SLB Annual Report 2023: Form 10-K (NYSE:SLB)
SLB Annual Report 2023: Form 10-K (NYSE:SLB)
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PART I
Item 1. Business 3
Item 2. Properties 15
PART II
Item 5. Market for SLB’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 16
Item 6. [Reserved] 16
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 17
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 60
PART III
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 61
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 61
PART IV
Signatures 66
Certifications
PART I
Item 1. Business.
All references in this report to “Registrant,” “Company,” “SLB,” “we” or “our” are to Schlumberger Limited (Schlumberger N.V.) and its consolidated subsidiaries.
We are SLB. In October 2022, we announced our brand which is built around a new name—SLB—and a logo that underscores our vision for a decarbonized energy
future. This move affirmed our transformation from the world’s largest oilfield services company to a global technology company focused on driving energy innovation.
The SLB brand builds on nearly a century of technology innovation and industrialization expertise in the energy services industry—continuing to drive innovation,
decarbonization and performance for the oil and gas industry while increasing our focus on low- and zero-carbon energy technology solutions. Our new identity
symbolizes SLB's commitment to moving farther and faster in facilitating the world's energy needs today and forging the road ahead for a sustainable future.
SLB is a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. With a global presence in more than 100 countries and employees representing
almost twice as many nationalities, we work each day on innovating oil and gas, delivering digital at scale, decarbonizing industries, and developing and scaling new
energy systems that accelerate the energy transition.
SLB is organized under four Divisions that combine and integrate SLB’s technologies, enhancing our ability to support the emerging long-term growth opportunities in
each of these market segments. The Divisions operate through the geographical structure of four Basins that are aligned with critical concentrations of activity:
Americas Land, Offshore Atlantic, Middle East & North Africa, and Asia. The Basins are configured around common regional characteristics that enable us to deploy
fit-for-purpose technologies, operating models and skills to meet the specific customer needs in each Basin and are focused on agility, responsiveness, and
competitiveness. The Basins are organized into GeoUnits, which can be a single country or made up of several countries. With a strong focus on customers, the
Basins identify opportunities for growth.
Supporting the Divisions is a global network of research and development centers. Through these centers we advance SLB’s technology programs to enhance
industry efficiency, lower finding and producing costs, improve productivity, maximize reserve recovery, and increase asset value safely, securely, and sustainably.
Digital & Integration – Combines SLB’s industry-leading digital solutions and data products with its integrated offering of Asset Performance Solutions (“APS”). This
Division enables greater performance for our customers by reducing cycle times and risk, accelerating returns, increasing productivity, and lowering costs and carbon
emissions.
• Digital solutions: Includes products, services, and solutions that span the energy value chain from subsurface characterization through field development
and hydrocarbon production to carbon management and the integration of adjacent energy systems. Offerings are founded upon proprietary and open-
source data platform technologies, industry-leading simulators and workflow tools, and include domain-specific application of innovative digital capabilities
such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. Solutions are deployable on traditional on-premise IT infrastructures, the cloud, and the edge, allowing
for full market coverage irrespective of customer constraints.
• Exploration data and data processing: Provides comprehensive worldwide reservoir interpretation and data processing services, enabled by a scientifically
advanced platform and innovative subsurface imaging techniques for exploration data, also referred to as “multiclient surveys.” Offers one of the industry’s
most extensive multiclient libraries.
• Asset Performance Solutions: Offers an integrated business model for field production projects, by combining SLB’s services and products with drilling rig
management and specialized engineering and project management expertise, to provide a complete solution to well construction and production
improvement. As of December 31, 2022, SLB’s APS portfolio primarily consisted of three field production projects in Ecuador and one in Canada.
Reservoir Performance – Consists of reservoir-centric technologies and services that are critical to optimizing reservoir productivity and performance. Reservoir
Performance develops and deploys innovative technologies and services to evaluate, intervene, and stimulate reservoirs that help customers understand subsurface
assets and maximize their value.
The primary offerings comprising this Division are:
• Wireline: Provides the information necessary to evaluate subsurface geology and fluids to plan and monitor well construction and to monitor and evaluate
well production through both openhole and cased hole services, including wireline logging and perforating.
• Testing: Provides exploration and production pressure and flow-rate measurement services both at the surface and downhole supported by a network of
laboratories that facilitate rock and fluid characterization.
• Stimulation and Intervention: Provides services used during well completions, as well as those used to maintain optimal production throughout the life of a
well, including pressure pumping, well stimulation, and coiled tubing equipment for downhole mechanical well intervention, reservoir monitoring, and
downhole data acquisition.
On December 31, 2020, SLB contributed its onshore hydraulic fracturing business in the United States and Canada (“OneStim®”), including its pressure pumping,
pumpdown perforating, and Permian frac sand businesses, to Liberty Energy Inc. (“Liberty”), in exchange for a 37% equity interest in Liberty. OneStim’s historical
results were reported as part of the Reservoir Performance Division through the closing of the transaction. As of December 31, 2022, SLB had a 5% equity interest in
Liberty.
Well Construction – Combines the full portfolio of products and services to optimize well placement and performance, maximize drilling efficiency, and improve
wellbore assurance. Well Construction provides operators and drilling rig manufacturers with services and products related to designing and constructing a well.
Production Systems – Develops technologies and provides expertise that enhance production and recovery from subsurface reservoirs to the surface, into pipelines,
and to refineries. Production Systems provides a comprehensive portfolio of equipment and services including subsurface production systems, subsea and surface
equipment and services, and midstream production systems.
• Artificial Lift: Provides production equipment and optimization services using electrical submersible pumps, gas lift equipment, progressing cavity pumps
and surface horizontal pumping systems.
• Completions Equipment: Supplies well completion services and equipment that include packers, safety valves and sand control technology, as well as a
range of intelligent well completions technology and equipment.
• Surface: Designs and manufactures onshore and offshore platform wellhead systems and processing solutions, including valves, chokes, actuators, and
surface trees, and provides services to operators.
• Valves: Serves portions of the upstream, midstream, and downstream markets and provides valve products that are primarily used to control and direct the
flow of hydrocarbons as they are moved from wellheads through flow lines, gathering lines and transmission systems to refineries, petrochemical plants,
and industrial centers for processing.
• Processing: Enables efficient monetization of subsurface assets using standard and custom-designed onshore, offshore, and downstream processing and
treatment systems, as well as unique, reservoir-driven, fit-for-purpose integrated production systems for accelerating first production and maximizing
project economics.
• OneSubsea®: Provides integrated solutions, products, systems, and services for the subsea market, including integrated subsea production systems
involving wellheads, subsea trees, manifolds and flowline connectors, control systems, connectors and services designed to maximize reservoir recovery
and extend the life of each field.
During the third quarter of 2022, SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea 7 announced an agreement to form a joint venture to drive innovation and efficiency in
subsea production by helping customers unlock reserves and reduce cycle time. The agreement
will bring together a portfolio of innovative technologies such as subsea gas compression, all-electric subsea production systems and other electrification
capabilities that help customers meet their decarbonization goals. The proposed joint venture will combine SLB’s and Aker Solutions’ subsea businesses.
Subsea 7 will be an equity partner in the new joint venture.
In addition to contributing its subsea business to the joint venture, at closing SLB will issue to Aker Solutions shares of SLB common stock valued at $306.5
million. Concurrently, Subsea 7 will purchase its 10% interest in exchange for $306.5 million in cash to Aker Solutions. The joint venture also will issue a
promissory note to Aker Solutions for $87.5 million. At closing of the joint venture, SLB will own 70%, with Aker Solutions owning 20% and Subsea 7
owning 10%. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second half of 2023.
Corporate Strategy
SLB is committed to addressing the most difficult challenges in the energy industry by pushing the limits of innovation while remaining the performance partner of
choice for our customers across the globe. This commitment is underscored by a bold corporate vision: to drive energy innovation for a balanced planet.
At the core of our vision is a returns-focused strategy designed to meet the current and future needs of customers while returning value to shareholders. Since
launching the strategy in 2019, it has delivered impressive results, which include:
• Strengthening our core business by high-grading the Company’s portfolio, choosing to exit certain margin-dilutive, commoditized and capital-intensive
businesses and projects.
• Optimizing operations by executing the largest restructuring in the Company’s history, creating a more agile, leaner organization that is better aligned with
customer workflows.
• Enhancing the go-to-market approach through our Basin organization and the launch of fit-for-basin and technology access initiatives.
• Investing in long-term, resilient growth opportunities in gas, offshore, digital and decarbonization resulting in a stronger footing in gas and offshore
development projects.
• Developing an industry-leading digital platform and launching SLB’s New Energy business to grow lower-carbon or carbon-neutral technologies beyond oil
and gas.
Today, the world faces the trilemma of providing secure and affordable energy to meet growing demand, while rapidly decarbonizing for a sustainable future. With
nearly a century of market and technology leadership, SLB is well positioned to be a leader in providing solutions to address this trilemma. The evolving marketplace
will require bold new technologies and ideas, digital transformation and a deep commitment to sustainability. With a balanced transition in mind, we are focused on
three engines of growth: Core, Digital and New Energy.
Core
Consisting of Reservoir Performance, WeIl Construction and Production Systems, Core remains the Company’s largest engine of growth.Building on decades of
technology advancement, we will continue innovating new products, services and technologies that make the exploration, development and production of oil and gas
assets cleaner, more resilient, and more efficient, with lower carbon and less impact on the environment.
We will continue to build on our fit-for-basin approach and technology access initiatives, developing bespoke and custom technology tailored to the regions and
environments in which we operate. This strategy will allow us to address the rapid evolution of our industry into more regional markets, each with distinct resource
plays and economics.
With the continued growth of digitally enabled technologies that improve efficiency and performance, including our Transition Technologies™ portfolio (which is further
described below) and our SLB End-to-End Emissions Solution (SEES) methane elimination business, the Company will provide solutions that enable customers to
increase production from their reserves at a competitive cost and low carbon intensity per barrel equivalent.
Digital
Digital capabilities continue to grow throughout the energy industry as a key enabler to manage the complex systems required to meet current energy demands and to
harness the promise of a lower carbon future. SLB is uniquely positioned to support customers on their digital journeys by managing data migration, workflow
redesign and transition to the cloud.
SLB’s customers have access to leading digital products and services that help to meet their sustainability goals by driving transparency, better measurement, more
effective planning and more impactful and reliable outcomes. To continue elevating customer offerings, we will accelerate the adoption of our proprietary cloud
offering DELFI, enabling enterprise data management, delivering autonomous operations, and innovating through domain-driven artificial intelligence.
As customers transition from our established software applications to our DELFI digital platform, they will shift from a user-based license model to software-as-a-
service (SaaS) subscriptions. This will enable them to evolve from legacy infrastructure and deliver new levels of value creation, with access to key resources such as
storage and computing from our cloud partners and access to our industry-leading simulators.
New Energy
New Energy offers a significant opportunity to use our experience and scale to drive innovation for a low-carbon economy spanning many industries. We are building
a broad, diverse portfolio across New Energy sectors, selected for their materiality and adjacency to existing SLB market strengths and our ability to offer
differentiated technology.
Our New Energy portfolio builds on three fundamental SLB strengths: our unique subsurface domain expertise, applicable beyond oil and gas; our differentiated track
record for innovation and industrialization; and our ability to deploy at scale in any region of the world with local knowledge and talent.
SLB will continue forging partnerships across various industries to focus on five emerging technologies: carbon solutions, hydrogen, geothermal and geoenergy,
stationary energy storage, and critical minerals. Our ambition is to seed technology capabilities in each of these domains and grow throughout the decade, ultimately
scaling our New Energy offering into the Company’s fastest growing and largest division.
• Carbon Solutions: Carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (“CCUS”) is critical to advancing decarbonization and achieving the goals of the Paris
Agreement on climate change. With industry-leading reservoir modeling capabilities, SLB has been in the CCUS business for more than three decades.
The Company is actively progressing CCUS technologies and business models to enable widespread adoption and is exploring collaborations in facility
design, building, and operations and going beyond subsurface characterization and well construction to include capture technology, project economics,
technology selection, and permitting.
• Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier: SLB is investing in hydrogen generation technologies. One such investment is Genvia, a unique private-public partnership
that combines SLB’s expertise and experience with that of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (“CEA”) and partners. Genvia
aims to deliver the most efficient and cost-effective technology for producing clean hydrogen—a versatile source of energy and key component of the
energy transition.
• Geothermal and Geoenergy: Geothermal power leverages the heat of the earth to generate electricity by tapping into hot water and steam zones that are
continuously recharged, both naturally and by heat injection from sources such as power plant by-products. With decades of expertise in the sector,
Geothermex, an SLB company, provides the full spectrum of deep geothermal resource development services—from exploration and drilling to analysis,
resource modeling and management, financial modeling, and operational support. Celsius Energy is a New Energy venture that uses shallow geoenergy to
provide heating and cooling solutions for new or existing construction and leverages SLB’s extensive knowledge of subsurface behavior, operational
automation technology, and science expertise.
• Stationary Energy Storage: Stationary energy storage is a key enabler to make variable renewable energy sources (solar or wind) a larger component of
the world’s electricity systems, via energy shifting—enabling power to be delivered in the right place, at the right time, to meet demand. As renewables
penetration increases, so does the need for additional storage to ensure the efficiency of the renewable assets and reliability of electricity systems. Large-
scale, long-duration energy storage is key, and this market is growing rapidly. SLB is investing in storage technologies including EnerVenue, a start-up that
delivers nickel-hydrogen, non-lithium based, economic, safe battery technology that targets the 10-hour storage market.
• Critical Minerals: SLB is applying its knowledge of extraction technologies and processing to the location and sources of critical minerals that will be
required to support alternative energy sources. An example of this is our NeoLith Energy technology venture, which uses a differentiated direct lithium
extraction process to produce high-purity, battery-grade lithium material while reducing the production time from over a year to just weeks. This unique
process is in sharp contrast to conventional evaporative methods of extracting lithium, with significantly reduced water consumption and physical footprint.
Sustainability
SLB’s emissions reduction strategy is at the center of our identity and vision, and our commitment to a sustainable future is underscored by bold science-backed
targets aligned with the Paris Agreement. In 2021, SLB became the first company in the energy services industry to commit to a 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas
(“GHG”) emissions target including all three emission scopes. By setting targets based on SLB’s total 2019 baseline GHG footprint—inclusive of Scope 3 emissions
(which accounted for approximately 95% of SLB’s baseline)—and not just its Scope 1 and 2 footprint, SLB’s comprehensive emissions reduction roadmap
addressees the entire oil and gas value chain.
SLB’s 2050 net zero target is supported by the following interim milestones, using 2019 as the baseline year:
- by 2025, a 30% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions;
- by 2030, a 50% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions; and
- by 2030, a 30% reduction in Scope 3 emissions.
There are three key components to SLB achieving the 2050 net-zero target: reducing operational emissions, reducing customer emissions that occur while using SLB
technology, and taking carbon-negative actions of sufficient scale to offset any residual operating and technology emissions that the Company may have in 2050.
