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Schlumberger: 'Best of breed' in oil services

 Feb 16, 2009 09:00 PM UTC
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"Long term, supply remains the key issue to watch in the crude oil market; depressed prices continue to force producers to scale back on exploration and development spending," says energy expert Elliott Gue.


In The Energy Strategist, he says, "I watch oil service giant Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) as a gauge of overall health in energy markets; it has its hands in just about every imaginable oil- or gas-producing market on the planet."


"Schlumberger's fourth quarter earnings release and conference call were far and away the most bearish from the company in at least five years.


"CEO Andrew Gould was notably downbeat, particularly during the analysts' question and answer (Q&A) session. Predictably, earnings estimates have plummeted since that call.

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