The acquisition is expected to be accretive to Sercel and to CGGVeritas earnings per share in 2008.

Pascal Rouiller, president and CEO of Sercel, said: We are very pleased to continue to expand and strengthen our footprint in downhole measurements with the expertise and technology of Metrolog.

Metrolog developed a unique expertise over the past 20 years, through continuous R&D, for versatile and reliable downhole instrumentation for challenging well conditions.