Mario Cataldo’s startup ILEX has signed with the British Geological Survey to support strategic PC-based E&P Applications and to provide IT and Data Management support. Cataldo (former Managing Director of PECC) intends to target Oil & Gas companies and organizations that no longer have the in-house expertise, time or resources to manage these important functions. BGS’ David Ovadia said "The partnership with ILEX creates a synergy between our public science activity and the business world that will ultimately benefit the UK economy. We are looking forward to working with ILEX."

The British Geological Survey (BGS) is the UK's foremost supplier of geoscience solutions and is active in areas such as land-use planning, waste disposal, hydrocarbons exploration, civil engineering, minerals extraction, contaminated land, seismic and geohazard evaluation and understanding climate change.