French geoscience firm CGG is to operate parts of Norway's Diskos database from 2015 to the end of 2020 under a new contract signed with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).
The contract will see CGG implment software on the seismic, well and production modules in Diskos, the National Data Repository of Norway.
The Diskos database is a shared solution that aims to streamline data management through shared electronic storage and distribution of seismic, well and production data of Norway.
It is the first major contract for CGG's Data Management Services group, since it joined CGG following the acquisition of Fugro Geoscience.
The Diskos group was launched in 1995, by the NPD, Statoil, Norsk Hydro, Mobil and Saga Petroleum, and now has 56 oil company members, as well as a number of service companies, and all the Norwegian universities.
Nearly 600 terabytes of digital seismic, well and production data, are currently managed by the database and the data volume is expected to grow significantly in the coming years.
CGG will deploy TrangoTM, its E&P database solution. It has selected two partners, KADME, a Norwegian software company, which will provide local expertise, and its WhereoilTM software platform, and EVRY, a Nordic data center company, which will provide the IT infrastructure, and the hosting environment.
The location will be the Green Mountain Data Center, on the island of Rennesøy, near Stavanger, Norway.