Sophie Zurquiyah, CEO of Viridien (formerly CGG), appeared on the SEG's Seismic Soundoff podcast to discuss the company's rebranding and her vision for its future. She highlighted the company's move into new areas such as carbon storage, minerals and mining, high-performance computing, and infrastructure monitoring while stressing the importance of technology differentiation and quality of service in maintaining a competitive edge. Zurquiyah also discussed the impact of the energy transition on Viridien's strategies and the need for sustainability to be incorporated into every company's strategy. She also shared insights on key trends in the oil and gas sector, including energy security and affordability.```html Sophie Zurquiyah Interview on Oil and Gas Trends

Sophie Zurquiyah Interviewed by SEG About Key Trends in the Oil and Gas Sector

Overview

Sophie Zurquiyah, CEO of Viridien, recently appeared on SEG's Seismic Soundoff podcast with host, Andrew Geary, to explain the reasons behind the company’s recent strategic rebranding from CGG to Viridien and her vision for the company’s future.

Company Transformation

“We are very proud of our core businesses of Geoscience, Earth Data, and Sensing & Monitoring, but we want to add new businesses by leveraging those core technology strengths that we have. We are looking at markets in the low-carbon area, such as:

• Carbon storage
• Minerals and mining
• High-performance computing
• Infrastructure monitoring

Technology Differentiation

Sophie emphasized the importance of technology differentiation and high-quality service in maintaining a competitive edge and discussed the role of AI and machine learning in improving efficiency and extracting insights from data.

“At its heart, our company has always aimed to differentiate through technology. We are a technology company supporting multiple industries. Where we are different is in the quality of our service, and that is recognized by our clients.”

Energy Transition and Sustainability

Highlighting the impact of the energy transition on Viridien’s strategies and goals, Sophie emphasized the need for sustainability in every aspect of the business:

“Energy transition is everywhere. It is an underlying trend, and sustainability is something that we have to incorporate into every company’s strategy.”

Key Trends in the Oil and Gas Sector

She also shared her insights on key trends in the oil and gas sector, including the importance of energy security and affordability.

Listen to the Podcast

Click here to listen to the full episode (courtesy of SEG).

Read a short transcript of Sophie's podcast episode 228 published in the August 2024 issue of The Leading Edge.

Find out more about SEG Seismic Soundoff podcasts here.

About Viridien

Viridien is an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company that pushes the boundaries of science for a more prosperous and sustainable future. With our ingenuity, drive and deep curiosity, we discover new insights, innovations, and solutions that efficiently and responsibly resolve complex natural resource, digital, energy transition and infrastructure challenges. Viridien employs around 3,500 people worldwide and is listed as VIRI on the Euronext Paris SA.

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