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TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (0MSJ.LSE)

Q3 2026
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TGS wins new seismic work as Q2 profit and backlog surge

  • Q2 profit swing and record backlog TGS's second-quarter revenue hit USD 400 million and EBITDA rose 60% to USD 244 million, swinging to a USD 120 million operating profit from a loss. Order inflow pushed backlog up 78% to USD 756 million, and streamer utilization was the highest since 2013 — evidence the business is winning more work and converting it into cash.

    The earnings beat and backlog jump are the core fundamental driver of the shares.

  • New contract wins extend work into 2027 TGS won an ocean bottom node job in the AMME region and a 4D streamer survey offshore Australia, both from repeat customers. The work runs into early 2027, giving revenue visibility and showing clients keep trusting TGS's ships and imaging technology.

    Fresh contract awards signal continued demand and underpin future revenue.

  • Three new seismic projects add funded revenue TGS signed a Ghana Keta Basin deal and launched reprocessing projects in the Norwegian Sea and offshore Newfoundland, covering tens of thousands of square kilometres. All are industry-funded, meaning customers pay upfront, which supports sales and shows demand for TGS's imaging technology.

    These projects are new, funded work that supports revenue and showcases TGS's technology.

  • Dividend maintained while investment rises TGS declared a quarterly dividend of USD 0.155 per share and raised its 2026 multi-client investment guidance to about USD 550 million. Paying cash to shareholders while spending more on new surveys signals confidence, though higher spending uses cash that could otherwise be returned.

    The dividend and higher investment guidance show management confidence and capital priorities.

July 2026
▲4

TGS wins new seismic work as Q2 profit and backlog surge

  • Q2 profit swing and record backlog TGS's second-quarter revenue hit USD 400 million and EBITDA rose 60% to USD 244 million, swinging to a USD 120 million operating profit from a loss. Order inflow pushed backlog up 78% to USD 756 million, and streamer utilization was the highest since 2013 — evidence the business is winning more work and converting it into cash.

    The earnings beat and backlog jump are the core fundamental driver of the shares.

  • New contract wins extend work into 2027 TGS won an ocean bottom node job in the AMME region and a 4D streamer survey offshore Australia, both from repeat customers. The work runs into early 2027, giving revenue visibility and showing clients keep trusting TGS's ships and imaging technology.

    Fresh contract awards signal continued demand and underpin future revenue.

  • Three new seismic projects add funded revenue TGS signed a Ghana Keta Basin deal and launched reprocessing projects in the Norwegian Sea and offshore Newfoundland, covering tens of thousands of square kilometres. All are industry-funded, meaning customers pay upfront, which supports sales and shows demand for TGS's imaging technology.

    These projects are new, funded work that supports revenue and showcases TGS's technology.

  • Dividend maintained while investment rises TGS declared a quarterly dividend of USD 0.155 per share and raised its 2026 multi-client investment guidance to about USD 550 million. Paying cash to shareholders while spending more on new surveys signals confidence, though higher spending uses cash that could otherwise be returned.

    The dividend and higher investment guidance show management confidence and capital priorities.

Latest
▲4

TGS wins new seismic work as Q2 profit and backlog surge

  • Q2 profit swing and record backlog TGS's second-quarter revenue hit USD 400 million and EBITDA rose 60% to USD 244 million, swinging to a USD 120 million operating profit from a loss. Order inflow pushed backlog up 78% to USD 756 million, and streamer utilization was the highest since 2013 — evidence the business is winning more work and converting it into cash.

    The earnings beat and backlog jump are the core fundamental driver of the shares.

  • New contract wins extend work into 2027 TGS won an ocean bottom node job in the AMME region and a 4D streamer survey offshore Australia, both from repeat customers. The work runs into early 2027, giving revenue visibility and showing clients keep trusting TGS's ships and imaging technology.

    Fresh contract awards signal continued demand and underpin future revenue.

  • Three new seismic projects add funded revenue TGS signed a Ghana Keta Basin deal and launched reprocessing projects in the Norwegian Sea and offshore Newfoundland, covering tens of thousands of square kilometres. All are industry-funded, meaning customers pay upfront, which supports sales and shows demand for TGS's imaging technology.

    These projects are new, funded work that supports revenue and showcases TGS's technology.

  • Dividend maintained while investment rises TGS declared a quarterly dividend of USD 0.155 per share and raised its 2026 multi-client investment guidance to about USD 550 million. Paying cash to shareholders while spending more on new surveys signals confidence, though higher spending uses cash that could otherwise be returned.

