Weatherford,Smith see increased activity

摘要

Houston-While the Gulf of Mexico remains a "wild card," oilfield services providers Weatherford International and Smith International projected optimism July 22 for global growth in E&P with solid second quarter earnings and plans for price increases."The outlook is strong for oilfield services and oil and gas is in the beginning of a multi-year expansion phase," said Weatherford CEO Bernard Duroc-Danner in a call with analysts.