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Weatherford Files Form 8-K

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 30, 2014 -- Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE /
Euronext Paris / SIX: WFT) today informs its shareholders that a Form 8-K has
been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Form
8-K includes a press release regarding the company's preliminary non-GAAP
earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 and certain
operational matters.

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Weatherford International Ltd. makes available free of charge on its website,
its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports
on Form 8-K, reports filed pursuant to Section 16 of the U.S. Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments to those reports filed with or furnished to
the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable after Weatherford International Ltd.
electronically files these documents with, or furnishes them to, the SEC. These
documents are posted on Weatherford International Ltd.'s website at
www.weatherford.com - under "Investor Relations."

The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other
information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. These
materials may be obtained electronically by accessing the SEC's home page at
http://www.sec.gov.

Copies of the above referenced information will also be made available, free of
charge, by calling or upon written request to:

             Weatherford International Ltd.
             Investor Relations
             4-6 Rue Jean-Francois Bartholoni
             1204 Geneva, Switzerland

Contacts:    Krishna Shivram                  +1.713.836.4610
             Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

             Karen David-Green                +1.713.836.7430
             Vice President - Investor Relations

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