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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 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 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 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 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 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 April 24, 2008 David Lee Smith	Two Different Directions From Oilfield Services Smith International and BJ Services came in from different directions.
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 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 January 26, 2010 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger's Energy Outlook Schlumberger reports its fourth quarter and delivers its energy forecast.
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 October 31, 2007 David Lee Smith	BJ Services Heads in Its Own Direction While many oilfield service firms have been checking in with strong results this quarter, BJ Services did otherwise.
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 22, 2008 David Lee Smith	Weatherford Weathers One-Time Distractions Take away the special items, and Weatherford International's quarterly results were solid.
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 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 26, 2007 Toby Shute	BJ Blames Canada A drawn-out spring thaw up north melts the oilfield service firm's margins. So long as Transocean, Rowan, and their ilk keep pushing the limits of offshore drilling, there is a strong niche for BJ Services to fill.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2008 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger Eyes Greater Growth Schlumberger has boosted the entire oilfield services sector.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Halliburton Hale and Hearty Another oil services company shoots the moon. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger Uncorks Another Strong One While some investors have looked upon the recent decline in crude oil prices as a time to exit the energy sector, the oil services giant continues to perform strongly.
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.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	BJ Services Still Pumped Up Fears of the down-cycle are everywhere -- except in the oil fields. The easy money has long since been made. That doesn't mean there isn't more money to be made, but it's going to be harder and riskier. Invest carefully.
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 January 29, 2007 Jean Graham	Attention, Halliburton Shoppers: 40% Off Q4 Profits As with most well-services companies, prices for oil and gas continue to have an impact on revenue and contract work. But Halliburton investors shouldn't believe everything they read.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: BJ's Delivers Thanks to a 20% run-up in share price over the past three months, BJ's shares are starting to look pricey. The company has some work to do if it's to grow into its valuation.
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The Motley Fool March 24, 2009 David Lee Smith	Oilfield Services: Climb on for a Long Ride As production slows and projects are canceled, watch this sector.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Weatherford's Precision Deal With this deal, the energy services firm will expand its drilling services business, as Precision becomes more focused on contract drilling. Investors, take note.
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 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 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 May 24, 2007 Rich Smith	BJ's Stocks Up It seems investors weren't the only ones impressed with the first-quarter earnings report that BJ's Wholesale Club released recently. Looks like the company is also awfully pleased with itself.
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 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 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 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 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 July 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Hale Halliburton With the oil-field business booming and the KBR division profitable again, Halliburton looks healthy. Investors have every right to asses the situation for themselves and decide whether they're comfortable owning these shares.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: BJ's on Deck More big-box retailing, er, wholesaling news, is on the way, investors. Next up in the earnings parade: BJ's Wholesale Club, which reports its first-quarter 2006 numbers tomorrow morning.
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 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 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 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 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.
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The Motley Fool April 21, 2008 David Lee Smith	Next Up With Solid Results: Halliburton Like Schlumberger, Halliburton sees an improving oilfield services world.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2007 David Lee Smith	Halliburton's North American Blip The oilfield service giant took it on the chin for its announcement of lower-than-expected first quarter results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	BJ's Growth Impresses BJ's turns in a strong quarter of earnings to go with its solid balance sheet. At $29 per share, the company offers an attractive value on the surface.