Oil & Gas Industry: Examining Schlumberger's Corporate Practices

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Schlumberger Corporation's operations within the oil and gas industry, focusing on key thematic concepts such as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), sustainability, corporate governance, citizenship, and transparency. It examines Schlumberger's commitment to ethical business practices, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility, highlighting its efforts to maintain customer trust and stakeholder confidence. The report also explores the company's corporate management structure, sustainability initiatives, and boardroom organization, comparing and contrasting these aspects with other industries. Furthermore, it delves into Schlumberger's strategic approach to ethics, governance, and management, providing examples of proactive and reactive measures used by the company. The analysis underscores Schlumberger's dedication to responsible sourcing, human rights, and adherence to firm principles of corporate governance.

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Table of Contents
Corporate Social Responsibility of Schlumberger..........................................................................4
Corporate management structure.....................................................................................................6
Sustainability of Schlumberger Corporation...................................................................................6
Boardroom organization and definitions.........................................................................................7
Corporate of Schlumberger Corporation.........................................................................................8
Citizenship of Schlumberger Corporation.......................................................................................9
Transparency of Schlumberger Corporation.................................................................................10
Difference and similarities in corporate social responsibility, reputation management, corporate
governance, and boardroom organization and management amid oil and gas industry and other
industries........................................................................................................................................11
Schlumberger Company’s strategic approach towards ethics matters, Boardroom organization,
and management............................................................................................................................12
Governance structure of Schlumberger Company.........................................................................13
Example of proactive and reactive measures used by Schlumberger Company...........................14
Merger table of Schlumberger Company......................................................................................14
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................14
List of References..........................................................................................................................15

Introduction
Schlumberger Corporation remains to be the global dealer of international oil together with
exploration of natural gas. For instance in its 2015 annual report, it was indicate that
Schlumberger bought Cameron another natural gas firm for US$14.8bn (2015 annual report
Schlumberger, p. 6). Therefore, primary focus of this report is to examine Schlumberger’s 2017
annual report, taking into account the key thematic concepts underpinning the entire report
(Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainability, corporate Governance, citizenship, and
transparency) Additionally, this study examines the difference and similarities in corporate social
responsibility, reputation management, corporate boardroom organization and management
between Schlumberger and other industries. Moreover, this study analyzes different methods of
planning and organizing efficient implementation of corporate social responsibility, reputation
management, corporate governance, and boardroom organization and management. The research
finally analyzes behavioral problems arising from work organization and methods to mitigating
them in the context of corporate social responsibility.
Figure 1: Schlumberger: Service Company to Operator?

As per the integrated report of 2017 of the company, Schlumberger Corporation focuses on the
supply of petroleum organizations with varied services. Some of the services that this company
offer or provides to others consist of seismic acquisition, fine testing with directional process of
drilling, information evaluation, cementing of well, well completions, stimulations, management
of data together with software (‘Schlumberger fined for violating sanctions with Iran and Sudan’
2015, p. 6).
Furthermore, Schlumberger Corporation involves its activities towards extraction of groundwater
along with capturing of Carbon and storage organizations. The company also conducts its
operations in 85 nations globally. The large market where the company offers its operations has
made it have approximately one hundred and eighteen thousand employees (Baloochy, Marvast,
Shokri, and Kakavand 2018, p. 379). Besides, this company operates mostly on the international
ideas that generate the significant number of generated revenue during its operations in dealing
with exploration of natural gases and other useful elements.
Figure 2: Company's logo
Corporate Social Responsibility of Schlumberger
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) remains to be the type of global business self-regulation
that Schlumberger Company uses during its business operations. Schlumberger Corporation is
committed to excel in every operation that they do in regard to exploration of natural gas and oil.

The management of this company concentrates and targets at doing business in the conspiracy as
well as transparent manner with its customers that place a great deal of trust in the company
(Jäger 2014, p. 511). Therefore, reputation of this company for integrity together with fair
dealing stay to be vitally essential in winning and retaining that trust with its dealers, targeted
clients, and esteemed customers. Corporate social responsibility has ensured that Schlumberger
Corporation to maintain and keep the trust and confidence of its customers and shareholders
along with all other affected shareholders by the company’s operations. However, company
focus on enhancing its reputation for integrity when it concentrates on behaving in an ethical
manner. The idea assists the management of the company to attract as well as retain its customer
base and workers (‘Cuts deepen at oil services firms’ 2015, p. 5). Therefore, corporate social
responsibility remains to be the bedrock of Schlumberger Company’s global stewardship. These
comprise of financial, environmental, and social responsibility around the marketplace and
around the communities where people reside and work (Ablo 2017, p. 71). The responsibility
tough social corporate ensures that board members of Schlumberger Corporations to be without
exception, fully committed to performing what is right for the company together with what is
useful for the communities where the company operates.
The corporate social responsibilities of Schlumberger Corporation focus on self-regulation of
business operation model that assists the organization to be socially accountable to itself, its
main stakeholders, together with the public. By practicing corporate social responsibility, also
referred to as citizenship, Schlumberger Company has been conscious of the kind of influence it
is having on every aspect of society. Some of these aspects on focus by CSR consist of social,
financial, and environmental aspects that affect operations of oil and gas industry globally
(Planche 2017, p. 72). Therefore engagement of Schlumberger Company into corporate social

