It was the same story at oil-field services company Schlumberger.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maybe This Time] Reference

Baker Hughes, along with other oil-field services providers such as.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baker Hughes Net Rises on North American Rebound] Reference

The world's largest oil-field services firm by market capitalization.    From Wordnik.com.  [Energy Unit Looms Large in Assessing GE's Outlook] Reference

His first hotel was nothing more than a flophouse for oil-field roustabouts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nancy Jo Sales on Paris and Nicky Hilton] Reference

He also founded Essex Corp. to provide oil-field services in Libya and Nigeria.    From Wordnik.com.  [Former Accountant Worked to Build] Reference

These companies provide equipment and oil-field expertise but don't buy or sell oil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sinopec competes for Mexican projects] Reference

It owns a Middle Eastern refinery and oil-field assets from Nigeria to the Philippines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vitol Lays Out Role in Oil Market] Reference

Example: oil-field services firm Ensco International Inc., which has more cash than debt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Star Mutual-Fund Managers Don't Give Up, Buy Carefully] Reference

Options traders also focused attention on oil-field servicer Weatherford International Ltd.    From Wordnik.com.  [Energy Trades Reflect Divide] Reference

But a sluggish economic recovery could mean investors in oil-field services will need patience.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patience Seen as a Virtue in Oil Services] Reference

All indications were that costs were about to rise, amid growing demand for oil-field equipment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chevron Project Offers Glimpse] Reference

Among resource stocks, oil-field developer Inpex rose 4.5% and Sumitomo Metal Mining advanced 4.3%.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Australia, Soul-Searching on Short-Selling] Reference

No one knew that Rachel had grown up in Bakersfield, the daughter of an illiterate oil-field worker.    From Wordnik.com.  [Practical Demonkeeping]

But it appears the biggest deterrent to oil-field crimes in the past was oil's relatively low price.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thieves target 'black gold'] Reference

Based in New Orleans, Superior Energy Services provides specialized oil-field services and equipment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Options Traders Gravitate to Some Spill-Cleanup Positions] Reference

Now, oil-field services firms are slowly expanding operations in the region, raising another obstacle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gas Producers Rush to Pennsylvania] Reference

The U.S. plays a major role in sectors such as oil-field services as well as oil drilling and gas turbines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oil Majors Say] Reference

European Pressphoto Agency Iraq plans a second round of oil-field auctions after a disappointing first round.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iraq Showcases Oil Fields for Next Slate of Auctions] Reference

When compiled as if Baker Hughes owned BJ Services the entire year, North American oil-field revenue soared 61%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baker Hughes Net Rises on North American Rebound] Reference

Individual Alaskans are expecting fatter dividend checks, which residents get annually from oil-field royalties.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oil Fails to Offset Other Costs for Alaskans] Reference

Speaking of the husband, what do we know about him beyond the fact that he is an oil-field worker and a fisherman?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Second McCain Adviser Sidesteps Question About When McCain Camp Knew About Pregnancy] Reference

Halliburton's move appeared to end a two-month, trans-Atlantic bidding war for the smaller oil-field services company.    From Wordnik.com.  [Halliburton Pulls Bid for U.K.'s Expro] Reference

Palin -- whose husband, Todd, works as an oil-field worker and fisherman -- set an earthier style than her predecessors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Profile of Alaska's Sarah Palin:] Reference

BEIJING -- China National Petroleum Corp. suspended talks with Chevron Corp. over an oil-field stake in the Gulf of Mexico.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNPC Suspends Talks With Chevron Over Oil-Field Stake] Reference

Schlumberger Ltd. 's tepid fourth-quarter earnings augur the start of more sobering times for the oil-field services sector.    From Wordnik.com.  [Schlumberger Profit May Signal Slower Growth] Reference

The largest player in North America's oil-field - services market, Halliburton has been trying to increase its presence overseas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Halliburton CEO Upbeat; Net Rises] Reference

They follow new issues Monday by oil-field and information-services company Schlumberger Ltd. and Finnish energy company Fortum Oyj.    From Wordnik.com.  [Debt Markets Get a Workout in Europe] Reference

Growing global demand, supply concerns, rising oil-field costs and increasing investor interest in commodities have spurred the rise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Congress Confronts Big Oil] Reference

By contrast, more-specialized Schlumberger Ltd., which provides oil-field services such as drilling, is trading at a P/E of nearly 23.    From Wordnik.com.  [Big Oil's low share prices] Reference

A top executive from an oil-field services company set up shop in the hotel, and the FBI set up a hidden camera to record all the action.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2007] Reference

An oil-field production operator on Alaska's North Slope, Mr. Palin has taken months off work to help manage a household of five children.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alaska's 'First Dude'] Reference

Earlier, China's energy czar, National Energy Administration Chairman Zhang Guobao, said Brazil will offer two oil-field blocks to Sinopec.    From Wordnik.com.  [China Wields Credit Clout Again to Lock In Brazilian Oil] Reference

In southeastern Louisiana near Houma, Ike breached levees, threatening thousands of homes of fishermen, oil-field workers, farmers and others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colossal Hurricane Ike lashes Texas coast] Reference

The company's North American oil-field operations, its largest geographic market by revenue, returned to the black as revenue more than doubled.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baker Hughes Net Rises on North American Rebound] Reference

However, shares of the Houston-based oil-field services provider fell as much as 14% as revenue came in below market expectations and international profits were squeezed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baker Hughes Net Rises on North American Rebound] Reference

The announcement boosted the stock prices of some oil-field service and offshore drilling companies, as investors bet the companies could profit from new government-mandated work.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. Orders Plugs on Idle Gulf Wells] Reference