SLB’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions primarily come from fuel use and
electricity consumption: Scope 3 emissions are indirect, such as emissions from customers’ use of SLB technology and emissions from our use of third
-party goods
and services.
In tandem with our 2050 net-zero commitment, SLB introduced a portfolio of Transition Technologies in 2021. This portfolio includes a select group of products and
services that quantifiably reduce our customers’ GHG emissions footprint, while continuing to drive high performance, reliability and efficiency. This portfolio will be
supported by an industry-leading impact quantification framework and is set to grow as sustainability is further embedded in the Company’s research and
development process.
While there is an ambitious path ahead, we are cementing our position as a sustainability leader today. SLB continues to be one of the highest-ranked companies in
the energy industry across key environmental, social, and governance ratings agencies as of December 31, 2022. This recognition confirms the strategy we have in
place and our commitment to leading change in the industry.
Human Capital
As a leading global technology company, with a workforce consisting of approximately 99,000 people in more than 100 countries, one of SLB’s greatest strengths is
the diversity of our people. We believe that our ability to attract, develop, motivate, and retain a highly competent and diverse workforce has been paramount to our
success for many decades. We recognize that cultivating diversity and promoting inclusion are essential to attracting the best talent from around the world and
enabling creativity and innovation to drive business success.
Energy transition and changing geopolitics are increasingly impacting our people and customers. SLB is competitively well-positioned from both a people and
technology perspective to manage these factors and capture the opportunity that it represents for SLB and the countries where we work.
Our national and cultural diversity is based in our philosophy to recruit and develop people from the communities where we work. As a result, we maintain a workforce
nationality mix aligned to the revenue derived from the countries in which we work, as reflected in the charts below. Our long-standing commitment to national and
cultural diversity, which is seen throughout every layer of SLB, fosters a culture that is global in outlook, yet local in practice.
In addition to national and cultural diversity, gender balance is an important part of our diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy. We are committed to leading our
industry in gender diversity, and we are on track to reach our interim milestone of having women represent 25% of our salaried employees by 2025. Our next
milestone is for women to comprise 30% of our salaried employees by 2030.
SLB is proud to provide a career platform that enables a culture of lifelong learning for all employees and is committed to offering borderless careers and making
career decisions based on merit. SLB’s borderless career philosophy is powered by its talent and mobility practices, which offer employees multiple, flexible career
paths to help them acquire the required skills to reach their potential. We provide continuous growth opportunities through a combination of learning and experience.
SLB strives to identify talent early and to provide opportunities for those employees who demonstrate exceptional performance and the ability to progress to higher
levels within the organization. These opportunities accelerate career development while fostering an agile workforce and the next generation of business leaders.
Competition
The principal methods of competition within the energy services industry are technological innovation, quality of service, and price differentiation. These factors vary
geographically and are dependent upon the different services and products that SLB offers. SLB has numerous competitors, both large and small.
Intellectual Property
SLB owns or controls the industry’s leading portfolio of intellectual property, including but not limited to patents, proprietary information, trade secrets, and software
tools and applications that, in the aggregate, are material to SLB’s business. While SLB seeks and holds numerous patents covering various products and processes,
no particular patent or group of patents is material to SLB’s business.
Seasonality
Seasonal changes in weather and significant weather events can temporarily affect the delivery of SLB’s products and services. For example, the spring thaw in
Canada and other Northern climates and consequent road restrictions can affect activity levels, while the winter months in the North Sea, Russia, and China can
produce severe weather conditions that can temporarily reduce levels of activity. In addition, hurricanes and typhoons can disrupt coastal and offshore operations.
Furthermore, customer spending patterns for exploration data, software, and other products may result in higher activity in the fourth quarter of the year as clients
seek to fully utilize their annual budgets. Conversely, customer budget constraints in North America may lead to lower demand for our services and products in the
fourth quarter of the year.
Customers
SLB’s primary customers are national oil companies, large integrated oil companies and independent operators. No single customer exceeded 10% of SLB’s
consolidated revenue during each of 2022, 2021 and 2020.
Governmental Regulations
SLB is subject to numerous environmental and other governmental and regulatory requirements related to its operations worldwide. For additional details, see “Item
1(a). Risk Factors – Legal and Regulatory Risks”, which is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.
Corporate Information
SLB was founded in 1926. Schlumberger Limited, the NYSE-listed parent of the SLB family of companies, is incorporated under the laws of Curaçao and has
executive offices in Paris, Houston, London, and The Hague. The Company changed its brand name to SLB in 2022 but did not change the legal name of its listed
parent company, which remains Schlumberger Limited.
Available Information
The SLB website is www.slb.com. SLB uses its Investor Relations website, https://investorcenter.slb.com/, as a routine channel for distribution of important
information, including news releases, analyst presentations, and financial information. SLB makes available free of charge through its Investor Relations website at
https://investorcenter.slb.com/, access to its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and
Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed on behalf of directors and executive officers, and amendments to each of those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is
filed with or furnished to the SEC. Alternatively, you may access these reports at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies are also available, without charge, from
SLB Investor Relations, 5599 San Felipe, 17th Floor, Houston, Texas 77056. Unless expressly noted, the information on its website or any other website is not
incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K and should not be considered part of this Form 10-K or any other filing SLB makes with the SEC.
Information About Our Executive Officers
The following table sets forth, as of January 25, 2023, the names and ages of SLB’s executive officers, including all offices and positions held by each executive
officer during the past five years.
Olivier Le Peuch 59 Chief Executive Officer and Director, since August 2019; Chief Operating Officer, February 2019 to July 2019; Executive
Vice President, Reservoir and Infrastructure, May 2018 to February 2019; and President, Cameron Group, February 2017 to
May 2018.
Khaled Al Mogharbel 52 Executive Vice President, Geographies, since July 2020; Executive Vice President, Operations, April 2019 to June 2020;
Executive Vice President, Eastern Hemisphere, February 2019 to March 2019; and President, Eastern Hemisphere, May
2017 to January 2019.
Stephane Biguet 54 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, since January 2020; and Vice President, Finance, December 2017 to
January 2020.
Abdellah Merad 49 Executive Vice President, Core Services and Equipment, since April 2022; Executive Vice President, Performance
Management, May 2019 to March 2022; and President, Production Group, October 2017 to April 2019.
Katharina Beumelburg 46 Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, since May 2021; Senior Vice President, Transmission Service, Siemens Energy,
Siemens AG (a multinational industrial manufacturing company), April 2020 to May 2021; and Executive Vice President,
Strategy, Siemens Gas and Power, Siemens AG, November 2016 to April 2020.
Demosthenis Pafitis 55 Chief Technology Officer, since February 2020; and Senior Vice President, SLB 4.0 Platforms, from December 2017 to
January 2020.
Dianne Ralston 56 Chief Legal Officer, since December 2020, and Secretary, since April 2021; and Executive Vice President, Chief Legal
Officer, and Secretary, TechnipFMC plc (a global oilfield services company), January 2017 to September 2020.
Carmen Rando Bejar 45 Chief People Officer, since April 2022; Vice President, Global Business Services, September 2019 to March 2022;
Operational Planning and Resource Manager, Drilling and Measurements, April 2018 to August 2019; and Operations
Systems Manager, Drilling and Measurements, August 2016 to March 2018.
Gavin Rennick 48 President, New Energy, since April 2022; Vice President, Human Resources, February 2019 to March 2022; and President,
Software Integrated Solutions, January 2017 to February 2019.
Rajeev Sonthalia 54 President, Digital & Integration, since July 2020; President, Integrated Performance Management, October 2019 to June
2020; Vice President, Marketing, Wells, May 2018 to September 2019; and Vice President, Eastern Hemisphere, Reservoir
Characterization Group, October 2017 to April 2018.
Kevin Fyfe 49 Vice President and Treasurer, since July 2022; and Vice President and Controller, October 2017 to June 2022.
Ugo Prechner 45 Vice President and Controller, since August 2022; Well Construction Controller, July 2020 to July 2022; Controller
Operations, August 2019 to June 2020; and M-I Swaco Controller, October 2017 to August 2019.
We urge you to consider carefully the risks described below, which discuss the material factors that make an investment in our securities speculative or risky, as well
as in other reports and materials that we file with the SEC and the other information included or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, any of which could
materially adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently
deem immaterial may also materially adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects.
Demand for our products and services depends substantially on expenditures by our customers for the exploration, development and production of oil and gas
reserves. These expenditures are generally dependent on our customers’ views of future demand for oil and gas and future oil and gas prices, as well as our
customers’ ability to access capital. In addition, the transition of the global energy sector from primarily a fossil fuel-based system to renewable energy sources could
affect our customers’ levels of expenditures.
Actual and anticipated declines in oil and gas prices have in the past resulted in, and may in the future result in, lower capital expenditures, project modifications,
delays or cancellations, general business disruptions, and delays in payment of, or nonpayment of, amounts that are owed to us. These effects have had, and may in
the future have, a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Historically, oil and gas prices have experienced significant volatility and can be affected by a variety of factors, including:
• changes in the supply of and demand for hydrocarbons, which are affected by general economic and business conditions;
• the costs of exploring for, producing, and delivering oil and gas;
• the ability or willingness of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the expanded alliance known as OPEC+ to set and maintain production
levels for oil;
• governmental laws, policies, regulations, subsidies, and other actions, including initiatives to promote the use of renewable energy sources;
• speculation as to the future price of oil and the speculative trading of oil and gas futures contracts;
• extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, and public health or similar issues, such as pandemics and epidemics.
The oil and gas industry has historically experienced periodic downturns, which have been characterized by diminished demand for our products and services and
downward pressure on the prices that we are able to charge. Sustained market uncertainty can also result in lower demand and pricing for our products and services.
A significant industry downturn, sustained market uncertainty, or increased availability of economical alternative energy sources could result in a reduction in demand
for our products and services, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects.
Disruptions in the political, regulatory, economic, and social environments of the countries in which we operate could adversely affect our reputation,
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
We are a global technology company, and our non-US operations accounted for approximately 84% of our consolidated revenue in 2022, 85% in 2021 and 81% in
2020. Instability and unforeseen changes in any of the markets in which we operate could result in business disruptions or operational challenges that may adversely
affect the demand for our products and services, or our reputation, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. These factors include, but are not limited to,
the following:
• uncertain or volatile political, social, and economic conditions;
• exposure to expropriation, nationalization, deprivation or confiscation of our assets or the assets of our customers, or other governmental actions;
• public health crises and other catastrophic events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic;
• theft of, or lack of sufficient legal protection for, proprietary technology and other intellectual property;
• trade and economic sanctions or other restrictions imposed by the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, or other regions or
countries that could restrict or curtail our ability to operate in certain markets;
• unexpected changes in legal and regulatory requirements, including changes in interpretation or enforcement of existing laws;
• inflation; and
As an example of a risk resulting from our global operations, in March 2022 we decided to immediately suspend new investment and technology deployment to our
Russia operations. Russia represented approximately 6% of our worldwide revenue during 2022. The carrying value of our net assets in Russia was approximately
$0.7 billion as of December 31, 2022. This consisted of $0.3 billion of receivables, $0.3 billion of fixed assets, $0.5 billion of current assets, and $0.4 billion of current
liabilities.
We continue to actively monitor the dynamic situation in Ukraine and applicable laws, sanctions and trade control restrictions resulting from the conflict. The extent to
which our operations and financial results may be affected by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine will depend on various factors, including the extent and duration of the
conflict; the effects of the conflict on regional and global economic and geopolitical conditions; the effect of further laws, sanctions and trade control restrictions on our
business, the global economy and global supply chains; and the impact of fluctuations in the exchange rate of the ruble. Continuation or escalation of the conflict may
also aggravate this and other risk factors identified in this Form 10-K, including cybersecurity, regulatory, and reputational risks.
Failure to effectively and timely address the energy transition could adversely affect our business, results of operations and cash flows.
Our long-term success depends on our ability to effectively address the energy transition, which will require adapting our technology portfolio to changing customer
preferences and government requirements, developing solutions to decarbonize oil and gas operations, and scaling innovative low-carbon and carbon-neutral
technologies. If the energy transition landscape changes faster than anticipated or in a manner that we do not anticipate, demand for our products and services could
be adversely affected. Furthermore, if we fail or are perceived to not effectively implement an energy transition strategy, or if investors or financial institutions shift
funding away from companies in fossil fuel-related industries, our access to capital or the market for our securities could be negatively impacted.
Our operations are subject to cyber incidents that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our success depends in part on our ability to provide effective data security protection in connection with our digital technologies and services. We rely on
information technology networks and systems for internal purposes, including secure data storage, processing, and transmission, as well as in our interactions with
our business associates, such as customers and suppliers. We also develop software and other digital products and services that store, retrieve, manipulate, and
manage our customers’ information and data, external data, personal data, and our own data. Our digital technologies and services, and those of our business
associates, are subject to the risk of cyberattacks and, given the nature of such attacks, some incidents can remain undetected for a period of time despite efforts to
detect and respond to them in a timely manner. There can be no assurance that the systems we have designed to prevent or limit the effects of cyber incidents or
attacks will be sufficient to prevent or detect material consequences arising from such incidents or attacks, or to avoid a material adverse impact on our systems after
such incidents or attacks do occur. We have experienced and will continue to experience varying degrees of cyber incidents in the normal conduct of our business,
including attacks resulting from phishing emails and ransomware infections. Even if we successfully defend our own digital technologies and services, we
also rely on third-party business associates, with whom we may share data and services, to defend their digital technologies and services against attack.
Unauthorized access to or modification of, or actions disabling our ability to obtain authorized access to, our customers’ data, other external data, personal data, or
our own data, as a result of a cyber incident, attack or exploitation of a security vulnerability, could result in significant damage to our reputation or disruption of the
services we provide to our customers. In addition, allegations, reports, or concerns regarding vulnerabilities affecting our digital products or services could damage
our reputation. This could lead to fewer customers using our digital products and services, which could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition,
results of operations or prospects. In addition, if our systems, or our third-party business associates’ systems, for protecting against cybersecurity risks prove to be
insufficient, we could be adversely affected by, among other things, loss of or damage to intellectual property, proprietary or confidential information, or customer,
supplier, or employee data; breach of personal data; interruption of our business operations; increased legal and regulatory exposure, including fines and remediation
costs; and increased costs required to prevent, respond to, or mitigate cybersecurity attacks. These risks could harm our reputation and our relationships with our
employees, business associates and other third parties, and may result in claims against us.
We operate in a highly competitive environment. If we are unable to maintain technology leadership, this could adversely affect any competitive
advantage we hold.
The energy industry is highly competitive and rapidly evolving. Our business may be adversely affected if we fail to continue developing and producing innovative
technologies in response to changes in the market, including customer and government requirements, or if we fail to deliver such technologies to our customers in a
timely and cost-competitive manner. If we are unable to maintain technology leadership in our industry, our ability to maintain market share, defend, maintain, or
increase prices for our products and services, and negotiate acceptable contract terms with our customers could be adversely affected. Furthermore, competing or
new technologies may accelerate the obsolescence of our products or services and reduce the value of our intellectual property.
