CALGARY, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CE Franklin Ltd. CFK CFT:  On February 7, 2012 Schlumberger Limited ("Schlumberger") filed an amendment to a statement on schedule 13D with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission announcing, among other things, that it intends to explore possible transactions involving its ownership of approximately 56% of the issued and outstanding common shares of CE Franklin Ltd. ("CEF" or the "Company").  As a result of this announcement, CEF's board of directors (the "Board") has met and created a special committee, composed entirely of independent directors, of the Board (the "Special Committee") to actively represent the interests of the Company and its shareholders in any transactions that may be proposed.  CEF and the Special Committee intend to work cooperatively with Schlumberger to achieve the best outcome for the Company and its shareholders. The Special Committee is composed of Robert McClinton, Keith Turnbull, Michael Hogan and Brad Thompson.

About CE Franklin

For more than half a century, CE Franklin has been a leading supplier of products and services to the energy industry.  CE Franklin distributes pipe, valves, flanges, fittings, production equipment, tubular products and other general oilfield supplies to oil and gas producers in Canada as well as to the oil sands, refining, heavy oil, petrochemical, forestry and mining industries.  These products are distributed through its 39 branches, which are situated in towns and cities serving particular oil and gas fields of the western Canadian sedimentary basin.

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