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    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2013-11-01</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000087347</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SCHLUMBERGER LTD /NV/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SLB</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001592739</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Biguet Stephane</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77056</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>false</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle>VP Controller</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            </securityTitle>
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                    <value>868</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>54.235</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2007-01-18</value>
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                <value>2016-01-18</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</value>
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                    <value>6000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
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                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                </underlyingSecurityShares>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                <value>2021-07-21</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
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            <securityTitle>
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                <value>2023-04-18</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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            <securityTitle>
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                <value>2018-10-16</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share</value>
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                <underlyingSecurityShares>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning January 18, 2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Subject to a 4-year cliff vesting and became fully exercisable on January 17, 2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Subject to a 4-year cliff vesting and became fully exercisable on January 17, 2012.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Subject to a 4-year cliff vesting and fully vests on January 21, 2014.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Subject to a 4-year cliff vesting and fully vests on January 20, 2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Subject to a 4-year cliff vesting and fully vests on July 21, 2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Subject to a 4-year cliff vesting and fully vests on January 19, 2016.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Becomes exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning October 17, 2014.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Becomes exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning April 18, 2014.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Subject to a 4-year cliff vesting and became fully exercisable on October 16, 2012.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Stephane Biguet Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Saul R. Laureles, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-11-26</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
