Veritas DGC, formed after the 1996 merger of Veritas Energy Services and Digicon, performs land and offshore seismic surveys for oil and natural gas and offers seismic data processing and interpretation services. In 2002, the company added software for reservoir interpretation to its line of products with the acquisition of Hampson-Russell. Veritas maintains operations in 19 countries and conducts surveys in all of the world's major energy markets.