SLB LIMITED/NV
SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger (French: [ʃlumbɛʁʒe, ʃlœ̃b-]), is a multinational oilfield services company. Founded in France in 1926, the company is now incorporated as SLB N.V. in Willemstad, Curaçao, with principal executive offices in four cities: Paris, France; Houston, Texas, United States; London, UK; and The Hague, Netherlands. As of 2022, it is both the world's largest offshore drilling company and the world's largest offshore drilling contractor by revenue.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- SLB [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC [1]
- Business sectors
- petroleum industry [2]
- Company / filing name
- SLB LIMITED/NV [1]
- Headquarters location
- Houston [2]
- Business address
- 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON, TX, 77056 [1]
- Founded
- 1926 [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Netherlands Antilles [1]
- Founders
- Schlumberger brothers [2]
- Official website
- www.slb.com ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 100,000 · reported year 2019 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 28,091,000,000 · reported year 2022 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- AN8068571086 [2]
- CIK
- 0000087347 [1]
- SIC code
- 1389 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
SLB, formerly known as Schlumberger (French: [ʃlumbɛʁʒe, ʃlœ̃b-]), is a multinational oilfield services company. Founded in France in 1926, the company is now incorporated as SLB N.V. in Willemstad, Curaçao, with principal executive offices in four cities: Paris, France; Houston, Texas, United States; London, UK; and The Hague, Netherlands. As of 2022, it is both the world's largest offshore drilling company and the world's largest offshore drilling contractor by revenue. [3]
Also known as SLB Limited, the company trades on the New York Stock Exchange and formerly traded on Euronext Paris, the London Stock Exchange and SIX Swiss Exchange. In 2022, the Forbes Global 2000 ranked SLB the 349th largest company in the world. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, SLB. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 100,000 · reported year 2019. [2]
Annual revenue: USD 28,091,000,000 · reported year 2022. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives SLB LIMITED/NV a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: SLB (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
Annual, quarterly and current reports from the collected SEC record. Insider Forms 4 and 144 are excluded. This is a selected list, not a live filing feed.
Source-verified relationships
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was SLB LIMITED/NV founded?
Founded: 1926. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of SLB LIMITED/NV?
Headquarters location: Houston. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for SLB LIMITED/NV?
Business sectors: petroleum industry. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
SLB LIMITED/NV relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — SLB LIMITED/NV filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — SLB (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
- Company chronology / filing ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.