Schlumberger completes merger with Cameron

Schlumberger Ltd has announced that it has closed its merger with Cameron International Corp. Each Cameron stockholder is entitled to receive 0.716 shares of Schlumberger common stock and US$14.44 in cash, in exchange for each Cameron share.

The transaction combines two complementary technology portfolios into a pore-to-pipeline products and services offering to the global oil and gas industry. The merger will create technology-driven growth by integrating Schlumberger reservoir and well technology with Cameron wellhead and surface equipment, flow control and processing technology. This will result in the industry’s first complete drilling and production systems, which are enabled by Schlumberger expertise in instrumentation, data processing, control software, and system integration.

Paal Kibsgaard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Schlumberger, commented: “I am very pleased to welcome Cameron employees, customers and shareholders to Schlumberger. As a combined company, we will drive total system performance through a much closer integration between the surface and subsurface components of both drilling and production systems. We are ready to begin the process of realising the synergies made possible by this merger and our focus in the near term is on the execution of our integration plans, while continuing to deliver safety and quality in our field operations.”

Scott Rowe, former Chief Executive Officer of Cameron, added: “This is an exciting time for all Cameron employees as we integrate our portfolio with Schlumberger technologies to deliver improved operational performance, higher levels of cost efficiency, and close commercial alignment through new risk-based business models, while continuing to focus on the needs of our customers.”

Edited from press release by Angharad Lock

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