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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 January 23, 2008 David Lee Smith	BJ Services' Home Front Problems BJ Services is being hit by its heavy dependence on the sliding U.S. energy markets.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Matthew Crews	BJ Services' Fizzled Quarter This oil services company had a slow start in 2007. Investors have to balance the company's short-term quarterly results with the long-term trend in prices.
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 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 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 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 January 25, 2011 David Lee Smith	Halliburton Is Picking Up Speed Halliburton ended a trying year with results you should inspect.
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 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 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 November 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Transocean's Wedding Day The joining of Transocean and GlobalSantaFe could become a trend for drillers, with the industry shrinking to far fewer -- but significantly larger -- companies.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 July 20, 2010 David Lee Smith	Halliburton Says: Top This! Maybe it's tough for energy these days, but Halliburton has set a high bar.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Get Jacked Up About Rowan? Recent stock price action notwithstanding, the market for jack-up oil drilling rigs is very tight. A recovery and possibly second bull run in drilling stocks should certainly boost Rowan again.
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 February 8, 2008 David Lee Smith	A Diamond Hits the Short Rough Hit by the tax man and a soft jack-up market, Diamond Offshore's earnings softened.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Transocean's Rig Gig As the major player in offshore drilling, Transocean is living in the confluence of some major present-day trends. High day rates for drilling platforms should lead to a few years of solid profitability.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2009 David Lee Smith	Pay Attention to Oilfield Services Oilfield services has been down in the dumps, but that could change.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Rowan Set to Pump Up Profits Rowan Companies boasts a first-rate fleet of jack-up rigs, is heavily leveraged to an increase in dayrates in the tight Gulf of Mexico market, and trades at a 14% discount to its peers. What's not to like?
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Toby Shute	What's Not to Love About Noble? The contract driller's annual results show why the company's close to my heart.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2008 David Lee Smith	Weatherford Finds Its Passing Gear Drilling equipment and service provider Weatherford accelerated activities in international venues for a solid quarter.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Literally Superior Energy Opportunity Despite a slowdown in the Gulf of Mexico, Superior Energy chalked up one solid quarter. The company has shifted from obtaining virtually all of its work in the Gulf to getting more than half from other horizons.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2010 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger: Numbers Slip, Future Brightens Despite lower numbers, Schlumberger appears ready for solid improvement.
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 June 23, 2010 David Lee Smith	Courts Now Control Gulf Moratorium Stash away some Schlumberger shares during the Gulf of Mexico deepwater action.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	GlobalSantaFe: A Smarter Sector Is Good News Larger drilling companies are being smarter this time around, suggesting that prices might stay higher for longer. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	GlobalSantaFe Keeps Drilling Skeptics Despite repeated cries of "it's over now," energy prices are firm, drilling projects are increasing, and the demand is strong. Second-quarter results were quite solid as drilling activity (especially offshore drilling activity) continued to increase.
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 January 11, 2010 Toby Shute	A Deep Discovery in the Shallow Gulf of Mexico McMoRan's geologists think outside the box, and bring home the bacon.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	Halliburton Muscles Into Strong Earnings A very solid third-quarter shows that Halliburton, the world's second-largest oilfield services company, is benefiting from opening a headquarters in Dubai.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2008 Will Frankenhoff	Transocean's Profit Well Hasn't Run Dry The significant demand for Transocean's services gives the company leverage to increase pricing.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 David Lee Smith	Transocean Towers In the midst of sliding crude prices, Transocean continues to look strong.
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 April 18, 2008 David Lee Smith	Schlumberger Eyes Greater Growth Schlumberger has boosted the entire oilfield services sector.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 David Lee Smith	Playing Brazil's Deepwater Boom This could be just the beginning.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2009 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Burns Out Like its big oilfield service peers, Baker Hughes was hit by North America's slowdown.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2009 David Lee Smith	Do You Really Want to Buy Oilfield Services? The market clearly didn't appreciate Baker Hughes' quarter, nor should you.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Toby Shute	Foolish Fundamentals: Dayrates Investors need to understand energy sector jargon to help with investing decisions. Here's a primer on dayrates.
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.
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