Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) is a global oilfield and information services company with principal offices in New York, Paris, and The Hague. The company operates in 100 countries and employs people from more than 140 nationalities. Three operating units comprise the company activity in the oil and gas exploration & production (E&P) industry.

Schlumberger Oilfield Services is the world's leading oilfield services technology company. It supplies a number of technology services that range from drilling measurements and services through wireline logging, well cementation and stimulation to well completions and productivity. Oilfield Services also offer integrated project management capabilities. Schlumberger Information Solutions provides a full range of E&P software products and information management solutions together with business and technical consulting in addition to global connectivity services. WesternGeco, which is jointly owned with Baker Hughes, is the world's largest and most advanced surface seismic company.

How We Work

We are committed to excellence in technical innovation, teamwork and creating value for our customers, our shareholders, and our employees. At the wellsite, in our technology centers and in our R&E facilities, we are working to optimize performance in a safe and environmentally sound manner.

With deep domain expertise and worldwide reach, we manage our business through a global network of GeoMarket regions. This approach brings together focused teams to meet local needs, deploy critical technology, and provide customized solutions. Knowledge communities and special interest groups enable teamwork and knowledge sharing unencumbered by geographic boundaries. With 19 research and engineering facilities spread across the globe, we place strong emphasis on developing innovative technology that helps customers increase productivity. In 2002, we invested $650 million in R&E activities.

Benefits We Bring

Knowledge, technical innovation, and teamwork are at the center of Schlumberger. For 75 years, we have focused on delivering solutions that improve performance.

Today, our real-time enabled products, services, and solutions help customers translate acquired data into useful information, and then transform this information into knowledge for improved decision making-anytime, anywhere. Harnessing information technology in this way offers enormous opportunities to enhance efficiency and productivity. This is a quantum leap from providing traditional "just-in-case" information to delivering "just-in-time" knowledge that meets the changing needs of our customers.

To Find Out More

Detailed information on Schlumberger and our businesses is available at www.slb.com.