Top US oil group expands in Russia as rivals pull out

Texas-based company has signed new contracts and recruited hundreds of staff despite the war in Ukraine

The world’s biggest oilfield services company is expanding in Russia following the exit of its main western rivals since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. SLB, the Houston-based company formerly known as Schlumberger, has signed new contracts and recruited hundreds of staff in the country even after its two largest US rivals Baker Hughes and Hall…