Russia to decide on Schlumberger bid for Eurasia Drilling in 2-3 weeks

• The Russian government should decide on Schlumberger's (NYSE:SLB) bid for Eurasia Drilling in two to three weeks, an official from Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service says, adding that FAS had no objections to the deal from a competition point of view.
• SLB announced in January that it planned to buy a 45.65% in Eurasia for ~$1.7B but the deadline for the deal has been extended several times following questions from FAS and Russia's Commission on Foreign Investment.