Schlumberger Limited

Type	Oilfield services company
Founded	1926
Location	Principal offices in Houston, Paris and The Hague. Operates in more than 100 countries
Key people	Chairman & CEO: Andrew Gould, EVP & CFO: Jean-Marc Perraud, CIO: Andre Erlich
Industry	Oil Well Services & Equipment
Products	Oil field services
Revenue	$14.31 billion USD (2004)
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Employees	58,000+ of 140+ nationalities
Website	www.slb.com
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The company comprises two primary business segments: Schlumberger Oilfield Services and Schlumberger Information Solutions. WesternGeco is another operating unit. Schlumberger Oilfield Services, a division of Schlumberger Limited, is the world’s largest supplier of exploration and production (E&P) services, solutions and technology to the international petroleum industry. ... Schlumberger Information Solutions (SIS) functions as an operating unit of the global oil services giant Schlumberger Limited. ... WesternGeco, a joint venture of Schlumberger Limited and Baker Hughes, is the worlds largest seismic contracting company. ...

Principal offices are located in Houston, Paris and The Hague. Houston redirects here. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Arms of The Hague The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, or officially s-Gravenhage) is the administrative capital of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country, in the province South Holland of which it is also the capital. ...

Management

• Chairman & CEO: Andrew Gould
• EVP & CFO: Jean-Marc Perraud
• CIO: Andre Erlich
• VP and Chief Scientist: Philippe Lacour-Gayet
• VP Business Processes and Controller: Simon Ayat
• VP Communications and Investor Relations: Doug Pferdehirt
• VP and Director Taxes: Mark Danton
• VP European Affairs; Chairman, France: Jean-Dominique Percevault
• VP Global Personnel Practices: Pierre E. Bismuth
• VP Personnel: David Tournadre
• VP Quality, Health, Safety, Environment, and Industry Affairs: Rene Huck

A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Andrew Gould is chairman and chief executive officer of Schlumberger Limited since 2003. ... The abbreviation EVP may refer to: The Evangelical Peoples Party of Switzerland, a political party. ... CFO is usually short for Chief Financial Officer, but may also mean: Carrier frequency offset Ceramic fiber optics Chief Fire Officer Chief of Flight Operations Conselho Federal de Odontologia (cfo. ... Jean-Marc Perraud is Executive Vice President and CFO of Schlumberger Limited. ... CIO may mean: Chief Information Officer, a corporate title Congress of Industrial Organizations, a US trade union confederation the Central Imagery Office, a predecessor organization of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency cry it out, usually in the context of babies and their (lack of) sleeping habits. ... A controller is a person or device that exercises or attempts to exercise control or influence. ...

Business

Operating revenue in 2005 was US$14.31 billion with a market capitalization as of January 20, 2006, of US$71 billion Market capitalization, often abbreviated to market cap, is a business term that refers to the aggregate value of a firms outstanding common shares. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

• 1926: The company was originally founded as Société de Prospection Électrique (Electric Prospecting Company) by Conrad and Marcel Schlumberger.
• 1934: Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation founded (now Schlumberger Wireline).
• 1940: Moved headquarters to Houston, Texas.
• 1948: Inaugurated Ridgefield Research Center.
• 1956: Schlumberger Limited formed in Curaçao as holding company for all Schlumberger businesses.
• 1960: Formed Dowell Schlumberger by Schlumberger & Dow Chemical.
• 1979: Fairchild Camera and Instrumentation Company (including Fairchild Semiconductor), becomes a subsidiary of Schlumberger Limited

The Schlumberger Cambridge Research Centre, designed by Michael Hopkins and Partners was opened in 1985.

• 1985: Formed Sedco Forex Drilling Company.
• 1987: National Semiconductor acquires Fairchild Semiconductor for $122 million from Schlumberger Ltd.
• 1992: Acquired GeoQuest Systems.
• 1998: Acquired Camco International.
• 2000: WesternGeco formed as a joint venture with Baker Hughes.
• 2000: Sedco Forex sold to Transocean Drilling company.
• 2001: Information technology company Sema acquired for $5.2 billion.
• 2003: Automated Test group, part of the 1979 Fairchild acquisition, spun off to NPTest Holding
• 2004: Sema sold to Atos Origin for $1.5 billion.
• 2004: Cards division (now known as Axalto) divested through an IPO.
• 2005: Announced that corporate head office will move from New York, NY to Houston, TX in 2nd half of 2006.
• 2006: Announced 2 for 1 stock split effective March 1, 2006.

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See also

• List of oilfield service companies

The list of oilfield service companies includes companies that provide services to the petroleum exploration and production industry but that do not typically produce petroleum themselves. ...

External links

• Schlumberger
• Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary Online glossary of oil-related terminology
• Yahoo! - Schlumberger Limited Company Profile