The OneStim JV between Schlumberger and Weatherford contemplated in March of 2017 has broken apart. Instead, Weatherford sold off its idled pressure pumping business to Schlumberger. What does this mean for the players and the market? We have some thoughts here… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Live From Dhahran, Here’s The 8 Most Important Things Schlumberger Said Friday Morning
With Schlumberger’s earnings call this morning, oilfield earnings season is officially underway. CEO Paal Kibsgaard addressed several of the themes we expect to dominate the conversation this earnings season including US price increases and activity strength and maybe over-exuberance, sluggish international conditions, aggressive frac reactivation, new business models in offshore drilling, …
Read More »For Schlumberger, It’s Love And Hate In The Lower 48
Schlumberger’s position and perspective on the North American market might best be described as a love-hate relationship. Endorsing the Lower 48 onshore outlook is simply not in Schlumberger’s DNA. Even as the company describes challenges that may make the North American E&P model unsustainable, it can’t resist getting bigger in …
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