Halliburton Announces Second Quarter Income from Continuing Operations of $0.73 Per Diluted Share

Halliburton Announces Second Quarter Income from Continuing Operations of $0.73 Per Diluted Share

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Halliburton (NYS: HAL) announced today that income from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2013 was $677 million, or $0.73 per diluted share. This compares to income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2013 of $624 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, excluding a $637 million charge, after-tax, or $0.68 per diluted share, to increase a reserve related to the Macondo litigation.

Halliburton's total revenue in the second quarter of 2013 was a company record of $7.3 billion, compared to $7.0 billion in the first quarter of 2013. Operating income was $1.0 billion in the second quarter of 2013, compared to operating income of $902 million in the first quarter of 2013, adjusted for the Macondo charge. For the first quarter of 2013, reported loss from continuing operations was $13 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, and reported operating loss was $98 million.

"I am pleased with our second quarter results, as total company revenue of $7.3 billion was a record quarter for Halliburton," commented Dave Lesar, chairman, president and chief executive officer.

"Looking at our product lines, Baroid, Cementing, Completion Tools, Multi-Chem, and Testing set quarterly revenue records, while Baroid, Testing, and Artificial Lift all set quarterly operating income records.

"Relative to our primary competitors, we have delivered leading year-over-year international revenue growth for five consecutive quarters. Eastern Hemisphere operations grew revenue 11% sequentially, resulting from record revenues in both of our regions, and operating income was up 23%.

"Middle East / Asia, our fastest growing market, improved revenue 12% and operating income 17% sequentially. This across the board growth was led by higher stimulation, wireline, and fluids activity in Malaysia, and improved sales in China.

"In Europe/Africa/CIS, revenue and operating income increased 9% and 33%, respectively, compared to the first quarter. This growth was led by seasonal recovery of activity levels in Russia and the North Sea, and by higher drilling and completions activity in Angola.

"We believe that the Eastern Hemisphere will continue to improve, year-over-year, with full year revenue growth in the mid-teens. We expect margins will continue to improve over the next two quarters and average in the upper teens for the full year.

"Latin America revenue was flat to the first quarter, and operating income was down 7%, primarily as a result of activity reductions in the northern region of Mexico, increased mobilization costs, and lower vessel activity. Although the first half of the year in Latin America was disappointing, we feel confident that revenue will improve in second half of the year, and expect Latin America full year margins to average in the mid-teens.

"In North America, revenue increased 3% sequentially and margins improved by 120 basis points to 17.5%. This was despite a relatively flat U.S. land rig count and seasonally lower Canadian activity levels.

"For the third quarter, we anticipate the U.S. land rig count to be flat. We are observing a continuing trend towards multi-well pad activity among our customer base, which we believe will result in higher service intensity. Ultimately, we believe this efficiency trend bodes very well for us, as our scale and expertise allows us to lead the industry in executing factory-type operations. We also expect North America margins to continue to expand over the balance of the year.

"We continue to be optimistic about Halliburton's performance for the remainder of 2013, our ability to continue growing our North America margins, and continued revenue and margin expansion in our international business. We are relentlessly focused on delivering best-in-class returns. Our recent quarterly dividend increase, aggressive stock repurchases, and our $5 billion stock repurchase authorization reflect our growing confidence in the strength of our business outlook," concluded Lesar.

2013 Second Quarter Results

Completion and Production

Completion and Production (C&P) revenue in the second quarter of 2013 was $4.4 billion, an increase of $263 million, or 6%, from the first quarter of 2013. Improved activity levels in the United States land market and strong international results more than offset the effects of the seasonal Canadian spring break-up.

C&P operating income in the second quarter of 2013 was $732 million, an increase of $117 million, or 19%, from the first quarter of 2013. North America C&P operating income increased $85 million, or 20%, sequentially, primarily due to lower guar costs and increased demand for production enhancement services in the United States land market. Latin America C&P operating income improved by $20 million, or 71%, compared to the first quarter of 2013, due to increased demand for cementing services in Brazil and Mexico, and increased stimulation activity in Argentina. Europe/Africa/CIS C&P operating income increased $10 million, or 16%, sequentially, driven by higher cementing activity in Russia and Mozambique and increased demand for production enhancement services and completion tools sales in Norway. Middle East/Asia C&P operating income was flat compared to the first quarter, as increased stimulation activity in Southeast Asia and higher direct sales in China were partially offset by mobilization costs in Saudi Arabia.

Drilling and Evaluation

Drilling and Evaluation (D&E) revenue in the second quarter of 2013 was $3.0 billion, an increase of $80 million, or 3%, from the first quarter of 2013, as higher drilling activity in the Eastern Hemisphere more than offset the effects of the Canadian spring break-up and lower activity levels in Mexico.

D&E operating income in the second quarter of 2013 was $415 million, an increase of $8 million from the first quarter of 2013. North America D&E operating income declined $24 million, or 14%, sequentially, primarily due to lower drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico and the effects of the Canadian spring break-up. Latin America D&E operating income decreased $28 million, or 35%, from the first quarter of 2013, as a result of higher costs in Brazil and lower drilling activity in Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia. Europe/Africa/CIS D&E operating income increased $30 million, or 53%, sequentially, due to higher drilling activity in Angola and fluids demand in Russia. Middle East/Asia D&E operating income rose $30 million, or 31%, from the first quarter, as increased demand for drilling services in Saudi Arabia, higher drilling direct sales in China, and improved profitability in Iraq more than offset lower wireline direct sales in China.