Limitations on our ability to obtain, maintain, protect, or enforce our intellectual property rights, including our trade secrets, could cause a loss in
revenue and any competitive advantage we hold.
There can be no assurance that the steps we take to obtain, maintain, protect, and enforce our intellectual property rights will be adequate. Some of our products or
services, and the processes we use to produce or provide them, have been granted patent protection, have patent applications pending, or are trade secrets. Our
business may be adversely affected when our patents are unenforceable, the claims allowed under our patents are not sufficient to protect our technology, our patent
applications are denied, or our trade secrets are not adequately protected. Patent protection on some types of technology, such as software or machine learning
processes, may not be available in certain countries in which we operate. Our competitors may also be able to develop technology independently that is similar to
ours without infringing on our patents or gaining access to our trade secrets.
Third parties may claim that we have infringed upon or otherwise violated their intellectual property rights.
The tools, techniques, methodologies, programs, and components we use to provide our services and products may infringe upon or otherwise violate the intellectual
property rights of others or be challenged on that basis. Regardless of the merits, any such claims generally result in significant legal and other costs, including
reputational harm, and may distract management from running our business. Resolving such claims could increase our costs, including through royalty payments to
acquire licenses, if available, from third parties and through the development of replacement technologies. If a license to resolve a claim were not available, we might
not be able to continue providing a particular service or product.
Our operations are subject to anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws and regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, and other similar
laws. We are also subject to trade control regulations and trade sanctions laws that restrict the movement of certain goods and services to, and certain operations in,
various countries or with certain persons. Our ability to transfer people, products and data among certain countries is subject to maintaining required licenses and
complying with these laws and regulations.
The internal controls, policies and procedures, and employee training and compliance programs we have implemented to deter prohibited practices may not be
effective in preventing employees, contractors, or agents from violating or circumventing such internal policies or from material violations of applicable laws and
regulations. Any determination that we have violated or are responsible for violations of applicable laws, including anti-bribery, trade control, trade sanctions or anti-
corruption laws, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. Violations of international and US laws and regulations or the loss of any required
licenses may result in fines and penalties, criminal sanctions, administrative remedies, or restrictions on business conduct, and could have a material
adverse effect on our business, operations, and financial condition. In addition, any major violations could have a significant effect on our reputation and consequently
on our ability to win future business and maintain existing customer and supplier relationships.
Existing or future laws, regulations, court orders or other public- or private-sector initiatives to limit greenhouse gas emissions or relating to climate
change may reduce demand for our products and services.
Continuing political and social attention to the issue of climate change has resulted in both existing and proposed international agreements and national, regional, and
local legislation and regulatory measures to limit GHG emissions. The implementation of these agreements, including the Paris Agreement, the Europe Climate Law,
and other existing or future regulatory mandates, may adversely affect the demand for our products and services, impose taxes on us or our customers, require us or
our customers to reduce GHG emissions from our technologies or operations, or accelerate the obsolescence of our products or services.
In addition, increasing attention to the risks of climate change has resulted in an increased possibility of litigation or investigations brought by public and private
entities against oil and gas companies in connection with their GHG emissions. As a result, we or our customers may become subject to court orders compelling a
reduction of GHG emissions or requiring mitigation of the effects of climate change.
There is also increased focus by our customers, investors and other stakeholders on climate change, sustainability, and energy transition matters. Actions to address
these concerns or negative perceptions of our industry or fossil fuel products and their relationship to the environment have led to initiatives to conserve energy and
promote the use of alternative energy sources, which may reduce the demand for and production of oil and gas in areas of the world where our customers operate,
and thus reduce future demand for our products and services. In addition, initiatives by investors and financial institutions to limit funding to companies in fossil fuel-
related industries may adversely affect our liquidity or access to capital. Any of these initiatives may, in turn, adversely affect our financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows.
Environmental compliance costs and liabilities arising as a result of environmental laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to numerous laws and regulations relating to environmental protection, including those governing air and GHG emissions, water discharges and waste
management, as well as the importation and use of hazardous materials, radioactive materials, chemicals, and explosives. The technical requirements of these laws
and regulations are becoming increasingly complex, stringent, and expensive to implement. These laws sometimes provide for “strict liability” for remediation costs,
damages to natural resources or threats to public health and safety. Strict liability can render us liable for damages without regard to our degree of care or fault. Some
environmental laws provide for joint and several strict liability for remediation of spills and releases of hazardous substances, and, as a result, we could be liable for
the actions of others.
We use and generate hazardous substances and wastes in our operations. In addition, many of our current and former properties are, or have been, used for
industrial purposes. Accordingly, we could become subject to material liabilities relating to the investigation and cleanup of potentially contaminated properties, and to
claims alleging personal injury or property damage as a result of exposures to, or releases of, hazardous substances. In addition, stricter enforcement or changing
interpretations of existing laws and regulations, the enactment of new laws and regulations, the discovery of previously unknown contamination or the imposition of
new or increased requirements could require us to incur costs or become the basis for new or increased liabilities that could have a material adverse effect on our
business, operations, and financial condition.
We could be subject to substantial liability claims, including as a result of well incidents, which could adversely affect our reputation, financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows.
The technical complexities of our operations expose us to a wide range of significant health, safety, and environmental risks. Our operations involve production-
related activities, radioactive materials, chemicals, explosives and other equipment and services that are deployed in challenging exploration, development, and
production environments. Accidents or acts of malfeasance involving these services or equipment, or a failure of a product (including as a result of a cyberattack),
could cause personal injury, loss of life, damage to or destruction of property, equipment or the environment, or suspension of operations, which could materially
adversely affect us. Any well incidents, including blowouts at a well site or any loss of containment or well control, may expose us to additional liabilities, which could
be material. Generally, we rely on contractual indemnities, releases, and limitations on liability with our customers and insurance to protect us from potential liability
related to such events. However, our insurance may not protect us against liability for certain kinds of events, including events involving pollution, or against losses
resulting from business interruption. Moreover, we may not be able to maintain insurance at levels of risk coverage or policy limits that we deem adequate. Any
damages caused by our services or products that are not covered by insurance or are in excess of policy limits or subject to substantial deductibles, could adversely
affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Our aspirations, goals, and initiatives related to sustainability and emissions reduction, and our public statements and disclosures regarding them,
expose us to numerous risks.
We have developed, and will continue to develop and set, goals, targets, and other objectives related to sustainability matters, including our net-zero target and our
energy transition strategy. Statements related to these goals, targets and objectives reflect our current plans and aspirations and do not constitute a guarantee that
they will be achieved. Our efforts to research, establish, accomplish, and accurately report on these goals, targets, and objectives expose us to numerous operational,
reputational, financial, legal, and other risks. Our ability to achieve any stated goal, target, or objective, including with respect to emissions reduction, is subject to
numerous factors and conditions, some of which are outside of our control. Our targets are based on empirical data and estimates that reflect the current best
practices for measuring or estimating emissions, but we anticipate that future innovations in both measurement technologies and estimation methodologies could
cause us to revise our baseline as well as re-calculate progress toward our targets.
Our business faces increased scrutiny from certain investors and other stakeholders related to our sustainability activities, including the goals, targets, and objectives
that we announce, and our methodologies and timelines for pursuing them. If our sustainability practices do not meet investor or other stakeholder expectations and
standards, which continue to evolve, our reputation, our ability to attract or retain employees, and our attractiveness as an investment or business partner could be
negatively affected. Similarly, our failure or perceived failure to pursue or fulfill our sustainability-focused goals, targets, and objectives, to comply with ethical,
environmental, or other standards, regulations, or expectations, or to satisfy various reporting standards with respect to these matters, within the timelines we
announce, or at all, could adversely affect our business or reputation, as well as expose us to government enforcement actions and private litigation.
Failure to attract and retain qualified personnel could impede our operations.
Our future success depends on our ability to recruit, train, and retain qualified personnel. We require highly skilled personnel to operate and provide technical services
and support for our business. Competition for the personnel necessary for our businesses intensifies as activity increases, technology evolves and customer demands
change. In periods of high utilization, it is often more difficult to find and retain qualified individuals. This could increase our costs or have other material adverse
effects on our operations.
Severe weather events, including extreme weather conditions associated with climate change, have in the past and may in the future adversely affect our
operations and financial results.
Our business has been, and in the future will be, affected by severe weather events in areas where we operate, which could materially affect our operations and
financial results. Extreme weather conditions such as hurricanes, flooding, landslides, and heat waves have in the past resulted in, and may in the future result in, the
evacuation of personnel, stoppage of services and activity disruptions at our facilities, in our supply chain, or at well-sites, or result in disruptions of our customers’
operations. Particularly severe weather events affecting platforms or structures may result in a suspension of activities. In addition, acute or chronic physical impacts
of climate change, such as sea level rise, coastal storm surge, inland flooding from intense rainfall, and hurricane-strength winds may damage our facilities. Any such
extreme weather events may result in increased operating costs or decreases in revenue.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
Item 2. Properties.
SLB owns or leases numerous manufacturing facilities, administrative offices, service centers, research centers, data processing centers, mines, and other facilities
throughout the world, none of which are individually material.
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on SLB common stock with the cumulative total return on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index
(“S&P 500 Index”) and the cumulative total return on the Philadelphia Oil Service Index. It assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2017 in SLB common stock,
in the S&P 500 Index and in the Philadelphia Oil Service Index, as well as the reinvestment of dividends on the last day of the month of payment. The stockholder
return set forth below is not necessarily indicative of future performance. The following graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be
“filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, except to the extent that SLB specifically incorporates it by reference into such filing.
Share Repurchases
On January 21, 2016, the SLB Board of Directors approved a $10 billion share repurchase program for SLB common stock. SLB had repurchased $1.0 billion of its
common stock under this program as of December 31, 2022. SLB did not repurchase any of its common stock during 2022.
Item 6. [Reserved].
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements relating to our plans, strategies, objectives,
expectations, intentions and resources. Such forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with our disclosures under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this
Form 10-K.
This section of the Form 10-K generally discusses 2022 and 2021 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2022 and 2021. Discussions of 2020 items and year-
to-year comparison between 2021 and 2020 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of SLB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
2022 was transformative for SLB as we set new safety, operational, and performance benchmarks for our customers and strengthened our market position both
internationally and in North America. We launched our bold new brand identity, reinforcing our leadership position in energy technology, digital, and sustainability, and
demonstrated our ability to deliver superior earnings in this early phase of a structural upcycle in energy.
In North America, we seized the growth cycle throughout the year, increased our pretax operating margins close to 600 basis points (“bps”), and almost doubled our
pretax operating income. We effectively harnessed our refocused portfolio, fit-for-basin technology, and performance differentiation to gain greater market access and
improved pricing, particularly in the drilling markets where we significantly outperformed rig count growth. Today, we have built one of the highest-quality oilfield
services and equipment businesses in North America through the implementation of our returns-focused strategy.
In the international markets, after a first half of the year that was impacted by geopolitical conflict and supply chain bottlenecks, activity began to visibly expand in the
second half of the year, resulting in full year revenue growth of 20% and margin expansion of more than 150 bps. We laid the foundation for further growth and margin
expansion through pricing improvements and a solid pipeline of incremental contract awards. In the Middle East, SLB is well positioned to be a key beneficiary of this
visible market expansion, and we expect record levels of upstream investment by national oil companies to continue in the next few years. During the year, we
secured a sizeable share of tender awards in the region, driven by our differentiated performance, fit-for-purpose technology, and best-in-class local content. Similarly,
across offshore basins, we continue to consolidate our advantaged position with new contract awards, particularly in Latin America and Africa.
Beyond our financial results, we made significant progress in our sustainability initiatives during the year, including launching several new Transition Technologies to
support the decarbonization of oil and gas. Our Transition Technologies portfolio revenue grew more than 30% year-on-year, and we project it will cross the $1 billion
revenue mark in 2023.
Finally, we initiated increased returns to shareholders, demonstrating confidence in our strategy, our financial outperformance, and our commitment to superior
returns. We increased our dividend by 40% in April 2022, followed by a further 43% increase in January 2023, and we resumed our share buyback program in the first
quarter of 2023.
The fourth quarter affirmed a distinctive new phase in the upcycle with the much-anticipated acceleration of activity in the Middle East, as revenue in the region
increased by double digits. Offshore activity continued to strengthen, partially offset by seasonality in the Northern Hemisphere. In North America, the US land rig
count remains at robust levels, although the pace of growth is moderating. Additionally, pricing continues to trend favorably, extending beyond North America and into
the international regions, supported by new technology and very tight equipment and service capacity in certain markets.
These activity dynamics, improved pricing, and our commercial success—particularly in the Middle East, offshore, and North American markets—combine to set a
very strong foundation for outperformance in 2023.
We strengthened our balance by reducing our net debt by $1.7 billion to $9.3 billion, its lowest level since the second quarter of 2016, and repaid approximately $1.7
billion of gross debt during the year.
Looking ahead, we believe the macro backdrop and market fundamentals that underpin a strong multi-year upcycle for energy remain very compelling in both oil and
gas and in low-carbon energy resources. First, oil and gas demand is forecasted by the International Energy Agency (“IEA”) to grow by 1.7 million barrels per day in
2023 despite concerns for a potential economic slowdown in certain regions. In parallel, markets remain very tightly supplied. Second, energy security is prompting a
sense of urgency to make further investments to ensure capacity expansion and diversity of supply. And third, the secular trends of digital and decarbonization are set
to accelerate with significant digital technology advancements, favorable government policy support, and increased spending on low-carbon initiatives and resources.
Based on these factors, global upstream spending projections continue to trend positively. Activity growth is expected to be broad-based, marked by an acceleration
in international basins. These positive activity dynamics will be amplified by higher service pricing
and tighter service sector capacity. The impact of loosening COVID-19 restrictions and an earlier than expected reopening of China could support further upside
potential over 2023.
Overall, the combination of these effects will result in a very favorable mix for SLB with significant growth opportunities in our Core, Digital, and New Energy and we
expect another year of very strong growth and margin expansion.
(Stated in millions)
(1) Comprised principally of certain corporate expenses not allocated to the segments, stock-based compensation costs, amortization expense associated with certain intangible
assets, certain centrally managed initiatives and other nonoperating items.
(2) Excludes interest income included in the segments’ income (fourth quarter 2022: $19 million; third quarter 2022: $25 million).
(3) Excludes interest expense included in the segments’ income (fourth quarter 2022: $3 million; third quarter 2022: $3 million).
(4) Charges & credits are described in detail in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Fourth-quarter revenue of $7.9 billion increased 5% sequentially. Revenue grew across all Divisions and geographical areas, with robust year-end sales in digital and
particularly strong service activity offshore and in the Middle East where a significant inflection was witnessed as capacity expansion projects mobilized.
