The Board of Directors of TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) declared that Robert S. Hobbs will join the company on January 25, 2008 as Chief Operating Officer reporting directly to Hank Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer. Based in Houston, Mr. Hobbs will be responsible for the worldwide operations of TGS.

Mr. Hobbs joins TGS after one year as Manager, Worldwide Geoscience with Marathon Oil Company. Prior to this he spent nine years with Veritas DGC in a wide range of roles including President & Managing Director of the company's wholly owned UK subsidiary, where he was responsible for all product lines in the Europe, Africa, Middle East, and former Soviet Union region. He also worked ten years as both a geologist and a geophysicist with ARCO Oil and Gas, Exxon, and Union Texas Petroleum. Mr. Hobbs holds a M.Sc. degree in Geology from the University of Southern California.

"As a result of the rapid global expansion of our business, we are strengthening our top management team, allowing Hank more time to focus on strategic issues. Robert's experience and profile represent an excellent match with our existing team", said Claus Kampmann, Chairman of TGS.

"We feel very fortunate to be able to attract an executive of Robert's caliber", added Hank Hamilton. "I look forward to working closely with him to build an even stronger TGS."

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