Key Figures

Business partners | Government Contributions and Lobbying Costs 

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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.