International revenue of $6.2 billion grew 5% sequentially, driven by continued strengthening activity. This revenue increase was led by the Middle East & Asia and
Latin America, both of which grew 7%. In North America, revenue of $1.6 billion increased 6% sequentially driven by strong year-end exploration data licensing sales
in the US Gulf of Mexico boosting North America offshore revenue. US land revenue increased 4% sequentially due to drilling revenue growth, which outperformed
the rig count growth.
Fourth-quarter pretax segment operating margin of 19.8% was the highest since 2015.
Digital & Integration pretax operating margin of 38% expanded 386 bps sequentially, due to improved profitability in exploration data licensing and digital solutions.
Reservoir Performance
Reservoir Performance revenue of $1.6 billion increased 7% sequentially from new projects and activity gains internationally, particularly in the Middle East and Africa.
Reservoir Performance pretax operating margin of 18% expanded 146 bps sequentially. Profitability was boosted by higher offshore and exploration activity, mainly in
Africa, and strong development activity, particularly in US land and Middle East & Asia.
Well Construction
Well Construction revenue of $3.2 billion increased 5% sequentially, outperforming global rig count growth due to strong activity from new projects and solid pricing
improvements internationally, particularly in the Middle East & Asia and Latin America.
Well Construction pretax operating margin of 21% contracted 50 bps sequentially, as improved profitability from increasing activity in the Middle East & Asia, North
America, and Latin America was more than offset by the onset of seasonal effects in the Northern Hemisphere.
Production Systems
Production Systems revenue of $2.2 billion increased 3% sequentially primarily due to higher international sales of artificial lift, completions, and midstream
productions systems.
Production Systems pretax operating margin of 11% expanded 32 bps sequentially primarily due to an improved revenue mix.
(Stated in millions)
2022 2021
Pretax Pretax
Revenue Income Revenue Income
Digital & Integration $ 3,725 $ 1,357 $ 3,290 $ 1,141
Reservoir Performance 5,553 881 4,599 648
Well Construction 11,397 2,202 8,706 1,195
Production Systems 7,862 748 6,710 634
Eliminations & other (446) (177) (376) (253)
Pretax segment operating income 5,011 3,365
Corporate & other (1) (637) (573)
Interest income (2) 27 31
Interest expense (3) (477) (514)
Charges & credits (4) 347 65
$ 28,091 $ 4,271 $ 22,929 $ 2,374
(1) Comprised principally of certain corporate expenses not allocated to the segments, stock-based compensation costs, amortization expense associated with certain intangible
assets, certain centrally managed initiatives and other nonoperating items.
(2) Excludes interest income included in the segments’ income (2022: $72 million; 2021: $2 million).
(3) Excludes interest expense included in the segments’ income (2022: $13 million; 2021: $15 million) and $10 million interest expense included in Charges & credits in 2021.
(4) Charges and credits are described in detail in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Full-year 2022 revenue of $28.1 billion increased 23% year-on-year driven by activity increases internationally, in North America and across all Divisions.
International revenue increased 20% to $21.9 billion led by Latin America and Europe/CIS/Africa with revenue growth of 27% and 25%, respectively, while revenue in
the Middle East & Asia increased 12%. In North America, revenue increased 34% to $6.0 billion primarily driven by robust onshore drilling activity; higher sales of
production systems; a strong contribution from the APS project in Canada; and increased exploration data licensing in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Full-year pretax operating margin of 18% increased 316 bps due to improved operating leverage from higher activity, a favorable activity mix, and an improving pricing
environment.
Digital & Integration pretax operating margin of 36% expanded 177 bps year on year largely due to improved profitability in exploration data licensing.
Reservoir Performance
Reservoir Performance full-year revenue of $5.6 billion increased 21% year on year as a result of strong international activity led by the Middle East & Asia and Latin
America on higher activity and improved pricing.
Reservoir Performance pretax operating margin of 16% increased 177 bps year on year primarily due to improved profitability in intervention activity.
Well Construction
Well Construction full-year revenue of $11.4 billion grew 31% year on year with strong growth across all geographical areas led by North America and Latin America,
which grew 56% and 53%, respectively. This growth was driven by higher land and offshore activity along with improved pricing.
Well Construction pretax operating margin of 19% expanded 560 bps year on year driven by the higher activity and improved pricing.
Production Systems
Production Systems full-year revenue of $7.9 billion increased 17% year on year driven by new projects and increased sales activity primarily in Europe, Africa, and
North America. Double digit growth was posted in midstream, artificial lift, surface production systems and subsea production systems.
Production Systems pretax operating margin of 10% was essentially flat primarily as a result of higher logistics costs and a less favorable revenue mix.
(Stated in millions)
2022 2021
Gain on sale of Liberty shares $ 325 $ 28
Loss on Blue Chip Swap transactions (139) -
Gain on ADC equity investment 107 -
Earnings of equity method investments 164 40
Interest income 99 33
Gain on sale of real estate 43 -
Gain on repurchase of bonds 11 -
Unrealized gain on marketable securities - 47
$ 610 $ 148
During 2022, SLB sold 47.8 million of its shares of Liberty and recognized a gain of $325 million. During 2021, SLB sold 9.5 million of its shares of Liberty and
recognized a gain of $28 million.
SLB’s functional currency in Argentina is the US dollar and it uses Argentina’s official exchange rate to remeasure its Argentine peso-denominated net assets into US
dollars. The Central Bank of Argentina maintains certain currency controls that limit SLB’s ability to access US dollars in Argentina and remit cash from its Argentine
operations. A legal indirect foreign exchange mechanism exists-in the form of capital market transactions known as Blue Chip Swaps, which effectively results in a
parallel US dollar exchange rate. This parallel rate, which cannot be used as the basis to remeasure SLB’s net monetary assets in US dollars under US GAAP, was
approximately 93% higher than Argentina’s official exchange rate at December 31, 2022. During the fourth quarter of 2022, SLB entered into Blue Chip Swap
transactions that resulted in a loss of $139 million.
SLB’s peso-denominated net assets in Argentina were approximately $40 million at December 31, 2022 (as compared to approximately $270 million at September 30,
2022), primarily consisting of cash. If Argentina’s official exchange rate converges with the parallel rate, SLB would incur a loss on its peso-denominated net assets in
Argentina. Additionally, SLB may enter into further Blue Chip Swap transactions in the future. Argentina represented less than 5% of SLB’s consolidated revenue in
2022.
SLB has an investment in the Arabian Drilling Company (“ADC”), an onshore and offshore gas and oil rig drilling company in Saudi Arabia, that it accounts for under
the equity method. During the fourth quarter of 2022, ADC completed an initial public offering (“IPO”). In connection with the IPO, SLB sold a portion of its interest in
a secondary offering that resulted in SLB receiving net proceeds of $223 million. As a result of these transactions, SLB’s ownership interest in ADC decreased from
49% to approximately 34%. SLB recognized a gain of $107 million, representing the gain on the sale of a portion of its interest as well as the effect of the ownership
dilution of its equity investment due to the IPO.
The increase in earnings of equity method investments in 2022 as compared to 2021 is primarily due to SLB’s investment in Liberty, as Liberty experienced net losses
in 2021 as compared to net income in 2022, as well as higher earnings from SLB’s investment in ADC.
The increase in interest income was primarily driven by the effect of higher cash and short-term investment balances and interest rates in Argentina. This increase
was more than offset by approximately $100 million of foreign exchange losses recorded during 2022 ($13
million during 2021) relating to the remeasurement of Argentine peso-denominated net monetary assets as the official Argentine peso exchange rate devalued
compared to the US dollar throughout 2022.
During 2022, SLB sold certain real estate and recognized a gain of $43 million.
During the fourth quarter of 2022, SLB repurchased $395 million of its 3.75% Senior Notes due 2024 and $409 million of its 4.00% Senior Notes due 2025 for $790
million, resulting in a gain of $11 million after considering the write-off of the related deferred financing fees and other costs.
During 2021, a start-up company that SLB previously invested in was acquired. As a result of this transaction, SLB’s ownership interest was converted into shares of
a publicly traded company. SLB recognized an unrealized pretax gain of $47 million to increase the carrying value of this investment to its estimated fair value of
approximately $55 million.
Interest Expense
Interest expense of $490 million in 2022 decreased $49 million compared to 2021 primarily as a result of the repayment of $1.7 billion and $2.1 billion of debt during
2022 and 2021, respectively.
Other
Research & engineering and General & administrative expenses, as a percentage of Revenue, were as follows:
2022 2021
Research & engineering 2.3 % 2.4 %
General & administrative 1.3 % 1.5 %
Income Taxes
The SLB effective tax rate is sensitive to the geographic mix of earnings. When the percentage of pretax earnings generated outside of North America increases, the
SLB effective tax rate generally decreases. Conversely, when the percentage of pretax earnings generated outside of North America decreases, the SLB effective tax
rate generally increases.
The effective tax rate was 18% in 2022 as compared to 19% in 2021. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the charges and credits described in
Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. These charges and credits reduced the effective tax rate in 2022 by approximately one percentage point.
(Stated in millions)
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The increase in working capital in 2022 was partially offset by the effects of a $1.3 billion increase in net income, excluding the effects of the previously
mentioned charges and credits (which had no impact on cash flow from operations), in 2022 as compared to 2021. In addition, cash flow from operations
in 2021 benefited from a federal tax refund of $477 million relating to the carryback of US net operating losses pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and
Economic Security Act.
• In April 2022, SLB announced a 40% increase to its quarterly cash dividend from $0.125 per share of outstanding common stock to $0.175 per share,
beginning with the dividend payable in July 2022. Dividends paid during 2022 and 2021 were $0.8 billion and $0.7 billion, respectively. In January 2023,
SLB announced a further 43% increase to its quarterly cash dividend from $0.175 per share of outstanding common stock to $0.25 per share, beginning
with the dividend payable in April 2023.
• On January 21, 2016, the SLB Board of Directors approved a $10 billion share repurchase program for SLB common stock. SLB had repurchased $1.0
billion of SLB common stock under this program as of December 31, 2022. SLB did not repurchase any of its common stock during 2022 and 2021. SLB
resumed repurchases under this program in the first quarter of 2023.
• Capital investments (consisting of capital expenditures, APS investments and exploration data capitalized) were $2.3 billion in 2022 and $1.7 billion in
2021. Capital investments during 2023 are expected to be approximately $2.5 to $2.6 billion as SLB continues to support the strong revenue growth that is
expected to continue in 2023.
• During 2022, SLB sold 47.8 million of its shares of Liberty and received proceeds of $732 million. During 2021, SLB sold 9.5 million of its shares of Liberty
and received proceeds of $109 million.
• During the fourth quarter of 2022, SLB repurchased $395 million of its 3.75% Senior Notes due 2024 and $409 million of its 4.00% Senior Notes due 2025
for $790 million.
• During the fourth quarter of 2022, SLB sold a portion of its equity interest in ADC in a secondary offering that resulted in SLB receiving net proceeds of
$223 million.
• During the second quarter of 2022, SLB sold certain real estate and received proceeds of $120 million.
• During the fourth quarter of 2021, SLB deposited sufficient funds with the trustee for its $1.0 billion of 2.40% Senior Notes due 2022 to satisfy and
discharge all of its obligations relating to such notes.
• During the second quarter of 2021, SLB repurchased all $665 million of its 3.30% Senior Notes due 2021.
As of December 31, 2022, SLB had $2.89 billion of cash and short-term investments and committed credit facility agreements with commercial banks aggregating
$6.55 billion, all of which was available and unused. SLB believes these amounts, along with cash generated by ongoing operations, will be sufficient to meet future
business requirements for the next 12 months and beyond.
The following table reflects the carrying amounts of SLB’s debt at December 31, 2022 by year of maturity:
(Stated in millions)
After
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Total
Fixed rate debt
3.65% Senior Notes $ 1,499 1,499
4.00% Notes 79 79
0.00% Notes $ 531 531
3.75% Senior Notes 355 355
3.70% Notes 54 54
4.00% Senior Notes $ 522 522
1.40% Senior Notes 499 499
1.375% Guaranteed Notes $ 1,060 1,060
1.00% Guaranteed Notes 636 636
0.25% Notes $ 955 955
3.90% Senior Notes $ 1,464 1,464
4.30% Senior Notes $ 847 847
2.65% Senior Notes $ 1,250 1,250
2.00% Guaranteed Notes $ 1,055 1,055
0.50% Notes 954 954
7.00% Notes 202 202
5.95% Notes 112 112
5.13% Notes 98 98
Total fixed rate debt $ 1,578 $ 940 $ 1,021 $ 1,696 $ 955 $ 1,464 $ 847 $ 1,250 $ 2,421 $ 12,172
Variable rate debt 54 - - - - - - - - 54
Total $ 1,632 $ 940 $ 1,021 $ 1,696 $ 955 $ 1,464 $ 847 $ 1,250 $ 2,421 $ 12,226
(Stated in millions)
2023 $ 386
2024 320
2025 301
2026 265
2027 235
Thereafter 706
$ 2,213
See Note 13, Leases of the Consolidated Financial Statements for details regarding SLB’s lease obligations.
SLB has outstanding letters of credit/guarantees that relate to business performance bonds, custom/excise tax commitments, facility lease/rental obligations, etc.
These were entered into in the ordinary course of business and are customary practices in the various countries where SLB operates.
SLB bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form
the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
As a large multinational company with a long history of operating in a cyclical industry, SLB has extensive experience in working with its customers during difficult
times to manage its accounts receivable. During weak economic environments or when there is an extended period of weakness in oil and gas prices, SLB typically
experiences delays in the payment of its receivables. However, except for a $469 million accounts receivable write-off during 2017 as a result of the political and
economic condition in Venezuela, SLB has not historically had material write-offs due to uncollectible accounts receivable. SLB has a global footprint in more than
100 countries. As of December 31, 2022, three of those countries individually accounted for greater than 5% of SLB’s net accounts receivable balance, of which only
two (the United States and Mexico) accounted for greater than 10% of such receivables.
Included in Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022 is approximately $1.0 billion of receivables
relating to Mexico. SLB’s receivables from its primary customer in Mexico are not in dispute and SLB has not historically had any material write-offs due to
uncollectible accounts receivable relating to this customer.
Under generally accepted accounting principles, SLB has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances
leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of one or more of its reporting units is greater than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the
totality of events or circumstances, SLB determines it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, there is no need
to perform any further testing. However, if SLB concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform a quantitative impairment test by calculating the fair value of the
reporting unit and comparing the fair value with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an
impairment loss is recorded based on that difference.
SLB has the option to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the quantitative goodwill impairment
test.
SLB elected to perform the qualitative assessment described above for purposes of its annual goodwill impairment test in 2022. Based on this assessment, SLB
concluded it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of its reporting units was significantly greater than its carrying amount. Accordingly, no further testing
was required.
