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The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Will Baker Hughes Get Cooking Again? Investors are abandoning oil-service stocks, but companies like Baker Hughes continue to grow. Is it time to buy?
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 February 2, 2011 Bryan White	Schlumberger Poised for International Growth The oilfield services company is leaps and bounds ahead of its competition.
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 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 August 20, 2009 David Lee Smith	Oilfield Services Still Has Room to Grow If you're in search of profits, consider the oilfield services sector.
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 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 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 July 18, 2008 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger: Stronger for Longer The energy services company built on global demand to top quarterly expectations.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2011 Bryan White	Rising Star Buy: Schlumberger Why international exploration makes this company a buy.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2009 David Lee Smith	Don't Let Your Portfolio Get Drilled With the rig count falling like a rock, be careful of the contract drillers right now.
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 January 21, 2011 David Lee Smith	Don't Ignore the Brightening Oilfield Services Picture Schlumberger's first-up numbers indicate we're in for a strong year for growth.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2011 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger Shows That Oilfield Services Is Where You Should Be Could oilfield services kingpin Schlumberger have possibly topped its own quarter?
The Motley Fool February 22, 2010 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger Is Keeping Up With the Smiths Schlumberger will fork over a healthy $11 billion of its stock to buy Smith International.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2011 David Lee Smith	Oilfield Services Could Be Your Best Bet While the quarter may be somewhat soft, oilfield services future has brightened.
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 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Where to, Weatherford? Strong margins and growing international opportunities are a definite draw for investors in this drilling company.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2010 David Lee Smith	DOJ Probe or Not, Schlumberger's a Keeper Schlumberger has gained U.S. Department of Justice attention relating to the possibility that it was guilty of paying bribes in Yemen.
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 21, 2009 David Lee Smith	Haliburton Slides, but Will It Last? Despite Halliburton's soft quarter, oilfield service could be a place to put your shekels.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Transocean Gets Swamped These are the trying times that come with investing in sectors like energy services. The deepwater driller's poor guidance for the first half of this year sends the stock down.
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 January 26, 2009 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger: Set for Success? The oil-services giant's quarter was predictably bland, but shareholders still smile.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Baker Hughes Not Half-Baked Strong energy prices mean strong drilling activity. Strong drilling activity means growth for the No. 3 player in oil and gas services. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2009 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger Joins the Services Slide Schlumberger tops expectations, but falls short of its year-ago numbers.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2009 David Lee Smith	Stacked Rigs Pile Up on Weatherford The oilfield services company is hurt by a record Canada slowdown.
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 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Somebody Order a Schlumberger? The oilfield services company is set to report is first-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Toby Shute	National Oilwell Varco Rigs Up a Solid Year Sure, activity slowed down, but that's what the backlog is for.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Toby Shute	Varco's Very Valuable The drilling equipment maker's top line soared 44% year over year on the back of incredibly strong demand for rigs, particularly in international offshore markets. Investors, take note.
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 January 21, 2011 Eric Dutram	Friday's ETF to Watch: iShares Oil Equipment and Services Fund (IEZ) Schlumberger reports earnings today.
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.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2010 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger's Energy Outlook Schlumberger reports its fourth quarter and delivers its energy forecast.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 David Lee Smith	Playing Brazil's Deepwater Boom This could be just the beginning.
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 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.
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 December 13, 2011 Isac Simon	Schlumberger Sets the Right Tone Shedding a noncore business should be beneficial in the long run.
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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 July 23, 2008 David Lee Smith	Oilfield Services Results? Check! Energy's going strong in the U.S. and worldwide. With the international and domestic energy scenes both looking positive for the first time in ages, it's time to keep especially close tabs on the oilfield services group.
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The Motley Fool January 25, 2011 David Lee Smith	Halliburton Is Picking Up Speed Halliburton ended a trying year with results you should inspect.
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