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Gold/Mining/Energy : Strictly: Drilling and oil-field services -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Omer B. who wrote (58091)	1/7/2000 11:44:00 AM
From: hdrjr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

Not sure if this has been posted either. Oil News Fri, 07 Jan 2000, 11:39am EST 1/7 11:04 BJ Services Says 1st-Qtr Profit to Exceed Estimates Up to 67% By Steve Klein BJ Services Says 1st-Qtr Profit to Exceed Estimates Up to 67% Houston, Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- BJ Services Co., an oilfield service and equipment company, said it expects fiscal first- quarter earnings to exceed analysts' estimates as much as 67 percent because of growth in its North American drilling business. The company estimates profit between 21 cents and 25 cents a share for the quarter ended Dec. 31. The average estimate of analysts polled by First Call/Thomson Financial is 15 cents. Revenue rose 20 percent to $354.4 million, including a 37 percent rise in U.S. pressure pumping sales and a 15 percent rise in international pressure pumping sales. Houston-based BJ Services plans to release its earnings on Jan. 25. Shares rose 2 3/4 to 43 3/16 in late morning trading. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------