fugro C-Class vessels (Geo Coral, Geo Celtic, Geo Caribbean and Geo Caspian) and the Geo Atlantic and Geo Barents vessels.
Vessel utilization for the first quarter 2013:
| • | The vessel availability rate1 was 88%. This compares to a 84% availability rate in the first quarter of 2012 and a 93% rate in the fourth quarter of 2012. |
| • | The vessel production rate2 was 93%. This compares to a 92% production rate in the first quarter of 2012 and a 89% rate in the fourth quarter of 2012. |
Fleet allocation update for the first quarter 2013:
Our 3D vessels were allocated during the quarter 64% to contract and 36% to multi-client programs compared to 23% and 24% of our 3D vessels allocated to multi-client in the first and fourth quarters 2012.
| 1 - | The vessel availability rate, a metric measuring the structural availability of our vessels to meet demand; this metric is related to the entire fleet, and corresponds to the total vessel time reduced by the sum of the standby time, of the shipyard time and the steaming time (the “available time”), all divided by total vessel time; |
| 2 - | The vessel production rate, a metric measuring the effective utilization of the vessels once available; this metric is related to the entire fleet, and corresponds to the available time reduced by the operational downtime, all then divided by available time. |
About CGG
CGG (www.cgg.com) is a fully integrated Geoscience company providing leading geological, geophysical and reservoir capabilities to its broad base of customers primarily from the global oil and gas industry. Through its three complementary business divisions of Equipment, Acquisition and Geology, Geophysics & Reservoir (GGR), CGG brings value across all aspects of natural resource exploration and exploitation.
CGG employs over 9,800 people around the world, all with a Passion for Geoscience and working together to deliver the best solutions to its customers.
CGG is listed on the Euronext Paris SA (ISIN: 0000120164) and the New York Stock Exchange (in the form of American Depositary Shares. NYSE: CGG).
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Investor Relations Contact
Christophe Barnini
Tel: +33 1 64 47 38 11
E-Mail: invrelparis@cggveritas.com
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The information included herein contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the securities act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties as disclosed by the Company from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may vary materially.
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THIS FORM 6-K REPORT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS CONTAINED IN CGG VERITAS’ REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-150384) AND SHALL BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Compagnie Générale de Géophysique - Veritas has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Date April 8th, 2013 | By | /s/ Stéphane-Paul FRYDMAN | ||||
| S.P. FRYDMAN | ||||||
| Senior EVP | ||||||
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