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Charges and Credits
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Charges and Credits

2. Charges and Credits

2024

In connection with SLB's October 2023 acquisition of the Aker Solutions ("Aker") subsea business, SLB recorded $25 million of pretax charges during the first quarter of 2024 consisting of: $14 million relating to the amortization of purchase accounting adjustments associated with the write-up of acquired inventories to its estimated fair value and $11 million of other merger and integration-related costs. $14 million of these costs are classified in Cost of Sales in the Consolidated Statement of Income, with the remaining $11 million classified in Merger & integration.

 

 

(Stated in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax Charge

 

 

Tax Benefit

 

 

Interests

 

 

Net

 

Merger and integration

$

25

 

 

$

6

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

14

 

2023

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 the first quarter of 2023, SLB sold all of its remaining approximately 9 million shares of Liberty and received net proceeds of $137 million. As a result, SLB recognized a pretax gain of $36 million ($28 million after-tax) which is classified in Interest & other income in the Consolidated Statement of Income.