July 14 (Reuters) - Top oilfield services firm SLB (SLB.N) on Friday said it is halting shipments of products and technology into Russia from all its operations over an expansion of Western sanctions.
SLB, the world's largest oil service and equipment provider, was one of the few providers to continue working the country's oil sector following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Curacao-domiciled firm recently had 9,600 employees working for top Russian oil and gas companies such as Gazprom Neft and Rosneft.
The changes included barring Russia employees from accessing certain software and messaging systems, and walling off the unit from other operations.
U.S. oilfield rivals Halliburton and Baker Hughes sold or put their Russian operations on the block soon after the February, 2022, invasion.
Persons:
SLB, walling, Baker Hughes, Gary McWilliams, David Gregorio Our
Organizations:
Schlumberger, European Union, Canada, Gazprom Neft, Reuters, Russia, Halliburton, Thomson
Locations:
Russia, Ukraine, Curacao, Paris, Houston, London, The Hague, U.S