Corporate and Other

During the second quarter of 2013, Halliburton invested an additional $34 million, pre-tax, in strategic projects aimed at strengthening Halliburton's North America service delivery model and repositioning technology, supply chain, and manufacturing infrastructure to support projected international growth. Halliburton expects to continue funding this effort throughout 2013.

Halliburton repurchased 23 million shares of common stock during the second quarter at a total cost of approximately $1.0 billion. Since the inception of the stock repurchase program in February 2006, Halliburton has purchased 120 million shares at a total cost of approximately $4.3 billion. On July 18, 2013, Halliburton's board of directors increased the authorization to purchase Halliburton common stock by $4.3 billion, to a new total of $5.0 billion, and Halliburton anticipates additional purchases under the program during the third quarter.

Significant Recent Events and Achievements

• Halliburton announced the successful completion of three wells in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico utilizing Halliburton's Enhanced Single-Trip Multizone (ESTMZ™) FracPac™ system. The ESTMZ downhole tool system enables the operator to stimulate and gravel pack multiple production zones in a single trip. Designed for use in deepwater and ultra-deepwater offshore completions, the ESTMZ system allows the highest treating rate with the greatest volume of proppant in the industry. Halliburton developed the multi-zone completion technology in collaboration with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. The time savings realized for each of the three Chevron-operated wells completed with the ESTMZ system averaged 18 days, equating to approximately $22 million.

• Halliburton's SandCastle® PS-2500 vertical proppant storage bin was awarded E&P magazine's Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation at the Offshore Technology Conference. The SandCastle PS-2500 vertical bin helps address problems with space constraints at most well-site locations. The new unit offers a reduced footprint with no volume compromise as compared to a traditional horizontal proppant storage unit. The unit uses solar power for all power needs, eliminating the diesel engine normally required, and is equipped with an integrated weighing system for improved logistics.

• Halliburton announced it is expanding its sonic fleet with the introduction of the XBAT^SM Azimuthal Sonic and Ultrasonic logging-while-drilling service. The XBAT LWD service delivers accurate acoustic measurements in a wide range of formations via sensors and electronics that are much less sensitive to drilling noise and have a wider frequency response. The result is a greater signal-to-noise ratio that enables better measurements, even in noisy drilling environments and poor hole conditions. With more than 100 successful runs, the XBAT LWD service delivered accurate measurements in formations from Brunei to Brazil and has been tested extensively in the challenging environments of the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

• Halliburton announced the deployment of nearly 100 light-duty compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks across 15 field locations in seven U.S. states as part of a pilot program. The environmentally friendly vehicles, when operating on CNG, emit about 90 percent less emissions than gasoline-powered vehicles and are estimated to save approximately $5,100 per truck in annual fuel costs.

• Halliburton announced the opening of its new Technology Center at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Technology Park, located at Ilha do FundFu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The center provides the setting for collaboration as Halliburton works with the country's leading university and customer research groups to establish a global center of expertise for deepwater and mature fields.

Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. With more than 75,000 employees, representing 140 nationalities in approximately 80 countries, the company serves the upstream oil and gas industry throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir - from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing production through the life of the field. Visit the company's website at www.halliburton.com.

NOTE: The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding future financial performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: results of litigation, settlements, and investigations; actions by third parties, including governmental agencies; whether a settlement relating to the Macondo multi-district litigation will be reached at the amounts contemplated by our reserve or at all; settlement discussions relating to the Macondo incident do not cover all possible parties and claims, and there are additional reasonably possible losses relating to the Macondo incident that we cannot reasonably estimate at this time; with respect to repurchases of Halliburton common stock, the trading prices of Halliburton common stock and the availability and alternative uses of cash; changes in the demand for or price of oil and/or natural gas can be significantly impacted by weakness in the worldwide economy; consequences of audits and investigations by domestic and foreign government agencies and legislative bodies and related publicity and potential adverse proceedings by such agencies; indemnification and insurance matters; protection of intellectual property rights and against cyber attacks; compliance with environmental laws; changes in government regulations and regulatory requirements, particularly those related to offshore oil and natural gas exploration, radioactive sources, explosives, chemicals, hydraulic fracturing services, and climate-related initiatives; compliance with laws related to income taxes and assumptions regarding the generation of future taxable income; risks of international operations, including risks relating to unsettled political conditions, war, the effects of terrorism, foreign exchange rates and controls, international trade and regulatory controls, and doing business with national oil companies; weather-related issues, including the effects of hurricanes and tropical storms; changes in capital spending by customers; delays or failures by customers to make payments owed to us; execution of long-term, fixed-price contracts; impairment of oil and natural gas properties; structural changes in the oil and natural gas industry; maintaining a highly skilled workforce; availability and cost of raw materials; and integration of acquired businesses and operations of joint ventures. Halliburton's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss some of the important risk factors identified that may affect Halliburton's business, results of operations, and financial condition. Halliburton undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason. There can be no assurance as to the amount, timing or prices of share repurchases. The specific timing and amount of repurchases may vary based on market conditions and other factors. The share repurchase program may be suspended at any time.