TGS
“ We hope to be able to completely change the oil and gas, and energy industries going forward”
Wadii El Karkouri, Executive Vice President, Imaging and Technology, TGS
Wadii sees potential for cross-industry knowledge transfer, where subsurface expertise could generate value in manufacturing, sports and other sectors.“ That’ s never been done before, as far as I know, in our industry,” he says. The company also works closely with governments worldwide, helping develop local capabilities and organising regulatory frameworks for energy block auctions. TGS invests hundreds of millions of dollars acquiring data in various countries to help market their hydrocarbon potential.
As well as this, client relationships remain central to TGS’ strategy, with regular discussions with major energy companies. These conversations help TGS understand industry priorities and budget constraints.
Wadii continues:“ We like to make sure we understand what their priorities are, what their challenges are, what they’ re trying to achieve in the next 12 to 24 months and how their budgets align with their aspiration so we can discuss how we can use technology, data and knowledge to help them get the maximum return. That’ s the key item today.”
The future of energy exploration Wadii envisions TGS enabling the energy industry to achieve efficiency improvements comparable to those seen in finance, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing through digital transformation.
The company’ s ambition focuses on“ enabling energy for all by unlocking vital, data-driven solutions and knowledge” and, with the world’ s population approaching eight billion people and energy poverty affecting roughly one billion, demand for all energy sources will continue growing.
86 November 2025