FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2009 file photo, an oil worker walks toward an oil drill in the province of Neuquen, Argentina. CEO of Argentina's state-controlled YPF oil company, Miguel Galuccio has mapped out ways to woo foreign investors willing to take expensive bets on the nation's vast unconventional oil and gas reserves in a plan he's releasing on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Leonardo Petricio, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2009 file photo, an oil worker walks toward an oil drill in the province of Neuquen, Argentina. CEO of Argentina's state-controlled YPF oil company, Miguel Galuccio has mapped out ways to woo foreign investors willing to take expensive bets on the nation's vast unconventional oil and gas reserves in a plan he's releasing on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Leonardo Petricio, File)
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FILE - In this May 4, 2012 file photo, CEO of Argentina's state-controlled YPF oil company Miguel Galuccio attends a ceremony at which Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez signed into law the takeover of YPF, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Galuccio has mapped out ways to woo foreign investors willing to take expensive bets on the nation's vast unconventional oil and gas reserves in a plan he's releasing on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
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FILE - In this June 5, 2012 file photo, CEO of Argentina's state-controlled YPF oil company Miguel Galuccio delivers a speech during a ceremony to announce new investments in YPF in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Galuccio has mapped out ways to woo foreign investors willing to take expensive bets on the nation's vast unconventional oil and gas reserves in a plan he's releasing on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Schlumberger increases quarterly dividend
HOUSTON (
AP) —
Schlumberger Ltd. said Thursday that it is increasing its quarterly dividend by 13.6 percent.
The company will pay 31.25 cents per share on April 12 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 20, up from its most recent dividend of 27.5 cents per share.
Schlumberger, which has principal offices in Paris, Houston and The Hague, provides technology and other support services for the oil and gas industry.
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