UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 21, 2008

 

 

OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

LOUISIANA		0-23383		72-1395273
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4500 N.E. Evangeline Thruway

Carencro, Louisiana 70520

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(337) 896-6664

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Matters.

On August 21, 2008, OMNI Energy Services Corp. (the “Company) announced that it had been awarded a contract with a leading seismic data acquisition company to perform a major seismic drilling project in the north Louisiana Haynesville Shale area. The contract will generate approximately $5 million in revenue and is expected to commence during the first quarter of 2009.

The Company also announced that it has finalized an operating agreement with US Liquids of LA, L.P. (“USLL”) for the use of expanded facilities in Fourchon, La. The USLL facility will provide access to over 500 feet of dock space and will give the Company the capability to service larger deepwater vessels.

A copy of the press release announcing the contract award and operating agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The press release should be read in conjunction with the note regarding forward-looking statements, which is included in the text of the press release.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated August 21, 2008 issued by OMNI Energy Services Corp.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

		OMNI ENERGY SERVICES CORP.
Dated: August 25, 2008
		By:		/s/ Ronald D. Mogel
				Ronald D. Mogel
				Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer