Viridien SA (Viridien), formerly CGG SA, provides a wide range of data acquisition, processing, and interpretation services. It also provides related imaging and interpretation software to clients in the oil and gas exploration and production business.

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Viridien has focused its R&D initiatives on maintaining its leadership in the Data, Digital & Energy Transition (DDE) and Sensing & Monitoring (SMO) segments. The company has consistently invested an average of 6% of its revenues annually in R&D. Recent efforts have concentrated on advancing seismic imaging technology, particularly through developments in full waveform inversion (FWI) and FWI Imaging, which have resulted in high-quality, precise images. The company is also integrating machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance data insights and is adapting its technologies for mineral exploration and production. Additionally, Viridien is expanding its HPC computing capacity, which now approaches 700 petaflops, to support its R&D strategy across various segments, including HPC & Cloud Solutions, CCUS, Minerals & Mining, Environmental Sciences, and Infrastructure Monitoring. The R&D unit of Viridien is responsible for deploying the company's investment in research and development to maintain its market leadership in seismic imaging technology and data acquisition equipment. The unit focuses on developing technologies that deliver high-quality images and integrating different expertise and data types to derive better insights. In FY2025, it spent US$6.2 million on R&D, which as a percentage of total revenue stood at 0.6%, and declined 65.2% YoY.