responsibility implies that, in the normal business course, this company continues to operate in
techniques that tend to enhance society along with the environment rather than contributing
negatively to its operations. Therefore, corporate social responsibility for Schlumberger refers to
the road idea that can take several forms depending on the operations that the company takes
(Yetiv 2015, p. 149). Through programs of CSR, the company’s volunteer efforts and
philanthropy ensure that businesses benefit society while boosting their oil and as brands.
Besides, as vital as CSR is for the society, it is equally useful to Schlumberger Corporation
(Portillo 2016, p. 57). Therefore, activities of CSR as set by this company are vital in forging the
stronger bond between workers as well as employers that feel more connected with the society
around their operations.
Corporate management structure
Just like most companies globally, corporate management structure of Schlumberger Company
comprises of several departments. All these departments of management within the operations of
the company contribute to the overall goals together with mission of the company. The most
common management structure of corporate structure consists of finance, marketing, human
resource, and information technology (‘Cuts deepen at oil services firms’ 2015, p. 5). These
divisions represent the main departments within the publicly traded corporation, though there are
always smaller departments within the firm. Major structures of corporate management of
Schlumberger comprise of functional structure, divisional structure, matrix, and hybrid structure.
Therefore, process of implementing corporate management structure by the Schlumberger
Company remains to be essential to the success as well as coordination of oil mining and
processing (Planche 2017, p. 72). Management structure of this company do not only fosters
better interactions but decreases confusion amongst members of team during operations.

Sustainability of Schlumberger Corporation
The company focuses on remaining reliable supplier of safe as well as cost-effective energy
while meeting high standards of environment. The company also focuses on employing the
workforce and it deploys the technology that supports continual along with sustainable
performance to enable improvement of company’s operations (Milmo 2016, p. 31).
Schlumberger Corporation with the biggest together with most imaginative innovation portfolio
in the association appreciates critical quality in the decent variety together with capacity of its
workforce. Achievement of sustainability by the company has taken it over forty years to
develop through the exclusive approach to training and recruiting, and to development of
leadership and careers. Therefore, this technique offers a supportable preferred standpoint that is
exceedingly difficult to imitate (Parmiggiani and Monteiro 2016, p. 41). Moreover, in procedure
of creating capable people and inventive innovation, this organization trusts that no single culture
holds the bolt on imagination. While the company assists customers to produce oil and natural
gas more effectively, this company aims at positively affecting capacity building, development
of economy, and social investment (Brett 2018, p. 12). Therefore, approach of sustainability of
Schlumberger Corporation is founded upon the firm culture of environmental and social
stewardship.
To attain sustainability in its operations, Schlumberger Corporation has focused on ideas that
address the issue of climate change. The investigation on change in climate has become more
essential in every operation of the company including oil and exploration of gas (Andaya 2018,
p. 19). Moreover, this company has become collaborating with its customers together with
relevant organizations to effect change through improved performance of environment and
improved conditions of finance and social wellbeing in the communities where the company

operates (Ben-Dov 2018, p. 26). However, this sustainability aspect describes two different
alternatives approaches to environmental strategy that includes awareness together with
instrumental strategies.
Boardroom organization and definitions
Schlumberger organization refers to the organization around the world that deals with driving of
supplier of innovation for repository portrayal and preparation of oil and gas around different
markets. Corporate governance of Schlumberger Corporations also refers to practices, rules,
along with process that tend to govern its operations on exploration and manufacturing of oil and
natural gas (Kumar 2017, p. 128). The company is committed to do well in every operation that
they do in business community. The code of conduct of the company is designed to assist
workers to accomplish preservation of company’s identity. The company’s Blue Print in Action
that deals with code of conduct applies to the company’s directors, workers, officers, together
with contractors of the company.
Corporate of Schlumberger Corporation
Schlumberger Company remains to be the globe’s driving supplier of innovation for repository
portrayal, generation, boring, and preparing to industry of oil and gas. Working in more than
eighty-five nations and employing approximately one hundred thousand individuals who
represent over one hundred and forty nationalities. Schlumberger Company supplies the
business' most exhaustive scope of administrations and items, from investigation through
creation and coordinated pore to arrangements of pipeline that streamline recuperation of
hydrocarbon to convey repository execution. The company focuses on safety performance in
exploration of natural gas (Xiaoping, Lijing and Wenxiang 2018, p. 1651). For instance, the

