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• Schlumberger Limited Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-23

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Great. Thank you, sir. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Bill Herbert - Simmons & Company International. Bill Herbert - Simmons & Company International Andrew, if you could provide us with some perspective, if you will, on two markets, one, Mexico. Clearly a lot...

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• Will Smith & W-H Energy Merger Imperil $4.4 Billion Drilling Fluids Venture?

  BNET - 2008-06-06

  Oilfield service provider Smith International, in a total transaction valued at approximately $3.2 billion, is acquiring W-H Energy Services, a supplier of petroleum drilling tools with leading-edge technology in directional drilling. Although a win-win for both companies, concerns are being expressed that the deal would put at risk an existing...

  Tags: Schlumberger Ltd., Merger, Tool, M-I, Productivity, Globalization, Telecom & Utilities, Channel Management, Strategy, Management, Marketing, David Phillips

• Subsea Production Assurance

  BNET - 2004-05-24

  The excessive expense and risk of subsea intervention have forced the industry to accept diminished performance and shortened life from subsea wells and is costing an estimated USD 10 billion in gross revenue each year. The continuous closed-loop system combines real-time data with scalable, integrated, pore-to-process systems to enable the...

  Tags: Schlumberger Ltd., Performance Management, Operational Accounting, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance, Management

• Brownfields

  BNET - 2004-02-06

  Brownfields?defined as mature fields in a state of declining production or reaching the end of their productive life?are regarded as potential "fountains of youth." In an industry climate marked by growing demand, ever-greater importance is placed on enhancing and prolonging an asset's productive maturity, maximizing its declining productivity, and postponing...

  Tags: Schlumberger Ltd., Asset Management, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management

• National Data Repository: The Tool to Preserve and Effectively Promote the National E&P Data Heritage

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  The oil and gas industry is a high-risk arena. Its players operate within a turbulent market environment marked by changing commodity prices, high-stake investments and fluctuating technological, business and political influences. To secure international investment in their country's petroleum industry, national oil companies and government agencies are faced with the...

  Tags: Finance, Investment, Management, Schlumberger Ltd., Strategy, Tool

• Imaging Technologies Reduce Risks

  BNET - 2002-02-01

  The Texas and Louisiana Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico has reemerged as an active area for increased exploration as well as continued exploitation of existing producing assets. Old fields are being reworked and deeper gas wells are being planned. With deep gas exploration comes, a set of...

  Tags: Schlumberger Ltd., Imaging, Exploration, Document Management, Asset Management, Productivity, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management

• Case Study - Drilling Success in the Most Challenging Places

  BNET

  To help ensure successful jobs, oil and gas operators require technological solutions that can reduce drilling time and cost, regardless of the target, the hole size, or the formations. The operator replaced conventional motor technology with PowerDrive Xceed throughout the company's ongoing field program. In phase two of this operator's...

  Tags: Schlumberger Ltd., Operator, Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management

• Case Study - Reduce Depth Uncertainty With Real-Time Borehole Seismic

  BNET

  In a recent case a client engaged in ultra-deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico used seismic VISION to optimize its casing program, leading to elimination of the intermediate casing string and savings of several million dollars. Repeated as often as necessary, this procedure could occur as many as five...

  Tags: Schlumberger Ltd., Vision, Strategy, Management

• espWatcher Case Study, California

  BNET

  The espWatcher service delivered cost-effective production optimization in a mature field. Remote, expert witnessing in real time during pump startup reduced the risk of early failure. Events and operating practices that could decrease equipment run life were identified and corrected. Remote alarms provided instant notification when system performance deviated from...

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• Dual-esp Completion Optimizes Production and NPV in Ecuador

  BNET

  Occidental Petroleum wanted to produce separate high-rate zones in a single well in Ecuador to maximize the net present value NPV of the project. The reservoirs in this area produce large volumes of fluid with a low gas-oil ratio, which is an ideal completion scenario for an electric submersible pump...

  Tags: Schlumberger Ltd., Occidental Petroleum Corp., Strategy, Management