Long-lived assets, including fixed assets, intangible assets, and investments in APS projects, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. In reviewing for impairment, the carrying value of such assets is compared to the estimated
undiscounted future cash flows expected from the use of the assets and their eventual disposition. If such cash flows are not sufficient to support the asset’s recorded
value, an impairment charge is recognized to reduce the carrying value of the long-lived asset to its estimated fair value. The determination of future cash flows as
well as the estimated fair value of long-lived assets involves significant estimates on the part of management. If there is a material change in economic conditions or
other circumstances influencing the estimate of future cash flows or fair value, SLB could be required to recognize impairment charges in the future.
Income Taxes
SLB conducts business in more than 100 tax jurisdictions, a number of which have tax laws that are not fully defined and are evolving. SLB’s tax filings are subject to
regular audits by the tax authorities. These audits may result in assessments for additional taxes that are resolved with the authorities or, potentially, through the
courts. SLB recognizes the impact of a tax position in its financial statements if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical
merits of the position. Tax liabilities are recorded based on estimates of additional taxes that will be due upon the conclusion of these audits. Estimates of these tax
liabilities are judgmental and are made based upon prior experience, and are updated in light of changes in facts and circumstances. However, due to the uncertain
and complex application of tax regulations, the ultimate resolution of audits may result in liabilities that could be materially different from these estimates. In such an
event, SLB will record additional tax expense or tax benefit in the period in which such resolution occurs.
The estimate of total project costs has a significant impact on both the amount of revenue recognized as well as the related profit on a project. Revenue and profits on
contracts can also be significantly affected by change orders and claims. Profits are recognized based on the estimated project profit multiplied by the percentage
complete. Due to the nature of these projects, adjustments to estimates of contract revenue and total contract costs are often required as work progresses. Any
expected losses on a project are recorded in full in the period in which they become probable.
Pension and Postretirement Benefits
SLB’s pension and postretirement benefit obligations are described in detail in Note 16 to theConsolidated Financial Statements. The obligations and related costs
are calculated using actuarial concepts, which include critical assumptions related to the discount rate and the expected rate of return on plan assets. These
assumptions are important elements of expense and/or liability measurement and are updated on an annual basis, or upon the occurrence of significant events.
The discount rate that SLB uses reflects the prevailing market rate of a portfolio of high-quality debt instruments with maturities matching the expected timing of
payment of the related benefit obligations. The following summarizes the discount rates utilized by SLB for its various pension and postretirement benefit plans:
• The discount rate utilized to determine the liability for SLB’s United States pension plans and postretirement medical plan was 5.50% at December 31,
2022 and 3.00% at December 31, 2021.
• The weighted-average discount rate utilized to determine the liability for SLB’s international pension plans was 5.41% at December 31, 2022 and 2.83% at
December 31, 2021.
• The discount rate utilized to determine expense for SLB’s United States pension plans and postretirement medical plan was 3.00% in 2022 and 2.60% in
2021.
• The weighted-average discount rate utilized to determine expense for SLB’s international pension plans was 2.83% in 2022 and 2.38% in 2021.
The expected rate of return for SLB’s retirement benefit plans represents the long-term average rate of return expected to be earned on plan assets based on
expectations regarding future rates of return for the portfolio considering the asset allocation and related historical rate of return. The average expected rate of return
on plan assets for the United States pension plans was 4.40% in 2022 and 6.60% in 2021. The weighted average expected rate of return on plan assets for the
international pension plans was 5.05% in 2022 and 6.73% in 2021. A lower expected rate of return increases pension expense.
The following illustrates the sensitivity to changes in certain assumptions, holding all other assumptions constant, for SLB’s United States and international pension
plans:
(Stated in millions)
Effect on
Effect on 2022 Dec. 31, 2022
Change in Assumption Pretax Expense Obligation
25 basis point decrease in discount rate +$31 +$334
25 basis point increase in discount rate -$30 -$321
25 basis point decrease in expected return on plan assets +$38 -
25 basis point increase in expected return on plan assets -$38 -
The following illustrates the sensitivity to changes in certain assumptions, holding all other assumptions constant, for SLB’s United States postretirement medical
plans:
(Stated in millions)
Effect on
Effect on 2022 Dec. 31, 2022
Change in Assumption Pretax Expense Obligation
25 basis point decrease in discount rate -$3 +$23
25 basis point increase in discount rate +$3 -$22
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
SLB is subject to market risks primarily associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
SLB’s functional currency is primarily the US dollar. Approximately 72% of SLB’s revenue in 2022 was denominated in US dollars. However, outside the United
States, a significant portion of SLB’s expenses is incurred in foreign currencies. Therefore, when the US dollar weakens in relation to the foreign currencies of the
countries in which SLB conducts business, the US dollar-reported expenses will increase.
SLB is exposed to risks on future cash flows relating to its fixed rate debt denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. SLB uses cross-currency
interest rate swaps to provide a hedge against these cash flow risks and effectively convert the debt to US-dollar denominated fixed rate debt.
SLB maintains a foreign-currency risk management strategy that uses derivative instruments to manage the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates on its
earnings. SLB enters into foreign currency forward contracts to provide a hedge against currency fluctuations on certain monetary assets and liabilities, and certain
expenses denominated in currencies other than the functional currency.
A 10% appreciation in the US dollar from the December 31, 2022 market rates would increase the unrealized value of SLB’s forward contracts by $28 million.
Conversely, a 10% depreciation in the US dollar from the December 31, 2022 market rates would decrease the unrealized value of SLB’s forward contracts by $36
million. In either scenario, the gain or loss on the forward contract would be offset by the gain or loss on the underlying transaction, and therefore, would have no
impact on future earnings.
At December 31, 2022, contracts were outstanding for the US dollar equivalent of $7.2 billion in various foreign currencies, of which $5.1 billion related to hedges of
debt balances denominated in currencies other than the functional currency.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 10-K, as well as other statements we make, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which include any
statements that are not historical facts. Such statements often contain words such as “expect,” “may,” “can,” “believe,” “predict,” “plan,” “potential,” “projected,”
“projections,” “precursor,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “expectations,” “estimate,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “ambition,” “goal,” “target,” “scheduled,” “think,” “should,” “could,”
“would,” “will,” “see,” “likely,” and other similar words. Forward-looking statements address matters that are, to varying degrees, uncertain, such as statements about
SLB’s financial and performance targets and other forecasts or expectations regarding, or dependent on, its business outlook; growth for SLB as a whole and for each
of its Divisions (and for specified business lines, geographic areas or technologies within each Division); oil and natural gas demand and production growth; oil and
natural gas prices; forecasts or expectations regarding energy transition and global climate change; improvements in operating procedures and technology; capital
expenditures by SLB and the oil and gas industry; the business strategies of SLB, including digital and “fit for basin,” as well as the strategies of SLB’s customers;
SLB’s effective tax rate; SLB’s APS projects, joint ventures, and other alliances; SLB’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its preparedness for other
widespread health emergencies; the impact of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine on global energy supply; access to raw materials; future global economic and
geopolitical conditions; future liquidity; and future results of operations, such as margin levels. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but
not limited to, changing global economic and geopolitical conditions; changes in exploration and production spending by SLB’s customers and changes in the level of
oil and natural gas exploration and development; the results of operations and financial condition of SLB’s customers and suppliers; SLB’s inability to achieve its
financial and performance targets and other forecasts and expectations; SLB’s inability to achieve net-zero carbon emissions goals or interim emissions reduction
goals; general economic, geopolitical and business conditions in key regions of the world; the ongoing conflict in Ukraine; foreign currency risk; inflation; changes in
monetary policy by governments; pricing pressure; weather and seasonal factors; unfavorable effects of health pandemics; availability and cost of raw materials;
operational modifications, delays or cancellations; challenges in SLB’s supply chain; production declines; the extent of future charges; SLB’s inability to recognize
efficiencies and other intended benefits from its business strategies and initiatives, such as digital or new energy, as well as its cost reduction strategies; changes in
government regulations and regulatory requirements, including those related to offshore oil and gas exploration, radioactive sources, explosives, chemicals and
climate-related initiatives; the inability of technology to meet new challenges in exploration; the competitiveness of alternative energy sources or product substitutes;
and other risks and uncertainties detailed in this Form 10-K and other filings that we make with the SEC. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties
materialize (or the consequences of any such development changes), or should our underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary
materially from those reflected in our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking and other statements in this Form 10-K regarding our environmental, social, and
other sustainability plans and goals are not an indication that these statements are necessarily material to investors or required to be disclosed in our filings with the
SEC. In addition, historical, current, and forward-looking environmental, social, and sustainability-related statements may be based on standards for measuring
progress that are still developing, internal controls and processes that continue to evolve, and assumptions that are subject to change in the future. Statements in this
Form 10-K are made as of January 25, 2023, and SLB disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise such statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
(Stated in millions)
(Stated in millions)
(Stated in millions)
(1) Includes depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets, exploration data costs and APS investments.
(2) Net of the effect of business acquisitions and divestitures.
(Stated in millions)
Accumulated
Other
Common Stock Retained Comprehensive Noncontrolling
Issued In Treasury Earnings Loss Interests Total
Balance, January 1, 2020 $ 13,078 $ (3,631) $ 18,751 $ (4,438) $ 416 $ 24,176
Net loss (10,518 ) 32 (10,486 )
Currency translation adjustments (239) 7 (232)
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges (36) (36)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans (171) (171)
Vesting of restricted stock, net of taxes withheld (201) 173 (28)
Employee stock purchase plan (298) 444 146
Stock repurchase program (26) (26)
Stock-based compensation expense 397 397
Dividends declared ($0.875 per share) (1,215) (1,215)
Other (6 ) 7 (37) (36)
Balance, December 31, 2020 12,970 (3,033) 7,018 (4,884) 418 12,489
Net income 1,881 47 1,928
Currency translation adjustments 83 (2 ) 81
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges (15) (15)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans 1,249 1,249
Vesting of restricted stock, net of taxes withheld (305) 281 (24)
Employee stock purchase plan (377) 514 137
Stock-based compensation expense 324 324
Dividends declared ($0.50 per share) (700) (700)
Deconsolidation of subsidiary (123) (123)
Other (4 ) 5 (3 ) (58) (60)
Balance, December 31, 2021 12,608 (2,233) 8,199 (3,570) 282 15,286
Net income 3,441 51 3,492
Currency translation adjustments (26) (26)
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges (31) (31)
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans (229) (229)
Vesting of restricted stock, net of taxes withheld (795) 702 (93)
Employee stock purchase plan (222) 364 142
Stock-based compensation expense
313 313
Shares sold to optionees, less shares exchanged (67) 148 81
Dividends declared ($0.65 per share) (921) (921)
Other 3 1 (29) (25)
Balance, December 31, 2022 $ 11,837 $ (1,016) $ 10,719 $ (3,855) $ 304 $ 17,989
(Stated in millions)
Shares
Issued In Treasury Outstanding
Balance, January 1, 2020 1,434 (49) 1,385
Employee stock purchase plan - 6 6
Vesting of restricted stock - 2 2
Stock repurchase program - (1 ) (1 )
Balance, December 31, 2020 1,434 (42) 1,392
Employee stock purchase plan - 7 7
Vesting of restricted stock - 4 4
Balance, December 31, 2021 1,434 (31) 1,403
Employee stock purchase plan - 5 5
Vesting of restricted stock - 10 10
Shares sold to optionees, less shares exchanged - 2 2
Balance, December 31, 2022 1,434 (14) 1,420
1. Business Description
Schlumberger Limited (Schlumberger N.V., incorporated in Curaçao) and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, “SLB”) form a global technology company that
drives energy innovation for a balanced planet. With a global footprint in more than 100 countries and employees representing almost twice as many nationalities,
SLB works each day on innovating oil and gas, delivering digital at scale, decarbonizing industries, and developing and scaling new energy systems that accelerate
the energy transition.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the
disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an
ongoing basis, SLB evaluates its estimates, including those related to collectibility of accounts receivable; revenue recognized for certain long-term construction-type
contracts over time; recoverability of fixed assets, goodwill, intangible assets, Asset Performance Solutions investments, and investments in affiliates; income taxes;
exploration data; contingencies and actuarial assumptions for employee benefit plans. SLB bases its estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that
are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that
are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Revenue Recognition
SLB recognizes revenue upon the transfer of control of promised products or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in
exchange for these products or services. The vast majority of SLB’s services and product offerings are short-term in nature. The time between invoicing and when
payment is due under these arrangements is generally between 30 to 60 days.
Revenue is recognized for certain long-term construction-type contracts over time. These contracts involve significant design and engineering efforts in order to
satisfy custom designs for customer-specific applications. Revenue is recognized as work progresses on each contract. Progress is measured by the ratio of actual
costs incurred to date on the project in relation to total estimated project costs. The estimate of total project costs has a significant impact on both the amount of
revenue recognized as well as the related profit on a project. Revenue and profits on contracts can also be significantly affected by change orders and claims. Due to
the nature of these projects, adjustments to estimates of contract revenue and total contract costs may be required as work progresses. Progress billings are
generally issued upon completion of certain phases of work as stipulated in the contract. Any expected losses on a project are recorded in full in the period in which
they become probable.
Due to the nature of its businesses, SLB does not have significant backlog. Total backlog was $3.0 billion at December 31, 2022, of which approximately 60% is
expected to be recognized as revenue during 2023.
Short-term Investments
Short-term investments are comprised primarily of money market funds, time deposits, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, bonds, and notes, substantially all of
which are denominated in US dollars and are stated at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value.
For purposes of the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, SLB does not consider Short-term investments to be cash equivalents.
Exploration Data
SLB’s exploration data library consists of completed and in-process seismic surveys that are licensed on a nonexclusive basis. SLB capitalizes costs directly incurred
in acquiring and processing the exploration data. Such costs are charged to Cost of services based on the percentage of the total costs to the estimated total revenue
that SLB expects to receive from the sales of such data. However, an individual survey generally will not carry a net book value greater than a 4-year, straight-line
amortized value.
The carrying value of the exploration data library is reviewed for impairment annually as well as when an event or change in circumstance indicating impairment may
have occurred. Adjustments to the carrying value are recorded when it is determined that estimated future cash flows, which involve significant judgment on the part
of SLB, would not be sufficient to recover the carrying value of the surveys. Significant adverse changes in SLB’s estimated future cash flows could result in
impairment charges in a future period.
SLB capitalizes its investments in a project including the direct costs associated with providing its services or products. These capitalized investments are amortized
to the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss) as the related production is achieved based on the units of production method, whereby each unit produced is
assigned a pro-rata portion of the unamortized costs based on estimated total production, resulting in a matching of revenue with the applicable costs.
As a large multinational company, SLB’s accounts receivable are spread over many countries and customers. The United States and Mexico represented13% and
14%, respectively, of SLB’s net accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2022. No other countries accounted for greater than 10% of SLB’s accounts receivable
balance. SLB maintains an allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable based on expected collectability and performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’
financial condition. If the financial condition of SLB’s customers were to deteriorate resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, adjustments to the
allowance may be required.
