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The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Rich Duprey	Carbo Ceramics Gushes Profits The oil services company reports booming business from its tiny beads. With a share price above $68, Carbo Ceramics is pricey.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2004 Glen Trematore	An Oily Opportunity Can't choose from among the oil companies? Then choose a bunch through Oil Service Holders.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Schlumberger Is No Schlub Limited capacity and renewed demand for energy services is producing a strong tailwind for the oilfield service provider. Assuming that oil prices are going to stay firm for a few more years, Schlumberger would look to be an interesting play on the energy market.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	More Energy, More Halliburton The drive for energy companies to increase production is fueling this energy services company's growth. The stock's near-term movements will more closely follow the day-to-day jiggles in oil prices than they probably should.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2004 Phil Wohl	ExxonMobil Gassing Up Higher energy prices help boost first-quarter results for the oil and gas industry.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Weatherford and the Lure of the East Demand for energy services is hot everywhere, but the East is a real opportunity. If you want to invest here, you'll have to accept the near-certainty of seeing 10%-20% swoons in the stock price that have little or nothing to do with the actual business.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2004 Glen Trematore	Tidewater: Lone Wolf? Tidewater is the world's largest provider of vessels serving offshore energy drilling and a member of the oil services group. Are its earnings warning and subsequent stock decline signs of things to come?
The Motley Fool February 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Cracks in Carbo Ceramics Can Be Repaired Given the role that Carbo Ceramics' proppants play in energy services and oil/gas production, it's no surprise that this stock trades along with the oil services sector.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004 Rich Duprey	Carbo Ceramics' Fractured Future Oil services firm reports record profits but hints the fourth quarter won't be as rosy
The Motley Fool November 24, 2008 David Lee Smith	Sensible Stocks for an Absurd Market It makes sense to look at this pair of downtrodden oilfield service stocks. Let's review Schlumberger and Halliburton.
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The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	Can It Get Better Than Schlumberger? The oilfield services leader is a quarterly font of impressive results and information. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Baker Hughes Gets Toasted Strong energy production activity continues to fuel strong earnings growth. Investors, it may not be time to sell, but caution is certainly the word of the day here -- particularly for those of you who are sitting on nice gains.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2009 David Lee Smith	Ugly Energy Earnings Could Make You Money It'll be a bad quarter for energy. Don't expect bells and whistles from the big energy companies when Halliburton leads off reporting season for the group on Monday
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The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Rich Smith	Russia's Big Break After years of waiting, the European Union finally backs Russia's admission to the WTO.
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BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 J. Bush & W. Zellner	Russia: So Much For The Oil Giants' Next Frontier For global oil companies desperate to replace their dwindling reserves, Russia is increasingly tipped as the next frontier.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger: Punished for Performance The company nearly doubles year-over-year earnings, but its valuation takes a hit.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004	Total Makes A Move In Russia's Oil Patch French oil giant Total has bought about 25% of Novatek, Russia's largest independent gas producer, for an estimated price of $1 billion.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	More Proppants, Please Can the drilling equipment company CARBO Ceramics squeeze out more growth?
The Motley Fool July 27, 2009 David Lee Smith	Don't Take Schlumberger's Weak Quarter Too Seriously Bet that Schlumberger will be a leader in the energy recovery.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	A Schlumberger Surge? The spike in crude oil prices has stimulated drilling, boosting demand for its services, including seismic surveys and well completions. Trading at $64, up from $55 in May, the stock is predicted to hit $75 to $80 in a year.
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The Motley Fool April 7, 2004 Ben McClure	Refiners Pumped Up Refinery stocks are way up, but leave them alone.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Schlumberger Doesn't Lumber Expect the stock of this energy services company to stay in favor as earnings growth stays strong and earnings estimates head upwards.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2005 Rich Duprey	A Slick Quarter for Carbo Ceramics? Tomorrow's earnings report may be modest, despite high oil prices and industry growth. With a stock price that has appreciated by about 25% over the past year, multiples in excess of the market, and a price-to-sales ratio and PEG ratio ahead of average, Carbo Ceramics seems pricey at these levels.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Punishing Start for Energy Despite beating expectations, Schlumberger gets knocked around by the market. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2004 Rich Smith	Lukoil Looks Abroad Russia's Lukoil refocuses its energies abroad.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Schlumberger Digs In Fortunately for its shareholders, the world's major oil companies have ample need for Schlumberger's services, and this boom has been good to the company.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2008 David Lee Smith	An Energy Earnings Preview Greater segment balance should make this earnings season kind to energy companies.
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The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 David Lee Smith	Weatherford Weathers One-Time Distractions Take away the special items, and Weatherford International's quarterly results were solid.
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The Motley Fool January 9, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Losing the Shell Game Whoops, looks like Shell miscounted. The world's second-largest oil company, Royal Dutch/Shell cut its reported proven reserves of crude and natural gas by close to 3.9 billion barrels, correcting a reporting error that began as early as 1996.
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The Motley Fool July 31, 2007 David Lee Smith	Big Oil: Looking Both Ways Can Big Oil drill itself out of declining production? The results of energy earnings season may prompt wise investors to change their investing tactics in the patch of the market.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Rich Smith	ConocoPhillips Looks East The oil and gas company is rumored to be preparing a big investment in Russia's Lukoil.
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