Weatherford and Schlumberger to Form OneStim Joint Venture

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ByTim Shea
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Acquisition or Partnership

Weatherford and Schlumberger announced an agreement to create OneStim, a joint venture to deliver completions products and services for the development of unconventional resource plays in the United States and Canada land markets.  The joint venture will offer one of the broadest multistage completions portfolios in the market combined with one of the largest hydraulic fracturing fleets in the industry.

Weatherford will contribute its leading multistage completions portfolio, cost-effective regional manufacturing capability, and supply chain.  Schlumberger will provide the joint venture with access to its industry-leading surface and downhole technologies, efficient operational processes, and advanced geo-engineered workflows.

Schlumberger and Weatherford will have 70/30 ownership of the joint venture, respectively.  The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2017, and is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.  Under the terms of the formation agreement, Schlumberger and Weatherford will contribute all their respective North America land hydraulic fracturing pressure pumping assets, multistage completions, and pump-down perforating businesses.  Weatherford will also receive a one-time $535 million cash payment from Schlumberger.

Keywords: Hydraulic Fracturing, Downhole Technologies, Geo-Engineered Workflows, ARC Advisory Group.

 

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