Average
Net Income (Loss) Shares Earnings (Loss)
Attributable to SLB Outstanding per Share
2022:
Basic $ 3,441 1,416 $ 2.43
Dilutive impact of stock options and restricted stock - 21
Diluted $ 3,441 1,437 $ 2.39
2021:
Basic $ 1,881 1,400 $ 1.34
Dilutive impact of stock options and restricted stock - 27
Diluted $ 1,881 1,427 $ 1.32
2020:
Basic $ (10,518 ) 1,390 $ (7.57)
Dilutive impact of stock options and restricted stock - -
Diluted $ (10,518 ) 1,390 $ (7.57)
The number of outstanding employee stock options to purchase shares of SLB common stock and unvested restricted stock units that were not included in the
computation of diluted earnings/loss per share, because to do so would have had an anti-dilutive effect, were as follows:
(Stated in millions)
• On December 31, 2020, SLB contributed its onshore hydraulic fracturing business in the United States and Canada, including its pressure pumping,
pumpdown perforating and Permian frac sand business to Liberty Energy Inc. (“Liberty”) in exchange for an equity interest in Liberty. During 2022, SLB
sold 47.8 million of its shares of Liberty and received proceeds of $730 million. These transactions resulted in gains of $325 million. As of December 31,
2022, SLB had a 5% equity interest in Liberty. Based on the quoted market prices of Liberty’s shares, the fair value of SLB’s investment in Liberty was
approximately $144 million as of December 31, 2022. SLB accounts for its investment in Liberty under the equity method of accounting and records its
share of Liberty’s net income or loss on a one-quarter lag.
• The Central Bank of Argentina maintains certain currency controls that limit SLB’s ability to access US dollars in Argentina and remit cash from its
Argentine operations. A legal indirect foreign exchange mechanism exists, in the form of capital market transactions known as Blue Chip Swaps, which
effectively results in a parallel US dollar exchange rate. This parallel rate, which cannot be used as the basis to remeasure SLB’s Argentine peso-
denominated net monetary assets in US dollars under US GAAP, was approximately 93% higher than Argentina’s official exchange rate at December 31,
2022. During the fourth quarter of 2022, SLB entered into Blue Chip Swap transactions that resulted in a loss of $139 million.
• During the fourth quarter of 2022, SLB repurchased $395 million of its 3.75% Senior Notes due 2024 and $409 million of its 4.00% Senior Notes due 2025
for $790 million, resulting in a gain of $11 million after considering the write-off of the related deferred financing fees and other costs.
• SLB has an investment in the Arabian Drilling Company (“ADC”), an onshore and offshore gas and oil rig drilling company in Saudi Arabia, that it accounts
for under the equity method. During the fourth quarter of 2022, ADC completed an initial public offering (“IPO”). In connection with the IPO, SLB sold a
portion of its interest in a secondary offering that resulted in SLB receiving net proceeds of $223 million. As a result of these transactions, SLB’s ownership
interest in ADC decreased from 49% to approximately 34%. SLB recognized a gain of $107 million, representing the gain on the sale of a portion of its
interest as well as the effect of the ownership dilution of its equity investment due to the IPO. As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of SLB’s investment
in ADC, based on the quoted market price of ADC’s shares, was approximately $930 million and the carrying value of its investment was $556 million. SLB
accounts for its share of ADC’s net income on a one-quarter lag.
• During the second quarter of 2022, SLB sold certain real estate and received proceeds of $120 million. As a result of this transaction, SLB recognized a
gain of $43 million.
2021
SLB recorded the following charges and credits during 2021:
(Stated in millions)
• On November 30, 2021, SLB deposited sufficient funds with the trustee for its $1.0 billion of 2.40% Senior Notes due 2022 (including payment of the
February 1, 2022 interest payment) to satisfy and discharge all of its obligations relating to such notes. As a result of this transaction, SLB recorded a
charge of $10 million. This charge is reflected in Interest in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss).
2020
SLB recorded the following charges and credits during 2020, all of which, unless otherwise noted, are classified inImpairments & other in the Consolidated Statement
of Income (Loss):
(Stated in millions)
• Geopolitical events that increased the supply of low-priced oil to the global market occurred at the same time that demand weakened due to the worldwide
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a collapse in oil prices during March 2020. As a result, SLB’s market capitalization deteriorated significantly
compared to the end of 2019. SLB’s stock price reached a low during the first quarter of 2020 not seen since 1995. Additionally, the Philadelphia Oil
Services Sector index, which is comprised of companies involved in the oil services sector, reached an all-time low. As a result of these facts, SLB
determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of certain of its reporting units was less than their carrying value.
Therefore, SLB performed an interim goodwill impairment test, which resulted in a $3.1 billion goodwill impairment charge. SLB used the income approach
to estimate the fair value of its reporting units, but also considered the market approach to validate the results. The income approach estimates the fair
value by discounting each reporting unit’s estimated future cash flows using SLB’s estimate of the discount rate, or expected return, that a marketplace
participant would have required as of the valuation date. The market approach includes the use of comparative multiples to corroborate the discounted
cash flow results. The market approach involves significant judgement involved in the selection of the appropriate peer group companies and valuation
multiples.
Some of the more significant assumptions inherent in the income approach include the estimated future net annual cash flows for each reporting unit and
the discount rate. SLB selected the assumptions used in the discounted cash flow projections using historical data supplemented by current and
anticipated market conditions and estimated growth rates. SLB’s estimates were based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable.
The discount rates utilized to value SLB’s reporting units were between12.0% and 13.5%, depending on the risks and uncertainty inherent in the
respective reporting unit as well as the size of the reporting unit. Assuming all other assumptions and inputs used in each of the respective discounted
cash flow analysis were held constant, a 50-basis point increase or
decrease in the discount rate assumptions would have changed the fair value of theseven reporting units, on average, by less than 5%.
• The negative market indicators described above were triggering events that indicated that certain of SLB’s long-lived intangible and tangible assets may
have been impaired. Recoverability testing indicated that certain long-lived assets were impaired. The estimated fair value of these assets was determined
to be below their carrying value. As a result, SLB recorded the following impairment charges:
- $3.3 billion relating to intangible assets, of which $2.2 billion relates to SLB’s 2016 acquisition of Cameron International Corporation and $1.1 billion
relates to SLB’s 2010 acquisition of Smith International, Inc. Following this impairment charge, the carrying value of the impaired intangible assets
was approximately $0.9 billion.
- $1.3 billion relating to the carrying value of certain APS projects in North America.
- $0.6 billion of fixed assets associated with the pressure pumping business in North America.
• $79 million of other restructuring charges, primarily consisting of the impairment of an equity method investment that was determined to be other-than-
temporarily impaired.
• $164 million relating to a valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets.
• As previously noted, late in the first quarter of 2020 geopolitical events that increased the supply of low-priced oil to the global market occurred at the same
time as demand weakened due to the worldwide effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a collapse in oil prices. As a result, the second quarter of
2020 was the most challenging quarter in decades. SLB responded to these market conditions by taking actions to restructure its business and rationalize
its asset base during the second quarter of 2020. These actions included reducing headcount, closing facilities, and exiting business lines in certain
countries. Additionally, due to the resulting activity decline, SLB had assets that would no longer be utilized. As a consequence of these circumstances and
decisions, SLB recorded the following restructuring and asset impairment charges:
- $1.021 billion of severance associated with reducing its workforce by more than21,000 employees.
- $730 million relating to the carrying value of certain APS projects in Latin America.
- $666 million of fixed asset impairments primarily relating to equipment that would no longer be utilized and facilities it exited.
- $603 million write-down of the carrying value of inventory to its net realizable value.
- $311 million write-down of right-of-use assets under operating leases associated with leased facilities SLB exited and excess equipment.
- $205 million of costs associated with exiting certain activities.
- $156 million impairment of certain exploration data.
- $60 million of other costs, including a $42 million increase in the allowance for the doubtful accounts.
• SLB repurchased all $600 million of its 4.20% Senior Notes due 2021 and $935 million of its 3.30% Senior Notes due 2021. SLB paid a premium of $40
million in connection with these repurchases.
• As a consequence of the workforce reductions described above, SLB recorded a curtailment gain of $69 million relating to its US postretirement medical
plan. See Note 16 – Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans for further details.
• During the fourth quarter of 2020, a start-up company that SLB previously invested in completed an initial public offering. As a result, SLB recognized an
unrealized gain of $39 million to increase the carrying value of this investment to its fair value of approximately $43 million. This unrealized gain is reflected
in Interest & other income, net in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss). SLB sold its interest in this company during 2021.
• During the fourth quarter of 2020, SLB entered into an agreement to purchase new software licenses. This transaction rendered certain previously
purchased licenses obsolete. As a result, SLB wrote off the remaining $62 million of net book value associated with the obsolete software licenses.
The fair value of certain of the assets impaired during 2020 was estimated based on the present value of projected future cash flows that the underlying assets are
expected to generate. Such estimates included unobservable inputs that required significant judgment.
4. Inventories
Inventories, which are stated at the lower of average cost or net realizable value, consist of the following:
(Stated in millions)
2022 2021
Raw materials & field materials $ 2,085 $ 1,594
Work in progress 547 425
Finished goods 1,367 1,253
$ 3,999 $ 3,272
5. Fixed Assets
Fixed assets consist of the following:
(Stated in millions)
2022 2021
Land $ 326 $ 372
Buildings & improvements 4,328 4,371
Machinery & equipment 23,732 24,334
28,386 29,077
Less: Accumulated depreciation 21,779 22,648
$ 6,607 $ 6,429
The estimated useful lives of Buildings & improvements are primarily25 to 30 years. The estimated useful lives of Machinery & equipment are primarily5 to 10 years.
Depreciation expense, which is recorded on a straight-line basis, was $1.4 billion in each of 2022 and 2021, and $1.6 billion in 2020.
6. Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment were as follows:
(Stated in millions)
(Stated in millions)
2022 2021
Gross Accumulated Net Book Gross Accumulated Net Book
Book Value Amortization Value Book Value Amortization Value
Customer Relationships $ 1,680 $ 631 $ 1,049 $ 1,681 $ 551 $ 1,130
Technology/Technical Know-How 1,280 676 604 1,264 562 702
Tradenames 767 222 545 766 191 575
Other 1,657 863 794 1,578 774 804
$ 5,384 $ 2,392 $ 2,992 $ 5,289 $ 2,078 $ 3,211
Customer relationships are generally amortized over periods ranging from18 to 28 years, technology/technical know-how are generally amortized over periods
ranging from 10 to 18 years, and tradenames are generally amortized over periods ranging from15 to 30 years.
Amortization expense was $301 million in 2022, $302 million in 2021, and $371 million in 2020.
Based on the carrying value of intangible assets at December 31, 2022, amortization expense for the subsequent five years is estimated to be as follows: 2023: 2$89
million, 2024: $281 million, 2025: $265 million, 2026: $260 million and 2027: $253 million.
(Stated in millions)
2022 2021
3.90% Senior Notes due 2028 $ 1,464 $ 1,457
2.65% Senior Notes due 2030 1,250 1,250
1.375% Guaranteed Notes due 2026 1,061 1,125
2.00% Guaranteed Notes due 2032 1,055 1,118
0.25% Notes due 2027 955 1,013
0.50% Notes due 2031 954 1,012
4.30% Senior Notes due 2029 847 846
1.00% Guaranteed Notes due 2026 635 679
0.00% Notes due 2024 531 563
4.00% Senior Notes due 2025 522 930
1.40% Senior Notes due 2025 499 498
3.75% Senior Notes due 2024 355 748
7.00% Notes due 2038 202 204
5.95% Notes due 2041 112 113
5.13% Notes due 2043 98 98
3.70% Notes due 2024 54 55
3.65% Senior Notes due 2023 - 1,497
4.00% Notes due 2023 - 80
$ 10,594 $ 13,286
At December 31, 2022, SLB had committed credit facility agreements with commercial banks aggregating $ 5.75 billion, all of which was available and unused. These
committed facilities support commercial paper programs in the United States and Europe, of which $750 million matures in February 2024, $2.0 billion matures in
February 2025, $1.0 billion matures in July 2026, and $2.0 billion in February 2027. SLB also has a €750 million three-year committed revolving credit facility that
matures in June 2024. At December 31, 2022, no amounts had been drawn under this facility. Interest rates and other terms of borrowing under these lines of credit
vary by facility.
Commercial paper borrowings are classified as long-term debt to the extent they are backed up by available and unused committed credit facilities maturing in more
than one year and to the extent it is SLB’s intent to maintain these obligations for longer than one year. There were no borrowings under the commercial paper
programs at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Long-term Debt as of December 31, 2022 is due as follows: $0.9 billion in 2024, $1.0 billion in 2025, $1.7 billion in 2026, $1.0 billion in 2027, $1.5 billion in 2028,
$0.8 billion in 2029 and $3.7 billion thereafter.
The fair value of SLB’s Long-term Debt at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $9.4 billion and $13.9 billion, respectively, and was estimated based on
quoted market prices.
Schlumberger Limited fully and unconditionally guarantees the securities issued by certain of its subsidiaries, including securities issued by Schlumberger Investment
SA and Schlumberger Finance Canada Ltd., both indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Schlumberger Limited.
SLB is exposed to risks on future cash flows relating to its fixed rate debt denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. SLB uses cross-currency
interest rate swaps to provide a hedge against these cash flow risks. These contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges, with the fair value of the derivative
recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Amounts recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss are
reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods that the hedged item is recognized in earnings.
Details regarding SLB’s outstanding cross-currency interest rate swaps as of December 31, 2022, were as follows:
• During 2019, a US-dollar functional currency subsidiary of SLB issued €1.5 billion of Euro-denominated debt. SLB entered into cross-currency interest rate
swaps in order to hedge changes in the fair value of its €0.5 billion 0.00% Notes due 2024, €0.5 billion 0.25% Notes due 2027 and €0.5 billion 0.50% Notes
due 2031. These cross-currency interest rate swaps effectively convert the Euro-denominated notes to US-dollar denominated debt with fixed annual
interest rates of 2.29%, 2.51% and 2.76%, respectively.
• During 2020, a US-dollar functional currency subsidiary of SLB issued €0.8 billion of Euro-denominated debt. SLB entered into cross-currency interest rate
swaps to hedge changes in the fair value of its €0.4 billion of 0.25% Notes due 2027 and €0.4 billion of 0.50% Notes due 2031. These cross-currency
interest rate swaps effectively convert the Euro-denominated notes to US-dollar denominated debt with fixed annual interest rates of 1.87% and 2.20%,
respectively.
• During 2020, a US-dollar functional currency subsidiary of SLB issued €2.0 billion of Euro-denominated debt. SLB entered into cross-currency interest rate
swaps to hedge changes in the fair value of its €1.0 billion of 1.375% Guaranteed Notes due 2026 and €1.0 billion of 2.00% Guaranteed Notes due 2032.
These cross-currency interest rate swaps effectively convert the Euro-denominated notes to US-dollar denominated debt with fixed annual interest rates of
2.77% and 3.49%, respectively.
