Company DescriptionViridien engages in the provision of data, products, services, and solutions in Earth science, data science, sensing, and monitoring in North America, Latin America, the Central and South Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments: Data, Digital & Energy Transition (DDE); and Sensing & Monitoring (SMO). The DDE segments engages in the developing and licensing Earth data seismic surveys; processing and imaging seismic data; sale of seismic data processing software under the Geovation brand; provision of geoscience and petroleum engineering consulting services; and collecting, developing, and licensing geological data. The SMO segment is involved in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of seismic equipment for the land and marine seismic data acquisition, including seismic recording equipment, software, and seismic sources for land vibrators or marine sources, and sensing and monitoring equipment and solutions under the Sercel, Metrolog, GRC, DeRegt, and Geocomp brand names. This segment also provides customer support services, such as training. It provides its solutions for natural resources, environmental, infrastructure, energy transition, and digital applications. The company was formerly known as CGG and changed its name to Viridien in May 2024. Viridien was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Massy, France.
How the Company Makes MoneyViridien makes money primarily by selling and licensing geoscience data and by providing geoscience services to customers. Key revenue streams typically include: (1) Data products (often marketed as multi-client or library data): the company funds or co-funds the acquisition/creation of seismic datasets and then monetizes them by licensing usage rights to multiple customers; revenue depends on customer licensing activity and the size/quality/coverage of the data library. (2) Services and solutions: the company performs contracted work such as seismic data processing, imaging, and interpretation-oriented deliverables, generating revenue from project fees under customer contracts. (3) Technology and digital offerings: where applicable, the company may earn revenue from software, digital platforms, or related subscriptions/usage-based fees tied to subsurface workflows. Significant factors influencing earnings typically include exploration and production spending cycles, customer demand for seismic licensing, and contract wins for geoscience services. Specific partnership arrangements, customer concentration, and the exact split of revenue by segment are null.