SLB Prepares to Restart 15 Oil Rigs in Venezuela

Revelation News Editorial DeskAugust 19, 2026

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Oilfield services company SLB is preparing to reactivate as many as 15 drilling rigs in Venezuela to help increase the country's crude production capacity. SLB and private equity firm Formentera Partners are pursuing separate initiatives to expand Venezuela's drilling capacity, with Formentera discussing rig imports through international service companies while SLB focuses on equipment already located in Venezuela.

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Recent SEC-reported share and derivative transactions in SLB LIMITED/NV.

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0 discretionary purchases · 0 discretionary sales

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Insiders	Activity	Description	Shares	Avg. price / share	Est. value	Trade date
Chief Executive OfficerLe Peuch Olivier	Non-informative sell	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per ShareReported 10b5-1 plan (S)	35,000	$60.00	$2,100,000	Sep 1, 2026
Chief Executive OfficerLe Peuch Olivier	Non-informative sell	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per ShareReported 10b5-1 plan (S)	5,000	$60.00	$300,000	Aug 31, 2026
Chief Executive OfficerLe Peuch Olivier	Non-informative sell	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per ShareReported 10b5-1 plan (S)	5,000	$55.00	$275,000	Aug 27, 2026
Chief Executive OfficerLe Peuch Olivier	Non-informative sell	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per ShareReported 10b5-1 plan (S)	25,000	$52.55	$1,313,750	Aug 26, 2026
Chief Executive OfficerLe Peuch Olivier	Non-informative sell	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per ShareReported 10b5-1 plan (S)	25,000	$56.99	$1,424,750	May 27, 2026

As filed with the SEC. Estimated value is shown only for purchases or sales with a positive reported transaction price; awards, gifts and similar activity are not assigned an assumed market value. Amendments may change the record. This is not investment advice.

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Owner	Activity	Change	Shares held	Value (thousands)	Reported
Vanguard Group Inc	Buy	1,080,999 (0.583%)	186,455,878	$9,893,349	12/31/2025
Blackrock, Inc.	Sell	-16,071,804 (-12.155%)	116,151,208	$6,162,983	6/30/2026
Vanguard Capital Management Llc	Buy	482,457 (0.496%)	97,674,144	$5,182,590	6/30/2026
State Street Corp	Buy	722,060 (0.798%)	91,222,641	$4,840,273	6/30/2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management Llc	Buy	518,692 (0.695%)	75,128,679	$3,986,328	6/30/2026
Price T Rowe Associates Inc /Md/	Buy	7,591,014 (14.05%)	61,619,448	$3,269,528	6/30/2026
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc	Buy	4,491,185 (10.26%)	48,266,346	$2,561,012	6/30/2026
Capital World Investors	Sell	-238,699 (-0.5%)	47,500,241	$2,520,363	6/30/2026
Morgan Stanley	Sell	-2,411,140 (-6.004%)	37,748,422	$2,002,931	6/30/2026
Geode Capital Management, Llc	Buy	335,016 (0.959%)	35,283,508	$1,872,143	6/30/2026
Ubs Group Ag	Sell	-1,736,655 (-5.233%)	31,447,572	$1,668,608	6/30/2026
First Eagle Investment Management, Llc	Buy	537,566 (1.894%)	28,913,733	$1,534,163	6/30/2026

Settlement date	Short interest	Avg. daily volume	Change vs. previous report	Days to cover
Sep 30, 2026	60,276,250	15,055,667	-0.42%	4.00
Sep 15, 2026	60,533,474	12,738,065	+9.91%	4.75
Aug 31, 2026	55,077,331	12,368,483	-0.86%	4.45
Aug 14, 2026	55,552,953	9,878,519	-0.72%	5.62
Jul 31, 2026	55,956,633	14,550,321	-11.50%	3.85
Jul 15, 2026	63,230,378	11,078,275	+17.60%	5.71
Jun 30, 2026	53,765,342	21,799,680	+2.99%	2.47
Jun 15, 2026	52,203,290	12,120,949	-5.84%	4.31

Fiscal quarter	Reported	EPS	Consensus	Surprise
Jun 2026	Jul 24, 2026	0.55	0.51	+7.84%
Mar 2026	Apr 24, 2026	0.52	0.51	+1.96%
Dec 2025	Jan 23, 2026	0.78	0.74	+5.41%
Sep 2025	Oct 17, 2025	0.69	0.66	+4.55%

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