• During 2020, a Canadian dollar functional currency subsidiary of SLB issued $0.5 billion of US dollar denominated debt. SLB entered into cross-currency
interest rate swaps to hedge changes in the fair value of its $0.5 billion 1.40% Senior Notes due 2025. These cross-currency interest rate swaps
effectively convert the US dollar notes to Canadian dollar denominated debt with a fixed annual interest rate of 1.73% .
A summary of the amounts included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet relating to cross currency interest rate swaps follows:
(Stated in millions)
The fair values were determined using a model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived or corroborated by observable data.
SLB had derivative contracts in place that hedged the price of oil related to approximately75% of the projected oil production for 2022 for one of its APS projects.
During 2022, SLB entered into derivative contracts that hedge the price of oil relating to approximately 70% of the projected oil production for the first six months of
2023 and approximately 30% of the projected oil production for the last six months of 2023 for the same project. These contracts are accounted for as cash flow
hedges.
SLB is exposed to risks on future cash flows to the extent that the local currency is not the functional currency and expenses denominated in local currency are not
equal to revenues denominated in local currency. SLB uses foreign currency forward contracts to provide a hedge against a portion of these cash flow risks. These
contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges.
SLB is also exposed to changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency. While SLB uses foreign
currency forward contracts to economically hedge this exposure as it relates to certain currencies, these contracts are not designated as hedges for accounting
purposes. Instead, the fair value of the derivative is recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and changes in the fair value are recognized in the Consolidated
Statement of Income (Loss), as are changes in the fair value of the hedged item. Transaction losses of $96 million in 2022, $23 million in 2021, and $21 million in
2020 were recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss) net of related hedging activities.
Foreign currency forward contracts were outstanding for the US dollar equivalent of $2.1 billion and $1.7 billion in various foreign currencies as of December 31, 2022
and 2021, respectively.
Other than the previously mentioned cross-currency interest rate swaps, the fair value of the other outstanding derivatives wasnot material as of December 31, 2022
and 2021.
The effect of derivative instruments designated as hedges and those not designated as hedges on theConsolidated Statement of Income (Loss) was as follows:
(Stated in millions)
SLB does not enter into derivative transactions for speculative purposes.
(Stated in millions)
Restricted Stock
SLB grants performance share units to certain key employees. The number of shares earned is determined at the end of each performance period based on SLB’s
achievement of certain predefined targets as described in the underlying performance share unit agreement. In the event SLB exceeds the predefined target, shares
for up to a maximum of 250% of the target award may be awarded. In the event SLB falls below the predefined target, a reduced number of shares may be awarded.
If SLB falls below the threshold award performance level, no shares will be awarded. As of December 31, 2022,3.9 million performance share units were outstanding
assuming the achievement of 100% of target.
All other restricted stock awards generally vest at the end ofthree years or vest ratably in equal tranches over a three-year period.
Restricted stock awards do not pay dividends or have voting rights prior to vesting. Accordingly, the fair value of a restricted stock award is generally the quoted
market price of SLB’s stock on the date of grant less the present value of the expected dividends not received prior to vesting.
The fair value of the employees’ purchase rights under the DSPP was estimated using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions and resulting
weighted-average fair value per share:
Stock Options
Key employees may be granted stock options under SLB stock option plans. The exercise price equals the average of the high and low sales prices of SLB stock on
the date of grant. The maximum term is 10 years, and the options generally vest in increments over five years.
The weighted-average remaining contractual life of stock options exercisable as of December 31, 2022 was2.9 years.
The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding and stock options exercisable as of December 31, 2022 was $133 million and $49 million, respectively.
(Stated in millions)
At December 31, 2022, there was $275 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock-based compensation arrangements, of which $172
million is expected to be recognized in 2023, $87 million in 2024, $12 million in 2025, and $4 million in 2026.
As of December 31, 2022, approximately 36 million shares of SLB common stock were available for future grants under SLB’s stock-based compensation programs.
(Stated in millions)
SLB recorded net pretax credits of $347 million in 2022 ($379 million of credits in the US and $32 million of net charges outside the US); and $65 million in 2021 ($75
million of credits in the US and $10 million of charges outside the US). SLB recorded net pretax charges of $12.515 billion in 2020 ($3.961 billion in the US and
$8.554 billion outside the US). These charges and credits are included in the table above and are more fully described in Note 3 –Charges and Credits.
The components of net deferred tax liabilities were as follows:
(Stated in millions)
2022 2021
Intangible assets $ (780) $ (855)
Net operating losses 326 427
Research and development credits 129 118
Fixed assets, net 101 151
Inventories 45 58
Investments in non-US subsidiaries (125) (161)
Pension and other postretirement benefits (114) (136)
Other, net 357 304
$ (61) $ (94)
Approximately $300 million of the $326 million deferred tax asset relating to net operating losses at December 31, 2022 can be carried forward indefinitely. The vast
majority of the remaining balance expires at various dates between 2030 and 2041.
The deferred tax balances at December 31, 2022 and 2021 were net of valuation allowances relating to net operating losses in certain countries of $
111 million and
$133 million, respectively. Additionally, the deferred tax balances were net of valuation allowances relating to the following:
(Stated in millions)
2022 2021
Foreign tax credits $ 181 $ 210
Capital losses $ - $ 49
(Stated in millions)
A reconciliation of the United States statutory federal tax rate to the consolidated effective tax rate follows:
A number of the jurisdictions in which SLB operates have tax laws that are not fully defined and are evolving. SLB’s tax filings are subject to regular audit by the tax
authorities. These audits may result in assessments for additional taxes that are resolved with the tax authorities or, potentially, through the courts. Tax liabilities are
recorded based on estimates of additional taxes that will be due upon the conclusion of these audits. Due to the uncertain and complex application of tax regulations,
the ultimate resolution of audits may result in liabilities which could be materially different from these estimates.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions is as follows:
(Stated in millions)
The amounts above exclude accrued interest and penalties of $155 million, $164 million and $184 million at December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. SLB
classifies interest and penalties relating to uncertain tax positions within Tax expense (benefit) in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss).
The following table summarizes the tax years that are either currently under audit or remain open and subject to examination by the tax authorities in the most
significant jurisdictions in which SLB operates:
13. Leases
SLB’s leasing activities primarily consist of operating leases for administrative offices, manufacturing facilities, research centers, service centers, sales offices, and
certain equipment. Total operating lease expense, which approximates cash paid and includes short-term leases, was $1.2 billion in both 2022 and 2021 and $1.4
billion in 2020.
(Stated in millions)
2023 $ 165
2024 134
2025 105
2026 79
2027 67
Thereafter 262
Total lease payments $ 812
Less: Interest (113)
$ 699
Amounts recognized in balance sheet:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 160
Other Liabilities 539
$ 699
The weighted-average remaining lease term as of December 31, 2022 was 10 years. The weighted-average discount rate used to determine the operating lease
liability as of December 31, 2022 was 3.3%.
14. Contingencies
SLB is party to various legal proceedings from time to time. A liability is accrued when a loss is both probable and can be reasonably estimated. Management
believes that the probability of a material loss with respect to any currently pending legal proceeding is remote. However, litigation is inherently uncertain, and it is not
possible to predict the ultimate disposition of any of these proceedings.
15. Segment Information
SLB is organized under four Divisions that combine and integrate SLB’s technologies, enhancing the Company’s ability to support the emerging long-term growth
opportunities in each of these market segments.
2022
Depreciation
Pretax and Capital
Revenue Income Assets Amortization Investments
Digital & Integration $ 3,725 $ 1,357 $ 3,132 $ 504 $ 689
Reservoir Performance 5,553 881 3,159 386 478
Well Construction 11,397 2,202 6,481 524 687
Production Systems 7,862 748 5,603 311 346
Eliminations & other (446) (177) 1,426 271 102
Pretax segment operating income 5,011
Goodwill and intangible assets 15,974
Cash and short-term investments 2,897
All other assets 4,463
Corporate & other (1) (637) 151
Interest income (2) 27
Interest expense (3) (477)
Charges & credits (4) 347
$ 28,091 $ 4,271 $ 43,135 $ 2,147 $ 2,302
(Stated in millions)
2021
Depreciation
Pretax and Capital
Revenue Income Assets Amortization Investments
Digital & Integration $ 3,290 $ 1,141 $ 3,134 $ 446 $ 516
Reservoir Performance 4,599 648 2,923 415 348
Well Construction 8,706 1,195 4,714 537 424
Production Systems 6,710 634 4,684 302 267
Eliminations & other (376) (253) 1,501 269 99
Pretax segment operating income 3,365
Goodwill and intangible assets 16,201
Cash and short-term investments 3,139
All other assets 5,215
Corporate & other (1) (573) 151
Interest income (2) 31
Interest expense (3) (514)
Charges & credits (4) 65
$ 22,929 $ 2,374 $ 41,511 $ 2,120 $ 1,654
(Stated in millions)
2020
Depreciation
Pretax and Capital
Revenue Income (Loss) Assets Amortization Investments
Digital & Integration $ 3,067 $ 727 $ 3,595 $ 615 $ 413
Reservoir Performance 5,602 353 3,489 549 384
Well Construction 8,614 870 4,768 580 420
Production Systems 6,650 623 4,665 338 240
Eliminations & other (332) (172) 940 276 63
Pretax segment operating income 2,401
Goodwill and intangible assets 16,436
Cash and short-term investments 3,006
All other assets 5,535
Corporate & other (1) (681) 208
Interest income (2) 31
Interest expense (3) (534)
Charges & credits (4) (12,515 )
$ 23,601 $ (11,298 ) $ 42,434 $ 2,566 $ 1,520
(1) Comprised principally of certain corporate expenses not allocated to the segments, stock-based compensation costs, amortization expense associated with certain intangible
assets, certain centrally managed initiatives and other nonoperating items.
(2) Interest income excludes amounts which are included in the segments’ income (2022: $72 million; 2021: $2 million; 2020: $2 million).
(3) Interest expense excludes amounts which are included in the segments’ income (2022: $13 million; 2021: $15 million; 2020: $28 million) and $10 million interest expense
included in Charges & credits in 2021.
(4) See Note 3 – Charges and Credits.
Segment assets consist of receivables, inventories, fixed assets, exploration data and APS investments.
Capital investments includes capital expenditures, APS investments and exploration data cost capitalized.
Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets, exploration data costs and APS
investments.
Revenue by geographic area for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
(Stated in millions)
Revenue is based on the location where services are provided and products are sold.
During each of the three years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, no single customer exceeded 10% of consolidated revenue.
SLB did not have revenue from third-party customers in its country of domicile during the last three years. Revenue in the United States in 2022, 2021 and 2020 was
$4.6 billion, $3.4 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively.
North America and International revenue disaggregated by segment was as follows:
(Stated in millions)
2022
North America International Other Total
Digital & Integration $ 1,069 $ 2,651 $ 5 $ 3,725
Reservoir Performance 455 5,091 7 5,553
Well Construction 2,311 8,875 211 11,397
Production Systems 2,176 5,675 11 7,862
Eliminations & other (16) (397) (33) (446)
$ 5,995 $ 21,895 $ 201 $ 28,091
(Stated in millions)
2021
North America International Other Total
Digital & Integration $ 812 $ 2,474 $ 4 $ 3,290
Reservoir Performance 329 4,266 4 4,599
Well Construction 1,485 7,025 196 8,706
Production Systems 1,832 4,865 13 6,710
Eliminations & other 8 (334) (50) (376)
$ 4,466 $ 18,296 $ 167 $ 22,929
(Stated in millions)
2020
North America International Other Total
Digital & Integration $ 573 $ 2,487 $ 7 $ 3,067
Reservoir Performance 1,547 4,043 12 5,602
Well Construction 1,453 6,965 196 8,614
Production Systems 1,921 4,702 27 6,650
Eliminations & other (16) (195) (121) (332)
$ 5,478 $ 18,002 $ 121 $ 23,601
(Stated in millions )
2022 2021
North America $ 1,459 $ 1,368
Latin America 913 868
Europe/CIS/Africa 1,668 1,690
Middle East & Asia 2,099 2,049
Unallocated 468 454
$ 6,607 $ 6,429
16. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Pension Plans
SLB sponsors several defined benefit pension plans that cover substantially all US employees hired prior to October 1, 2004. The benefits are based on years of
service and compensation, on a career-average pay basis.
In addition to the US defined benefit pension plans, SLB sponsors several other international defined benefit pension plans. The most significant of these international
plans are the International Staff Pension Plan and the UK pension plan (collectively, the “International plans”). The International Staff Pension Plan covers certain
international employees hired prior to July 1, 2014 and is based on years of service and compensation on a career-average pay basis. The UK plan covers employees
hired prior to April 1, 1999, and is based on years of service and compensation, on a final salary basis.
The weighted-average assumed discount rate, compensation increases and expected long-term rate of return on plan assets used to determine the net pension cost
for the US and International plans were as follows:
US International
2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020
Discount rate 3.00% 2.60% 3.30% 2.83% 2.38% 3.27%
Compensation increases 4.00% 4.00% 4.00% 4.83% 4.82% 4.83%
Return on plan assets 4.40% 6.60% 6.60% 5.05% 6.73% 6.71%
(Stated in millions)
US International
2022 2021 2020 2022 2021 2020
Service cost $ 37 $ 44 $ 55 $ 101 $ 117 $ 140
Interest cost 137 127 148 298 267 301
Expected return on plan assets (202) (254) (233) (530) (640) (591)
Amortization of prior service cost - - 8 - - -
Amortization of net loss 5 44 41 80 227 159
$ (23) $ (39) $ 19 $ (51) $ (29) $ 9
The weighted-average assumed discount rate and compensation increases used to determine the projected benefit obligations for the US and International plans
were as follows:
US International
2022 2021 2022 2021
Discount rate 5.50% 3.00% 5.41% 2.83%
Compensation increases 4.00% 4.00% 4.84% 4.83%
The changes in the projected benefit obligation, plan assets and funded status of the plans were as follows:
(Stated in millions)
US International
2022 2021 2022 2021
Change in Projected Benefit Obligations:
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 4,668 $ 4,940 $ 10,618 $ 11,140
Service cost 37 44 101 117
Interest cost 137 127 298 267
Contribution by plan participants - - 47 53
Actuarial gains (1,152) (211) (3,140) (586)
Currency effect - - (148) (18)
Benefits paid (375) (232) (363) (355)
Other - - 185 -
Projected benefit obligation at end of year $ 3,315 $ 4,668 $ 7,598 $ 10,618
Change in Plan Assets:
Plan assets at fair value at beginning of year $ 4,696 $ 4,776 $ 11,221 $ 10,493
Actual return on plan assets (933) 145 (2,834) 1,040
Currency effect - - (188) (28)
Company contributions 8 7 18 18
Contributions by plan participants - - 47 53
Benefits paid (375) (232) (363) (355)
Other - - 225 -
Plan assets at fair value at end of year $ 3,396 $ 4,696 $ 8,126 $ 11,221
Asset $ 81 $ 28 $ 528 $ 603
Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet:
Postretirement Benefits $ (151) $ (212) $ (14) $ (19)
Other Assets 232 240 542 622
$ 81 $ 28 $ 528 $ 603
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
Actuarial losses $ 255 $ 276 $ 1,366 $ 1,174
Accumulated benefit obligation $ 3,221 $ 4,484 $ 7,454 $ 10,370
The asset represents the difference between the plan assets and the projected benefit obligation (“PBO”). The PBO represents the actuarial present value of benefits
based on employee service and compensation and includes an assumption about future compensation levels. The accumulated benefit obligation represents the
actuarial present value of benefits based on employee service and compensation but does not include an assumption about future compensation levels.
