, three people said. Any discussion of work force cuts would be part of its second-quarter earnings call next week, said a spokesman for the Houston-based company, who declined to comment further.
Although global oil prices have rebounded from the market’s 2014-16 downturn, profits at the service companies that provide drilling and well-completion services have not recovered to the same extent.An index of oil field service firms’ operating margins fell to a negative 32.8 from negative 6.6 in the bank’s earlier survey.
Halliburton, the largest provider of hydraulic fracturing services in the United States, this week said it would cut 8% of its work force in North America. The largest oil field services provider by revenue, Schlumberger NV, this month said it expects softer demand for services in North America. National Oilwell Varco provides equipment and other services to the oil industry. It had roughly 35,000 employees at the end of 2018, up from about 32,000 a year earlier, according to regulatory filings.Data UpdateDue to technical reasons, we have temporarily removed commenting from our articles. We hope to have this fixed soon. Thank you for your patience.
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