Oilfield services giants Schlumberger and Halliburton are continuing to look to markets outside of North America for activity growth this year and next as they turned in differing financial performances in the second quarter.
Schlumberger, which also this week revealed a change of chief executive, posted net profit of $492 million in the three months to the end of June, up from $430 million a year earlier, and from $421 million in this year’s first quarter.
