# C_2013077EN.01002001.xml

| 15.3.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 77/20 |
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15.3.2013

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 77/20

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6854 — Cameron/Schlumberger/OneSubsea)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2013/C 77/07

| 1. | On 8 March 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Cameron International Corporation (‘Cameron’, United States of America) and Schlumberger Limited, also referred to as Schlumberger N.V. (‘Schlumberger’, Kingdom of The Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking OneSubsea (‘OneSubsea’, United States of America and Kingdom of the Netherlands, Luxembourg or Ireland) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. |
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On 8 March 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Cameron International Corporation (‘Cameron’, United States of America) and Schlumberger Limited, also referred to as Schlumberger N.V. (‘Schlumberger’, Kingdom of The Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking OneSubsea (‘OneSubsea’, United States of America and Kingdom of the Netherlands, Luxembourg or Ireland) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Cameron: the manufacture and supply of drilling and production systems, valves and measurement, and topside process and compression systems used by the oil, gas and process industries, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Cameron: the manufacture and supply of drilling and production systems, valves and measurement, and topside process and compression systems used by the oil, gas and process industries,

| — | for Schlumberger: the manufacture and supply of oilfield products and services supplying technology, information solutions, and the provision of integrated project management for oil and gas customers, |
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for Schlumberger: the manufacture and supply of oilfield products and services supplying technology, information solutions, and the provision of integrated project management for oil and gas customers,

| — | for OneSubsea: the manufacture, development and supply of products, systems and services for subsea oil and gas production. |
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for OneSubsea: the manufacture, development and supply of products, systems and services for subsea oil and gas production.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6854 — Cameron/Schlumberger/OneSubsea, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6854 — Cameron/Schlumberger/OneSubsea, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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