SAExploration Announces $83 Million of New Project Awards

HOUSTON, Jan. 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAEX) (OTCBB:SAEXW) today announced five new project awards for onshore logistical support and seismic data acquisition services in North and South America, collectively valued at approximately $83 million. All five projects are scheduled to be performed during the first half of 2016.

Two of the projects will take place in the dense jungle rainforest of South America, with the remaining three projects located in Alaska. All five projects will cover different, yet equally challenging terrain and require specialized knowledge of the surrounding environments. SAE will provide a full suite of in-house logistical services in advance of and throughout the life of these projects, which will utilize currently available equipment and personnel. No new capital expenditures are required to execute these projects.

Brian Beatty, President and CEO of SAE, commented, “We are very pleased to have received these project awards, despite the increasingly difficult market conditions we are experiencing. While our overall visibility has been reduced, causing the lead time in advance of project awards to decrease, we are excited to see an improvement in the stability and consistency of opportunities in many of our core markets. Our focus remains on maximizing cash flow and preserving liquidity.”

About SAExploration Holdings, Inc. 

SAE is an internationally-focused oilfield services company offering a full range of vertically-integrated seismic data acquisition and logistical support services in remote and complex environments throughout Alaska, Canada, South America, Southeast Asia and Africa. In addition to the acquisition of 2D, 3D, time-lapse 4D and multi-component seismic data on land, in transition zones and offshore in depths reaching 3,000 meters, SAE offers a full suite of logistical support and in-field processing services, such as program design, planning and permitting, camp services and infrastructure, surveying, drilling, environmental assessment and reclamation and community relations. SAE operates crews around the world, performing major projects for its blue-chip customer base, which includes major integrated oil companies, national oil companies and large independent oil and gas exploration companies. Operations are supported through a multi-national presence in Houston, Alaska, Canada, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, New Zealand and Malaysia. For more information, please visit SAE’s website at www.saexploration.com.   

The information in SAE’s website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this notice or incorporated in filings SAE makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Forward Looking Statements

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Contact

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.
Ryan Abney
Vice President, Capital Markets & Investor Relations
(281) 258-4409
[email protected]