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The Motley Fool April 23, 2008 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Cooking With Gas Baker Hughes has cooked up a quarter that, while not spectacular from a growth perspective, exceeded expectations.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Hardly Half-Baked While its quarterly numbers could have been somewhat better, Baker Hughes still makes sense to investors.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 Ben McClure	Schlumberger: Top Pick? Halliburton's bad press could be good news for it's biggest rival in the cutting edge drilling, pumping, and data management technologies, Schlumberger.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2011 David Lee Smith	North America Gives Baker Hughes a Four-Bagger Land-based drilling keeps the motors running.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2008 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes' Expensive Pair of Pennies It didn't quite meet analysts' expectations, but oilfield services company Baker Hughes still merits attention.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Investors Put Baker Hughes on Back Burner Energy services company Baker Hughes told the truth on Friday. The company's reward was to get marked down over 3%, on a day that wasn't all that bad for other service stocks.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Canada Clobbers Baker Hughes Oil field service company Baker Hughes watches its profits and its stock price drop on Canadian softness.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 David Lee Smith	Halliburton Spies Profits to the East With even U.S. well stimulation activity increasing, Halliburton had a very solid quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 25, 2011 David Lee Smith	Building Your Oilfield Services Portfolio -- Part 1 To understand oilfield services, simply classify the companies and their competitors.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 David Lee Smith	Weatherford's Less-Than-Terrific Day Oilfield service company Weatherford International has been hit hard by the Canadian rig count decline.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2007 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Gets Scalded Baker Hughes is a large and respectable Houston based oilfield-services company facing a swiftly changing business environment. It has played an important role in the industry in the past; some think it can in the future as well.
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 July 26, 2004 Rich Duprey	Schlumberger Strikes Hefty Profits Increased drilling activity leads to tripling of profits at the oil field services giant.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2009 David Lee Smith	Solid Quarter, Hazy Future for Baker Hughes The oil-services company trounced estimates, but its business is dwindling.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2008 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger: The Gorilla Takes a Hit With lower prices in North America, Schlumberger's quarterly results came in short.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2008 David Lee Smith	Laying the Groundwork at Halliburton The oilfield services company is riding a big wave of strengthening trends.
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.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Butchers a Quarter This is one not-so-bright spot in the energy services arena. Baker Hughes missed expectations rather severely when it released its recently quarterly results.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Aimee Duffy	7 Stocks That Will Profit From Expensive Oil Looming oil price increases will benefit these seven oil service companies.
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 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, 2007 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Bounces Back The oilfield service company has recorded a better-than-expected quarter. Investors, perhaps more importantly, it envisions a brightening future.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2009 David Lee Smith	You Need to Watch This Oil-Patch Purchase Baker Hughes gives Barclays invitees the whys and wherefores of its recent acquisition.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2011 Isac Simon	Schlumberger Sets the Right Tone Shedding a noncore business should be beneficial in the long run.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2008 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Loses for Winning Baker Hughes post-earnings thrashing could lead to eventual profits for you.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2009 David Lee Smith	Oilfield Services: Buy, Sell, or Waffle? In the midst of soft commodities prices, how should you view oilfield services?
The Motley Fool August 4, 2010 David Lee Smith	Oil Service Giants End With a Whimper Earnings from oilfield services were mixed, with Baker Hughes turning out a disappointing dish.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2007 David Lee Smith	Halliburton: A Strengthened Oil Competitor New offices in Dubai, and the spin off of its KBR engineering and construction unit, give Halliburton a new lease on life.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Math Behind BJ Services The equation of higher energy prices plus higher drilling activity equals strong profit growth for the pressure pumper. Though stock price has probably outstripped long-term value, a hot market could continue to propel them further.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 David Lee Smith	Oilfield Services' Steady Flow Amid the market's frantic oscillations, energy services is displaying new-found stability.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2011 David Lee Smith	Halliburton Is Picking Up Speed Halliburton ended a trying year with results you should inspect.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2009 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes CEO Talks Energy While North America languishes, Baker Hughes makes hay elsewhere.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	BJ Thrives on Pressure So long as demand for drilling stays strong, so too will demand for BJ's pressure pumping services. While I wouldn't plan on holding this cyclical company for the long haul, near-term earnings power and interest in the energy markets could still make for further gains.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2008 David Lee Smith	Is There Hope for Oilfield Services? This decimated group won't stay down for long.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger: Crude Resistance? Falling oil prices don't spell disaster for the energy services firm. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 David Lee Smith	Is Baker Hughes Ready to Cook? Like its oilfield services pals, Baker Hughes has given Fools reason to revisit the sector.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2011 David Lee Smith	As Crude Rises, Don't Ignore This Oilfield Powerhouse Take a look at the differing treatment received by Baker Hughes and National Oilwell Varco after the two companies released results for their first quarters of 2011.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Gas Pains at BJ Services Not all energy-services companies are created equal. Worries about the North American natural gas market seem to have taken their toll on the stock. Investors, don't mistake relative underpricing for real long-term opportunity.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Joins the Surprising Parade With BJ Services fully integrated, don't ignore this company.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2009 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Caps Off a Weak Oil Services Quarter There's obviously a struggle ahead, but Baker Hughes sees some light.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2011 Jordan DiPietro	Checking In on Energy Stocks Reviewing some recent energy stock picks and a look ahead.
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The Motley Fool October 24, 2007 David Lee Smith	Weatherford's Quick Turnaround After a weak June quarter, oilfield service company Weatherford rode improvements in Canada to a solid September quarter.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Baker Hughes a Bit Undercooked Despite a strong drilling and production environment, this energy services company missed its numbers. While this might be an interesting play for investors looking for some short-term action in the energy sector, the cash flow picture suggests a lingering engagement might be more difficult.
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