Actuarial gains arising during each of 2022 and 2021 were primarily attributable to increases in the discount rate used to determine the PBO.
The weighted-average allocation of plan assets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and the target allocations by asset category as of December 31, 2022 were as
follows:
US International
Target 2022 2021 Target 2022 2021
Cash and cash equivalents 0-3 % 2 % 2 % 0-5 % 2 % 3 %
Equity securities 0-5 - 5 10 - 20 10 23
Debt securities 80 - 90 83 84 50 - 60 56 53
Private equity and real estate 5 - 12 11 8 15 - 22 19 13
Private debt 2-8 4 1 9 - 15 13 8
100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
Asset performance is monitored frequently with an overall expectation that plan assets will meet or exceed the weighted index of its target asset allocation and
component benchmark over rolling five-year periods.
The expected rate of return on assets assumptions reflect the long-term average rate of return expected to be earned on plan assets. The assumptions have been
determined based on expectations regarding future rates of return for the portfolio considering the asset allocation and related historical rates of return. The
appropriateness of the assumptions is reviewed annually.
The fair value of SLB’s pension plan assets at December 31, 2022 and 2021, by asset category, is presented below and was determined based on valuation
techniques categorized as follows:
• Level One: The use of quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.
• Level Two: The use of quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not
active or other inputs that are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data.
• Level Three: The use of significant unobservable inputs that typically require the use of management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants
would use in pricing.
(Stated in millions)
US Plan Assets
2022 2021
Level Level Level Level Level Level
Total One Two Three Total One Two Three
Asset Category:
Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 81 $ 77 $ 4 $ - $ 68 $ 61 $ 7 $ -
Equity Securities:
US 3 - 3 - 212 196 16 -
International - - - - 49 48 1 -
Debt Securities:
Corporate bonds 1,775 - 1,775 - 2,583 - 2,583 -
Government and related debt securities 1,014 157 857 - 1,353 199 1,154 -
Mortgage and asset-based securities 29 - 29 - - - - -
Alternative Investments:
Private equity 291 - - 291 293 - - 293
Private debt 124 - - 124 39 - - 39
Real estate 79 - - 79 99 - - 99
Total $ 3,396 $ 234 $ 2,668 $ 494 $ 4,696 $ 504 $ 3,761 $ 431
(Stated in millions)
SLB’s funding policy is to annually contribute amounts that are based upon a number of factors including the funded status of the plans, amounts that are deductible
for income tax purposes, legal funding requirements and available cash flow. SLB does not expect to make any material contributions to its postretirement benefit
plans in 2023.
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions
SLB provides healthcare benefits to certain former US employees who have retired.
The actuarial assumptions used to determine the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation and net periodic benefit cost for the US postretirement medical plan
were as follows:
The net periodic benefit credit for the US postretirement medical plan included the following components:
(Stated in millions)
Due to the actions taken by SLB to reduce its global workforce during 2020, SLB experienced a significant reduction in the expected aggregate years of future service
of its employees in its US postretirement medical plan. Accordingly, SLB recorded a curtailment gain of $69 million during the second quarter of 2020 relating to this
plan. The curtailment gain includes recognition of the decrease in the benefit obligation as well as a portion of the previously unrecognized prior service credit,
reflecting the reduction in expected years of future service. As a result of the curtailment, SLB performed a remeasurement of the plan, which had an immaterial
impact. This gain was classified in Impairments & other in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss). See Note 3 – Charges and Credits.
The changes in the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, plan assets and funded status were as follows:
(Stated in millions)
2022 2021
Change in Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 1,146 $ 1,234
Service cost 23 28
Interest cost 33 32
Contribution by plan participants 9 10
Actuarial gains (338) (95)
Benefits paid (65) (63)
Benefit obligation at end of year $ 808 $ 1,146
Change in Plan Assets:
Plan assets at fair value at beginning of year $ 1,318 $ 1,356
Actual return on plan assets (323) 15
Contributions by plan participants 8 10
Benefits paid (65) (63)
Plan assets at fair value at end of year $ 938 $ 1,318
Asset $ 130 $ 172
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
Actuarial gains $ 199 $ 225
Prior service credit 59 81
$ 258 $ 306
The asset balance relating to this plan was included in Other Assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The assets of the US postretirement medical plan are invested 87% in debt securities and 13% in equity securities at December 31, 2022. The fair value of these
assets was primarily determined based on Level Two valuation techniques.
Other Information
The expected benefits to be paid under the US and International pension plans as well as the postretirement medical plan are as follows:
(Stated in millions)
(Stated in millions)
(Stated in millions)
(Stated in millions)
(Stated in millions)
Revenue in excess of billings related to contracts where revenue is recognized over time was $0.3 billion at December 31, 2022 and $0.2 billion at December 31,
2021. Such amounts are included within Receivables less allowance for doubtful accounts in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(Stated in millions)
2022 2021
Investments in APS projects $ 2,023 $ 1,786
Pension and other postretirement plan assets 904 1,034
Operating lease assets 538 553
Exploration data costs capitalized 141 154
Fair value of hedge contracts 1 66
Other 363 590
$ 3,970 $ 4,183
2022 2021
Trade $ 3,921 $ 3,205
Payroll, vacation and employee benefits 1,493 1,377
Billings and cash collections in excess of revenue 1,157 1,088
Other 2,550 2,712
$ 9,121 $ 8,382
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
SLB management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a–15(f) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). SLB’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with
the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
SLB management assessed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. In making this assessment, it used the criteria
set forth in 2013 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment
SLB’s management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2022, its internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
The effectiveness of SLB’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of Schlumberger Limited
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Schlumberger Limited and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021,
and the related consolidated statements of income (loss), comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company's
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31,
2022 and 2021 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control
over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial
statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial
reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and
evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with
the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to uncertain tax positions is a critical audit matter are the significant judgment
applied by management in determining these liabilities including a high degree of estimation uncertainty due to the uncertain and complex application of tax
regulations, which in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures to evaluate management’s estimates.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial
statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the identification and recognition of uncertain tax positions. These procedures
also included, among others (i) evaluating management’s process for determining the estimated liabilities for uncertain tax positions, (ii) testing the completeness and
reasonableness of uncertain tax positions recorded in the consolidated financial statements, and (iii) evaluating assessments received from the relevant tax
authorities. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in evaluating the reasonableness of assumptions used by management, including
management’s assessment of whether tax positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained.
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SLB has carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of SLB’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief
Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of SLB’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the CEO and the CFO have concluded that, as of the end of the period
covered by this report, SLB’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the
reports that SLB files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. SLB’s disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed so that information required to be
disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to its management, including the CEO and the CFO, as appropriate,
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There has been no change in SLB’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth
quarter of 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, SLB’s internal control over financial reporting.
SLB’s residual transactions or dealings with the government of Iran in 2022 consisted of payments of taxes and other typical governmental charges. Certain non-US
subsidiaries of SLB maintained depository accounts at the Dubai branch of Bank Saderat Iran (“Saderat”), and at Bank Tejarat (“Tejarat”) in Tehran and in Kish for the
deposit by NIOC of amounts owed to non-US subsidiaries of SLB for services rendered in Iran prior to the wind-down and for the maintenance of such amounts
previously received. One non-US subsidiary also maintained an account at Tejarat for payment of local expenses such as taxes. SLB anticipates that it will
discontinue dealings with Saderat and Tejarat following the receipt of all amounts owed to SLB for prior services rendered in Iran.
SLB has a Code of Conduct that applies to all of its directors, officers and employees, including its principal executive, financial and accounting officers, or persons
performing similar functions. SLB’s Code of Conduct is posted on its website at https://www.slb.com/who-we-are/guiding-principles/our-code-of-conduct. SLB intends
to disclose future amendments to the Code of Conduct and any grant of a waiver from a provision of the Code of Conduct requiring disclosure under applicable SEC
rules at https://www.slb.com/who-we-are/guiding-principles/our-code-of-conduct.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information under the captions “Stock Ownership Information—Security Ownership by Management and Our Board,” “Stock Ownership Information—Security
Ownership by Certain Beneficial Owners,” and “Executive Compensation Tables—Equity Compensation Plan Information” in SLB’s 2023 Proxy Statement is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information under the captions “Corporate Governance—Director Independence” and “Corporate Governance—Certain Relationships and Related Person
Transactions” in SLB’s 2023 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Page(s)
(1) Financial Statements
Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss) for the three years ended December 31, 2022 28
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three years ended December 31, 2022 29
Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2022 and 2021 30
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2022 31
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the three years ended December 31, 2022 32 and 33
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 34 to 56
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 238)
Financial statements of companies accounted for under the equity method and unconsolidated subsidiaries have been omitted because they do not meet the
materiality tests for assets or income.
(b) Exhibits
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Articles of Incorporation of Schlumberger Limited (Schlumberger N.V.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to SLB’s Current Report on Form 3.1
8-K filed on April 6, 2016)
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Schlumberger Limited (Schlumberger N.V.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to SLB’s Current Report on 3.2
Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2019)
Description of Common Stock of Schlumberger Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to SLB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on 4.1
January 27, 2021)
Indenture dated as of December 3, 2013, by and among Schlumberger Investment SA, as issuer, Schlumberger Limited, as guarantor, and The 4.2
Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to SLB’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 3, 2013)
First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 3, 2013, by and among Schlumberger Investment SA, as issuer, Schlumberger Limited, as 4.3
guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (including form of global notes representing 3.650% Senior Notes due 2023)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to SLB’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 3, 2013)
Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 26, 2020, by and among Schlumberger Investment SA, as issuer, Schlumberger Limited, as 4.4
guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (including form of global notes representing 2.650% Senior Notes due 2030)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to SLB’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 26, 2020)
Officers’ Certificate dated as of August 11, 2020, executed by Schlumberger Investment SA, as issuer, and Schlumberger Limited, as guarantor 4.5
(including form of global notes representing 2.650% Senior Notes due 2030) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to SLB’s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on August 11, 2020)
Indenture dated as of September 18, 2020, by and among Schlumberger Finance Canada Ltd., as issuer, Schlumberger Limited, as guarantor, and 4.6
The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to SLB’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 18,
2020)
First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 18, 2020, by and among Schlumberger Finance Canada Ltd., as issuer, Schlumberger 4.7
Limited, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (including form of global notes representing 1.400% Senior Notes due 2025)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to SLB’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 18, 2020)
Schlumberger Limited Supplementary Benefit Plan, as established effective June 1, 1995 and conformed to include amendments through January 10.1
1, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to SLB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018) (+)
Schlumberger Limited Restoration Savings Plan, as established effective June 1, 1995 and conformed to include amendments through January 1, 10.2
2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to SLB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018) (+)
Schlumberger Technology Corporation Supplementary Benefit Plan, as established effective January 1, 1995 and conformed to include 10.3
amendments through January 1, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to SLB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2018) (+)
2010 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of July 19, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to SLB’s Annual 10.4
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018) (+)
Form of Option Agreement (Employees in France), Incentive Stock Option, under SLB’s 2010 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by 10.5
reference to Exhibit 10.10 to SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013) (+)
Form of Option Agreement (Employees in France), Non-Qualified Stock Option, under SLB’s 2010 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by 10.6
reference to Exhibit 10.11 to SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013) (+)
Exhibit
2018 Rules of SLB’s 2010, 2013 and 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plans for Employees in France (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to SLB’s 10.7
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on March 2, 2018) (+)
2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of July 19, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to SLB’s Annual 10.8
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018) (+)
Form of Option Agreement, Incentive Stock Option, under SLB’s 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to 10.9
the SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015) (+)
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under SLB’s 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (three-year vesting) (incorporated by reference 10.10
to Exhibit 10.2 to SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015) (+)
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under SLB’s 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (ratable vesting) (incorporated by reference to 10.11
Exhibit 10.15 to SLB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on January 27, 2021) (+)
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under SLB’s 2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to 10.12
SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017) (+)
Addendum to Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements, Performance Share Unit Agreements, Incentive Stock Option Agreements, and Non- 10.13
Qualified Stock Option Agreements Issued Prior to July 19, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to SLB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2018) (+)
Form of 2020 Two-Year Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (with relative TSR modifier) under SLB’s 2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan 10.14
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020) (+)
Form of 2020 Three-Year Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (with relative TSR modifier) under SLB’s 2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan 10.15
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020) (+)
Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Based on Free Cash Flow Margin Performance) under SLB’s 2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive 10.16
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022) (+)
Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Based on Return on Capital Employed Performance) under SLB’s 2017 Omnibus Stock 10.17
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022) (+)
Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Based on Relative TSR Performance) under SLB’s 2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan 10.18
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022) (+)
2017 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective January 21, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to SLB’s 10.19
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 7, 2021) (+)
Discounted Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated effective July 1, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to SLB’s Current 10.20
Report on Form 10-Q filed on July 27, 2022) (+)
2004 Stock and Deferral Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended and restated effective January 21, 2021 (incorporated by reference to 10.21
Exhibit 10.3 to SLB’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 7, 2021) (+)
Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to SLB’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 21, 2013) (+) 10.22
Employment, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement effective as of April 1, 2022, by and between Schlumberger Limited and Ashok 10.23
Belani (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022) (+)
Employment, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement effective as of May 1, 2022, by and between Schlumberger Limited and Hinda 10.24
Gharbi (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to SLB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022) (+)
Exhibit
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(*) 31.1
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(*) 31.2
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.1
(**)
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 32.2
(**)
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) 104
The Exhibits filed herewith do not include certain instruments with respect to long-term debt of Schlumberger Limited and its subsidiaries, inasmuch as the total
amount of debt authorized under any such instrument does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of Schlumberger Limited and its subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis. SLB agrees, pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K, that it will furnish a copy of any such instrument to the SEC upon request.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name Title
/S/ STEPHANE BIGUET Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Stephane Biguet (Principal Financial Officer)
* Director
Peter Coleman
* Director
Patrick de La Chevardière
* Director
Miguel M. Galuccio
* Director
Samuel Leupold
* Director
Tatiana A. Mitrova
* Director
Maria Moræus Hanssen
* Director
Vanitha Narayanan
* Director
Jeff W. Sheets
* Director
Ulrich Spiesshofer
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