CGGVeritas Provides Vessel Utilization Update for the Second Quarter 2009

Regulatory News:

CGGVeritas (Paris:GA) (NYSE:CGV) provides its vessel utilization and its fleet allocation updates for the second quarter of 2009.

Vessel utilization for the second quarter 2009:

The following vessel utilization rates for the second quarter 2009 do not take into account the Harmattan, a 3D vessel which was decommissioned during the quarter as part of our marine capacity adjustment program.

? The vessel availability rate1 was 89%, including a 5% impact related to standby between contracts. This compares to a 93% availability rate in the first quarter 2009 and a 86% rate in the second quarter 2008;

? The vessel production rate2 was 88%. This compares to a 89% production rate in the first quarter 2009 and a 80% rate in the second quarter 2008.

Fleet allocation update for the second quarter 2009:

During the second quarter of 2009, our 3D vessels were allocated 75% to contract and 25% to multi-client programs, a decrease in multi-client investment in 2009, as planned.

1 - The vessel availability rate, a metric measuring the structural availability of our vessels to meet demand; this metric is related to the entire fleet, and corresponds to the total vessel time reduced by the sum of the standby time, of the shipyard time and the steaming time (the �available time�), all divided by total vessel time;

2 - The vessel production rate, a metric measuring the effective utilization of the vessels once available; this metric is related to the entire fleet, and corresponds to the available time reduced by the operational downtime, all then divided by available time.

About CGGVeritas

CGGVeritas (www.cggveritas.com) is a leading international pure-play geophysical company delivering a wide range of technologies, services and equipment through Sercel, to its broad base of customers mainly throughout the global oil and gas industry. CGGVeritas is listed on the Euronext Paris (ISIN: 0000120164) and the New York Stock Exchange (in the form of American Depositary Shares, NYSE: CGV).

The information included herein contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the securities act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties as disclosed by the Company from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may vary materially.

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