    The dividend and higher investment guidance show management confidence and capital priorities.

US Dollar/Norwegian Krone FX Spot Rate (USDNOK.FOREX)

Q3 2026
▼2▲1

Norges Bank hike path drives krone, softer inflation caps it

  • Soft inflation cooled Norges Bank hike bets, weakening NOK Norwegian inflation came in softer than the central bank expected, so traders cut bets on further Norges Bank rate rises. Lower expected rates make the krone less attractive to hold, so the dollar buys more kroner and USDNOK rises.

    Explains the main force pushing USDNOK up this period: reduced rate-hike expectations weakening NOK.

  • Norges Bank actually hiked to 4.50%, lifting the krone Norges Bank raised its policy rate by a quarter point to 4.50%, a hawkish move that strengthened the krone. Higher rates attract money into a currency, so the dollar buys fewer kroner and USDNOK falls.

    The single biggest counterweight to the weak-krone story: an actual hike that strengthened NOK.

  • Sticky inflation keeps more hikes on the table, supporting NOK Underlying Norwegian inflation is still running above Norges Bank's own forecasts, so markets price roughly even odds of another hike by year-end. That keeps the krone supported, limiting how far USDNOK can rise.

    Shows the offsetting force still in play late in the period, keeping NOK supported.

  • Oil and Hormuz: krone's oil link cuts both ways UBS added the krone to its top picks, expecting capped oil prices to reduce the need for rate hikes, while Commerzbank warned a Hormuz reopening would lower oil and hurt NOK more than Sweden's krona. Oil swings pull the krone both ways.

    Captures the oil channel that amplifies or offsets the rate story for NOK.

August 2026
▼2▲1

Norges Bank hike path drives krone, softer inflation caps it

  • Soft inflation cooled Norges Bank hike bets, weakening NOK Norwegian inflation came in softer than the central bank expected, so traders cut bets on further Norges Bank rate rises. Lower expected rates make the krone less attractive to hold, so the dollar buys more kroner and USDNOK rises.

    Explains the main force pushing USDNOK up this period: reduced rate-hike expectations weakening NOK.

  • Norges Bank actually hiked to 4.50%, lifting the krone Norges Bank raised its policy rate by a quarter point to 4.50%, a hawkish move that strengthened the krone. Higher rates attract money into a currency, so the dollar buys fewer kroner and USDNOK falls.

    The single biggest counterweight to the weak-krone story: an actual hike that strengthened NOK.

  • Sticky inflation keeps more hikes on the table, supporting NOK Underlying Norwegian inflation is still running above Norges Bank's own forecasts, so markets price roughly even odds of another hike by year-end. That keeps the krone supported, limiting how far USDNOK can rise.

    Shows the offsetting force still in play late in the period, keeping NOK supported.

  • Oil and Hormuz: krone's oil link cuts both ways UBS added the krone to its top picks, expecting capped oil prices to reduce the need for rate hikes, while Commerzbank warned a Hormuz reopening would lower oil and hurt NOK more than Sweden's krona. Oil swings pull the krone both ways.

    Captures the oil channel that amplifies or offsets the rate story for NOK.

Latest
▼2▲1

Norges Bank hike path drives krone, softer inflation caps it

  • Soft inflation cooled Norges Bank hike bets, weakening NOK Norwegian inflation came in softer than the central bank expected, so traders cut bets on further Norges Bank rate rises. Lower expected rates make the krone less attractive to hold, so the dollar buys more kroner and USDNOK rises.

    Explains the main force pushing USDNOK up this period: reduced rate-hike expectations weakening NOK.

  • Norges Bank actually hiked to 4.50%, lifting the krone Norges Bank raised its policy rate by a quarter point to 4.50%, a hawkish move that strengthened the krone. Higher rates attract money into a currency, so the dollar buys fewer kroner and USDNOK falls.

    The single biggest counterweight to the weak-krone story: an actual hike that strengthened NOK.

  • Sticky inflation keeps more hikes on the table, supporting NOK Underlying Norwegian inflation is still running above Norges Bank's own forecasts, so markets price roughly even odds of another hike by year-end. That keeps the krone supported, limiting how far USDNOK can rise.

    Shows the offsetting force still in play late in the period, keeping NOK supported.

  • Oil and Hormuz: krone's oil link cuts both ways UBS added the krone to its top picks, expecting capped oil prices to reduce the need for rate hikes, while Commerzbank warned a Hormuz reopening would lower oil and hurt NOK more than Sweden's krona. Oil swings pull the krone both ways.

    Captures the oil channel that amplifies or offsets the rate story for NOK.