Eivind W. Berg
Co-founder & CEO
Eivind Berg is an industry veteran with experience from the whole geophysical value chain, from seismic acquisition to interpretation, working in oil companies, research institutions, as well as contractors. He carried out pioneer projects, which made him recognized industry-wide and he founded SeaBed Geophysical, which became the industry leader within ocean bottom node seismic . He has background as a research geophysicist and holds an MSc degree from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim.
Relevant achievements:
- Acquired the first multicomponent high quality seismic data making it possible to image through a gas chimney.
- Was awarded the Virgil Kauffman gold medal by the American Society of Exploration Geophysicists for his pioneer work.
- Filed several patents internationally and founded SeaBed Geophysical AS.
Gunnar
Ekmann
Co-founder & CMO
Gunnar Ekmann has more than 30 years experience in the international oil industry; the last 15 dedicated to commercialization and sale of technological services and products in the Americas. His former career with Schlumberger included a number of years in USA, Venezuela, Nigeria and Norway, both in technical and managerial positions. He has background from research and software development and holds an MSc degree from the University of Oslo.
Relevant achievements:
Co-founder & CMO
Gunnar Ekmann has more than 30 years experience in the international oil industry; the last 15 dedicated to commercialization and sale of technological services and products in the Americas. His former career with Schlumberger included a number of years in USA, Venezuela, Nigeria and Norway, both in technical and managerial positions. He has background from research and software development and holds an MSc degree from the University of Oslo.
Relevant achievements:
- Introduced the early generation of nodes to Pemex, which resulted in the first commercial contract for SeaBed Geophysical and the largest node survey up to that date.
- Introduced Electromagnetic Geoservices (emgs) to Pemex and contributed to what later became the largest electromagnetic seabed logging contract ever.
- Worked with Seabird Exploration towards Pemex and Mexican authorities, contributing to the first seismic group shoot in Mexico, with participation of international oil companies.
