68 Business Partners
| Type | Number |
| 33 - Ships Agents | 33 |
| 8 - Environmental consultants | 8 |
| 7 - Sales agents and representatives | 7 |
| 7 - Escort and support vessels | 7 |
| 7 - Other | 7 |
| Nationality | Number |
| Africa - 17 | 17 |
| Asia - 15 | 15 |
| Europe - 6 | 6 |
| Global - 13 | 13 |
| North America - 3 | 3 |
| Oceania - 3 | 3 |
| South America - 11 | 11 |
| Spend | Percentage |
| Spend on PGS - 80% | 80 |
| Spend on Others - 20% | 20 |
| Number of Suppliers | |
| 2017 | 2806 |
| 2018 | 2376 |
| 2019 | 2229 |
| 2020 | 1966 |
| Number of Verifications | |
| 2017 | 44 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| Number of Audits | |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 12 |
Source: PGS Critical Supplier Audit Plan 2018. * 6 by PGS & 14 by Incentra.
Government Contributions and Lobbying Costs
In 2020, PGS paid $ 43.5 million to governments in corporate taxes, employer taxes, and revenue shares on specific projects. This does not include taxes incurred and paid by JV entities where PGS is not a controlling/majority owner, nor VAT and other transactional taxes (added November 2021).
| Country | % |
| Brazil | 26.2 |
| Norway | 16.3 |
| Angola | 15.4 |
| Egypt | 8.1 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 5.3 |
| USA | 5 |
| UK | 4.6 |
| PNG | 4.2 |
| Indonesia | 2.7 |
| Other | 2.6 |
| Congo | 2 |
| Gabon | 1.6 |
| Canada | 0.7 |
| Malaysia | 0.6 |
| Japan | 0.3 |
| Type of assistance | 2019 | 2020 |
| Tax relief | 0 | 0 |
| Grants* | 0 | 45 133 551 |
| Other financial benefits | 0 | 0 |
* Extraordinary financial assistance for Covid-19, was applied for and received in 2020 in the USA, Norway, Singapore, and Australia
| Association | 2019 | 2020 |
| NSA | 127000 | 86000 |
| IAGC | 337000 | 251000 |
| NHO | 45000 | 31000 |
| NOG | 62000 | 62000 |
| Lobbyists* | 0 | 0 |
Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA), International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC), Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO), Norwegian Oil and Gas Association (NOG). Lobbyists are understood as entities or persons who in their own name, acting on behalf of others, seek to influence political decisions.