lasting success of business of this company depends on the ability of its stakeholders to
constantly enhance the nature of its administrations and items while ensuring environment with
individuals. In corporate concern, this company works with its emphasis placed on wellbeing of
individuals, operational safety, protection of environment, enhancement of quality, its workers
and contractors, its holders of stock, along with environment where people live. Schlumberger
Corporation is always concentrated to adhering to firm principles of governance of corporate
(Overå 2017, p. 369). Besides, such ideas have enabled the company to focus on adopting
practices of corporate governance that endorse effective operations of its committees, board of
executives, and mission of the corporation.
Corporate governance of Schlumberger Corporations remains to be the practices, rules, along
with process that govern its operations on exploration and manufacturing of oil and natural gas.
The board of management of this company is the main players in corporate governance, but
workers, vendors, and various stakeholders also posses the stake in corporate governance (Lather
2018, p. 237). Therefore, compliance requirements, laws as well as regulations ensure that
Schlumberger Corporation is fair to their shareholders, employees, and customers. Corporate
social governance in Schlumberger differs in several ways. Assets, size, ownership, with other
concerns make it impossible to enact exact laws and rules for every situation that the company
faces (Kumar 2017, p. 128). Corporate social governance best practices evolved as the standard
of fundamental principles for the company to strive for to demonstrate that they are governing
themselves appropriately and that they are operating with integrity, honesty, along with
accountability.

Citizenship of Schlumberger Corporation
The company is committed to articulating its code of conduct that was revised and released in
early days of April in 2014. Schlumberger Corporation endorses the aspiration of the global bill
of rights and encourages work that augments the contribution that operations of business can lead
to preservation and respecting of dignity of man (Sampson 2015, p. 7). The policy that the
company uses to relate with other competitors in the global society is vital. The policy of the
company recognizes that there exist severe abuses of human rights that associate with activities
such as extraction, transportation, and trade in minerals in the covered nations. Management of
the company works by ensuring that they support responsible sourcing of different materials
from different suppliers that share its values of operations. Besides, value of this company
remains to be the commitment to avoid contributing to the conflict in operations as well as
adjoining nations through its activity of sourcing raw materials (Neuhauser 2018, p. 7).
Furthermore, global citizenship of the Schlumberger Corporation tends to support different
global issues that can impact its business operations and community of stakeholders.
Some of global citizenship in this company consists of change in climate, environment, driving
safety, education, and health status of people. Citizenship domain of this company ensures that
its operations combined with software, hardware, and innovative digital technologies that enable
the company’s customers to improve their performance (Jäger 2014, p. 512). Such performances
can be improved through enhancing operational efficiency, lowering finding, together with
producing costs, along with improving productivity. Such productivity must entirely contribute
to lowering the impact of company on the environment. Therefore, need for enhancement of use
of resources ensures that the company attains integrity in its operations (Portillo 2016, p. 73).
Moreover, optimization helps the company in ensuring that it reduces emission of dangerous

wastes that are integral to the guiding principles that define the manner in which this company
offers services and products of gas and oil internationally.
Transparency of Schlumberger Corporation
Exploration and mining sectors have become the best performing sectors when it comes to
disclosure. The company has aimed at attaining its transparency by working as per the
regulations set by different investors, society, and government standards (Dingle et al., 2013, p.
67). All these set strategies in operations of the company encourage its business operations to
become more transparent in nature. Consequently, Schlumberger Company has for some time
been focused for the haziness for its activities. Furthermore, this organization has enhanced
recognizably in such respect since straightforwardness global at first assessed them in past years
(Baloochy, Marvast, Shokri, and Kakavand 2018, p. 381). Transparent operations of workers and
management of Schlumberger company ensures that the company creates shared values for its
operations, employees, and society as business and nonprofits work together on complex societal
concerns.
Difference and similarities in corporate social responsibility, reputation management,
corporate governance, and boardroom organization and management amid oil and gas
industry and other industries
The differences in corporate social responsibility do arise in the company as compared to other
companies in the manner the management is practicing different aspects of CSR. The recognition
of how important social responsibility is among different customers has made the company
concentrate on and do a few wide types of CSR (‘Schlumberger fined for violating sanctions
with Iran and Sudan’ 2015, p. 6). These categories comprise ecological efforts, charity, ethical

labor performances, and volunteering among other factors of operations. The company differs
with other company’s because its main focus of CSR is the environment in which it operates
while exploring natural gases and oil while other companies focus on their workers as the first
priority during the operations. Any step that this company focuses on in reducing any danger in
its operations is considered both good for the company and society in which it operates (Kumar
2017, p. 129). Besides, the other difference of CSR arises on ethical labor practices when
compared to most companies that deal with gas and oil exploration internationally. The company
focuses on treating its workers ethically and fairly as a way of demonstrating their corporate
social responsibility.
Both strategies in operations of Schlumberger Company such as corporate social
responsibility, reputation management, corporate governance, and boardroom organization
and management between the oil and gas industry and other industries posses positive or the
negative impact on societies and corporations. The company uses strategy of two different
segments to attain its set objectives (Neuhauser 2018, p. 8). These two distinct portions
incorporate Schlumberger Oilfield Services together with Western. However, Schlumberger
Oilfield administrations involve exercises that bargain with various providers of the extensive
variety of different items along with services. The use of appropriate marketing strategies by
Schlumberger manages its business operations in different countries. The use of corporate
governance has enabled the company to offer its clients with various traits (Planche 2017, p. 73).
The uses of such traits merits within the company consist of arrangement of profound space
comprehension of the investigation procedure and creation activities achieved through long
duration while the company deals with expertise. Schlumberger organization has the aggressive
legitimacy that focuses on duty towards activities of exceeding expectations in the conveyance of