SchlumbergerLtd.'s U.S. subsidiary Schlumberger Holdings Corp. said it hasincreased the maximum tender amount in its previously announced for the outstandingsenior notes of CameronInternational Corp. to about $1.24 billion, from $1.2 billion.

As of 5 p.m. ET on April 4, the early tender deadline,$1,243,157,000 aggregate principal amount of notes had been validly tenderedand not validly withdrawn, according to Schlumberger's April 5 news release.

Schlumberger Holdings has retained Deutsche Bank SecuritiesInc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as dealermanagers, and D.F. King & Co. Inc. as the depositary and information agentfor the tender offer.

In August 2015, Schlumberger and Cameron, along withSchlumberger Holdings and Rain Merger Sub LLC, entered into a worth $14.8billion as of the announcement.