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Schlumberger unveils expanded petrotechnical lab

Nov 09, 2017

Schlumberger today (9 November) inaugurated the newly expanded reservoir rock and fluid analysis laboratory located in Houston, Texas. The state-of-the-art lab enables petrotechnical experts to better leverage physical and digital rock and…

Schlumberger unveils DELFI

Sep 13, 2017

Schlumberger unveiled the new DELFI cognitive E&P environment at the SIS Global Forum today (13 September), which enables collaboration across exploration and production (E&P) teams and leverages the full potential of all available data and science to optimize E&P assets…

Schlumberger sees offshore FID activity

Jul 24, 2017

Oilfield giant schlumberger has revealed a slew of new contacts including a deal to supply equipment to the Leviathan field, offshore Israel, and to perform ocean bottom survey work on BP's Clair Ridge field, west of Shetland, UK.  The…

Schlumberger to take 51% stake in Eurasia

Jul 21, 2017

Nearly two years after a failed attempt, oilfield services giant Schlumberger is set to acquire a majority stake in Eurasia Drilling Co. (EDC). The Astra jackup. Image from EDC. Schlumberger…

SLB opens production technologies facility

Mar 28, 2017

Schlumberger has opened a new purpose-built Production Technologies Center of Excellence aimed at solving customers’ global challenges related to oil and gas production chemistry, particularly those encountered in deepwater, heavy oil and other extreme environments…

Schlumberger, TGS in GoM reimaging project

Feb 23, 2017

Schlumberger and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. (TGS) have entered a new multi- and wide-azimuth (M-WAZ) multiclient reimaging program in the highly prospective Central US Gulf of Mexico. Final results are expected in early 2018, ahead of a period…

Schlumberger acquires Peak Well Systems

Jan 05, 2017

Oilfield services giant Schlumberger has acquired Aberdeen-based Peak Well Systems (Peak), a specialist in the design and development of advanced downhole tools for flow control, well intervention and well integrity. Peak Well Systems…

Schlumberger inks Hyperdynamics Guinea drilling work

Jan 03, 2017

Hyperdynamics Corp. has entered into a US$4.5 million master service agreement (MSA) with oilfield services giant Schlumberger to provide drilling services for the Fatala-1 deepwater exploration well planned for Q2 2017, offshore the Republic of Guinea…

Schlumberger inks double Transocean deal

Dec 21, 2016

Cameron, a Schlumberger (SLB) company, has signed two 10-year pressure control equipment management service contracts on behalf of Transocean valued at greater than US$350 million.  The first contract calls for Schlumberger to manage Transocean’s Cameron risers in the Gulf of Mexico…

Sirius inks Schlumberger gig at Ororo

Dec 19, 2016

Oil services giant Schlumberger awarded Sirius Petroleum a contract for the provision of an integrated services management (ISM) contract at the Ororo field, off Nigeria. The contract is for a multi-well campaign, which will start in 1H 2017…

Schlumberger, Golar form OneLNG JV

Jul 26, 2016

Golar LNG and Schlumberger have formed a new joint venture, OneLNG, to rapidly develop low cost gas reserves to LNG. The combination of Schlumberger reservoir knowledge, wellbore technologies and production management capabilities…

Schlumberger job cuts hit 16,000 in 2016

Jul 22, 2016

Schlumberger has reduced its workforce by 16,000 so far this year, which the oil services giant attributed to weak activity that it expects to persist throughout the year. Image from Schlumberger…

Schlumberger drops out of Fortuna LNG

Apr 29, 2016

Schlumberger and Ophir have terminated discussions over a move which could have given the oilfield services firm a 40% stake in the Fortuna floating LNG development offshore Equatorial Guinea.  Earlier this year, Schlumberger had reached a heads of terms agreement with Ophir over the project…

Schlumberger to acquire Xtreme coiled tubing drilling units

Apr 27, 2016

Oil services giant Schlumberger entered into an agreement to acquire the coiled tubing drilling and coiled tubing units from Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services Corp., a Calgary-based provider of international land drilling and coiled tubing drilling services…

Schlumberger cuts 2000 jobs, takes steep fall in Q1

Apr 22, 2016

Oil services giant Schlumberger has laid off 2000 employees as the company reports one of its steepest revenue declines since the downturn began, citing global activity decline and disruption that has reached unprecedented levels. Image…

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