Seismic News

Katalyst at SEG New Orleans on October 18-21, 2015

Katalyst once again exhibited at the annual meeting for the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.  The 2015 conference took place in New Orleans on October 18-21.  We were on the main aisle at exhibit booth 2525, which featured theater presentations, personal demos, industry discussions and Katalyst purple and blue mardi gras beads. Our new location on the main aisle was especially enjoyable when the New Orleans marching band passed by during the Sunday evening Icebreaker. Overall the […]

Harts E&P Talks Subsurface Data Management with President Steve Darnell

Executive editor Rhonda Duey recently interviewed president Steve Darnell about the changes experienced over the years in the seismic data management industry and what’s to come in the future. You can read the full article in the October issue of Harts E&P. Click here to read the full article.

Women in Seismic Golf Tournament Raises Funds for Alberta Cancer Foundation

Our Calgary team was excited to once again support the annual Women in Seismic (WiSE) golf tournament.  The event serves as a networking function for women working in the subsurface data industry.  The tournament as a whole raised over $12,000 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Click here to see photos from the event. Click here to learn more about the WiSE golf tournament. The event had a total of 72 ladies who came to play golf, enjoy […]

Data Trends Article in ASEG Preview Journal

The tape storage industry has seen many changes over the years, both good and bad.  Our Senior VP of Asia-Pacific Guy Holmes recently contributed an article focusing on these trends to the Preview Journal, published by the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists.    

Katalyst Has Been Audited to AICPA Standards for Security and Confidentiality

Katalyst is pleased to announce that our work processes have been externally assessed as meeting the requirements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Controls at a Service Organization (SOC2).  We were externally audited in the trust service principles of security, availability, processing integrity and confidentiality.  We are very proud of our staff for this accomplishment and will continue to strive to implement best practices of trust, integrity and expertise throughout our organization. […]

PPDM Foundations Journal Features Article on Master Data Management by Katalyst Senior VP Asia-Pacific

The PPDM Foundations Journal recently published an article by our very own Guy Holmes, Senior VP Asia-Pacific.  Click here to view the entire Q2 2015 issue of the PPDM Foundations Journal, or read the text of the article below: What is Master Data Management? I am hearing much about Master Data Management (MDM) from all industry sectors.  Not just oil and gas but commercial organisations, software providers, miners etc. On my quest to be able to talk intelligently […]

Katalyst Continues Worldwide Growth by Acquiring SpectrumData’s Seismic Data Management Division in Asia-Pacific

HOUSTON, Texas (July 14, 2015) – Katalyst Data Management announced today that it has acquired the Perth-based oil and gas data management division of SpectrumData Pty Ltd. SpectrumData is a leading provider of data management, tape transcription and scanning services to the geoscience data industry in the Asia-Pacific region. The acquisition expands Katalyst’s ability to meet the demands of their global customer base and will include new offices in Perth, Australia, Wellington, New Zealand and […]

Katalyst Exhibits at EAGE Annual Conference in Madrid

The European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers held their 2015 conference in Madrid on June 1-4. We had a successful show – there were over 5,500 in attendance at the 2015 conference, the 77th annual convention for EAGE. Our UK team members and staff from the US were busy discussing our new UK data center, new domain expertise and iGlass/SeismicZone updates. Click here to see photos from our booth at EAGE Madrid. Click here to read the […]

Katalyst Exhibits at the 2015 PNEC Conference in Houston on May 19-21

Katalyst was excited to be exhibiting for the first time at the 19th Annual International Conference on Petroleum Data Integration, Information and Data Management.  The event took place at the Houston Marriott Westchase Hotel on May 19-21, 2015.    

Visit Katalyst booth #2318 at the 2015 NAPE Summit in Houston

Katalyst is excited to be exhibiting at the annual NAPE Summit in Houston on February 11-13, 2015. Stop by our booth to learn the latest about our new iGlass datacenter in the UK and some exciting news about SeismicZone.com. Click here to see photos from last year.