PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in the documents we
incorporate by reference. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding to invest in our common shares. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the Risk Factors section
contained in this prospectus supplement, the Risk Factors section contained in the documents incorporated by reference herein, and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the other documents incorporated by
reference herein, before making an investment decision.
Except as otherwise indicated herein or as the context
otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to (i)Core Lab, the company, we, us, and our refer to Core Laboratories N.V. and, where appropriate, our consolidated subsidiaries and
(ii) this prospectus refer to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus combined.
Company Overview
Core Lab is a public company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands. We were established in 1936 and are one of the worlds leading providers of proprietary and
patented reservoir description and production enhancement services and products to the oil and gas industry. These services and products can enable our clients to improve reservoir performance and increase oil and gas recovery from their producing
fields. We have over 70 offices in more than 50 countries and have approximately 3,600 employees.
We operate our business in
two reportable segments: Reservoir Description and Production Enhancement. These complementary segments provide different services and products and utilize different technologies for improving reservoir performance and increasing oil and gas
recovery from new and existing fields.
Reservoir Description: Encompasses the
characterization of petroleum reservoir rock, fluid and gas samples to increase production and improve recovery of oil and gas from our clients reservoirs. We provide laboratory based analytical and field services to characterize properties of
crude oil and petroleum products to the oil and gas industry. We also provide proprietary and joint industry studies based on these types of analysis.
Production Enhancement: Includes services and products relating to reservoir well completions, perforations, stimulations and production. We provide integrated
diagnostic services to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of well completions and to develop solutions aimed at increasing the effectiveness of enhanced oil recovery projects.
For more information about our business, please see Part I, Item 1. Business in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Our Corporate Information
Our principal executive offices are located at Van Heuven Goedhartlaan 7B, 1181 LE Amstelveen, the Netherlands, and our telephone number is +31(0)
20 420-3191. Our website address is www.corelab.com. Except for information specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus that may be accessed from our website, the
information on our website is not part of this prospectus, and you should rely only on information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus when making a decision as to whether or not to invest in our securities.
We make available free of charge through our website our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.