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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/slb-q3-results-canada-data-center-facility-20261023",
  "slug": "slb-q3-results-canada-data-center-facility-20261023",
  "category": "oil-gas",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-23",
  "sourceName": "SLB",
  "sourceUrl": "https://investorcenter.slb.com/news-releases/news-release-details/slb-announces-third-quarter-2026-results",
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  "tags": [
    "United States",
    "Canada",
    "Oilfield services",
    "Data centers",
    "Artificial intelligence",
    "Financial Results",
    "Company results"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "SLB reports Q3 revenue growth and plans a Canadian data-center assembly facility",
    "summary": "The oilfield-services company reported $9.45 billion in Q3 revenue and says a Canadian facility tied to a Meta contract is expected to open in the first half of 2027.",
    "tags": [
      "United States",
      "Canada",
      "Oilfield services",
      "Data centers",
      "Artificial intelligence",
      "Financial Results",
      "Company results"
    ],
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Quarterly revenue rose while earnings measures were mixed",
        "paragraphs": [
          "SLB reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $9.449 billion, up 6% from the same quarter in 2025 and 5% sequentially. Net income attributable to SLB was $735 million, down 1% year over year. GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.49, compared with $0.50 a year earlier; earnings excluding charges and credits were $0.64, 7% lower year over year.",
          "Adjusted EBITDA was $2.07 billion, essentially flat year over year, while cash flow from operations was $1.51 billion and free cash flow was $828 million. The Oct. 23 release presents company financials for the three months ended Sept. 30. The figures show higher revenue but do not mean every profit or per-share measure rose with sales."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "SLB",
            "url": "https://investorcenter.slb.com/news-releases/news-release-details/slb-announces-third-quarter-2026-results"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "A Canadian facility planned for data-center infrastructure",
        "paragraphs": [
          "SLB said it is establishing a facility in Canada to assemble and test critical data-center infrastructure following a contract award from Meta. The site is expected to open in the first half of 2027. SLB says it will serve as Meta’s delivery partner for modular off-site assembly, installation and commissioning services.",
          "The company did not identify the facility’s location, planned production volume, investment amount or specific equipment in the release. The expected opening date is forward-looking, and the announcement does not say that the facility is already operating or that equipment has been installed at a data center. The disclosed link is a contract and planned manufacturing/service capability."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "SLB",
            "url": "https://investorcenter.slb.com/news-releases/news-release-details/slb-announces-third-quarter-2026-results"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Energy technology work beyond the oilfield",
        "paragraphs": [
          "SLB’s results release describes a broader portfolio spanning oil and gas technology, digital services and lower-carbon work. It lists a subsurface software award in Brunei and data-center infrastructure work in Canada, alongside carbon-storage studies and engineering services in Europe. These items indicate diversification in the company’s announced activity; they are not all Canadian projects and should not be merged into one contract.",
          "The data-center opportunity connects SLB’s industrial project delivery skills with the build-out of computing infrastructure. Modular off-site assembly can shift some integration work away from the final site, but the release gives no comparison of cost, schedule or power performance. It also does not describe whether SLB’s facility will manufacture generation equipment, cooling systems or other components."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "SLB",
            "url": "https://investorcenter.slb.com/news-releases/news-release-details/slb-announces-third-quarter-2026-results"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "What to watch in the next updates",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The next relevant evidence will be whether SLB identifies the Canadian site, confirms its opening schedule, reports progress on equipment assembly and commissioning, or discloses further details on the Meta contract. For the financial side, later quarterly results can show whether revenue growth translates into margins and cash generation across its divisions.",
          "For now, the company’s report supports two separate points: Q3 revenue grew, while several earnings measures were flat or lower year over year; and a Canadian data-center infrastructure facility is planned for 2027. The stated timeline and project scope remain company guidance, so they should be updated only when SLB publishes new information."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "SLB",
            "url": "https://investorcenter.slb.com/news-releases/news-release-details/slb-announces-third-quarter-2026-results"
          }
        ]
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