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| We continue to see improvements in absorption of costs and utilization of our global laboratory network and anticipate additional improvement with continuous growth and service revenue |
| We're proud to be associated with their continuing achievements |
| This pressure core data will improve reservoir models, yield more accurate reserve calculations and allow the operator to optimize completion and production strategies |
| While revenue was down slightly compared to Q2, we achieved sequential and year-over-year improvements in operating income, operating margins, and earnings per share |
| The segment's financial performance is an indication of improving client activity across our global network |
| Incremental margins were over 100% sequentially and over 90% year-over-year, nicely reflecting the operational leverage in this segment |
| Third quarter 2023 operating margins, as well as year-over-year and sequential incremental margins, were particularly strong in reservoir description, where demand for rock and fluid analysis across our global client base continues to rise |
| Ex-items, operating margins for reservoir description, improved to 17%, the highest since Q2 of 2020 |
| Margins, ex-items, expanded approximately 320 basis points sequentially and 590 basis points year-over-year |
| Production enhancement also has growing opportunities in international areas, such as with unconventional plays in the Middle East and emerging conventional plays in a number of regions, as well as plug and abandonment programs in mature offshore basins |
| As we look ahead, we see the rising international rig count over the past year as a harbinger of an improving landscape for reservoir description, a trend that we project will play out for the next several years, particularly in the Middle East, North and South America, as well as most other regions |
| In summary, Core’s operational leadership continues to position the company for improving client activity levels in both the U.S |
| Flowback oil samples analyzed in Core's analytical laboratory indicated overall improved treatment coverage and substantially greater oil contribution from the more economically deployed expandable liner approach |
| This continues to bode well for increasing demand for the reservoir description services that will be required to grow production and replace the natural decline of existing producing fields |
| Despite these geopolitical uncertainties, client commitments on long-term international projects have improved nicely year-over-year |
| This underlies Core’s outlook for continued improvement in international onshore and offshore activity with ongoing projects around the globe, most notably across the Middle East, South Atlantic Margin, certain areas of Asia Pacific and West Africa |
| Core Lab’s operational leverage continues to provide the ability to grow revenue and profitability with minimal capital requirements |
| Looking ahead to the fourth quarter, we are forecasting cash from operations to be much improved and positive with working capital remaining flat and additional cash in excess of $7 million associated with the tax refunds |
| Year-over-year, EBIT, ex-items increased $2.7 million, or up 20%, and EBIT margins expanded 220 basis points |
| EBIT, ex-items for the quarter was $16 million, an increase of over 2% compared to last quarter, and yielding an EBIT margin of 13%, which expanded approximately 60 basis points sequentially |
| Good morning in the Americas, good afternoon in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and good evening in Asia Pacific |
| Operating income for reservoir description, ex-items, was $14.1 million, and operating margins were 17% the highest margins since Q2 of 2020 |
| In addition to our quarterly dividends, we'll bring value to our shareholders via growth opportunities driven by both the introduction of problem-solving technologies and new market penetration |
| Based on ongoing dialogue with our global client base, we maintain our constructive outlook on international upstream activity for 2024 and beyond, as increasing levels of investment will be required to maintain and grow hydrocarbon production |
| The team's collective dedication to servicing our clients is the foundation of Core Lab’s success |
| Operating margins were 13%, up from 12% in Q2 of 2023, and up from 11% in Q3 of 2022 |
| First, I'd like to thank our global team of employees for providing innovative solutions, integrity, and superior service to our clients |
| Ex-items, operating income for the third quarter was $16 million, up 2% sequentially, and up 20% year-over-year |
| Refracts presents an opportunity to cost effectively add hydrocarbon production from under stimulated wells |
| Core's PAC technology successfully created communication between the casing strings, maintained the integrity of the 20-inch outer casing and reduced rig time, all while allowing for the efficient recovery of the interior casing |
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| Globally, crude oil production growth continues to face constraints due to prolonged underinvestment as well as the loss of production due to natural decline from existing fields |
| Revenue for production enhancement came in at $40.2 million, down approximately 10% sequentially and 14% year-over-year |
| land completion activity, which was down 10% sequentially, along with some project delays in the Gulf of Mexico and some international product deliveries that were pushed into Q4 |
| land market, continued building of stock in certain international locations to service some long-term international contracts and some delays in delivery of bulk international sales, as I mentioned earlier |
| Production Enhancement operating margins, ex-items, came in at just over 4% for the third quarter, which was down both sequentially and year-over-year |
| and international activity, were $32.5 million for the quarter, down 6% sequentially, and down 15% from last year |
| Activity associated with international upstream projects continue to expand, however, lower than expected activity in the U.S |
| As Chris and Gwen mentioned, Q3 felt the impact of lower international product sales which can vary from quarter-to-quarter and a sequential 10% decline in U.S |
| However, revenue from our diagnostic services were down this quarter due to a decrease in U.S |
| Turning to the U.S., onshore activity in 2023 has been lower than expected as reflected by the decreased U.S |
| These situations have and may continue to adversely impact our reservoir description segment operations in Russia, Ukraine, Europe and the Middle East |
| The sequential decrease in our product sales in the third quarter is primarily associated with lower international product sales |
| Operating income, ex-items, was $1.6 billion and operating margins were 4% for the third quarter of 2023 down from 10% in Q2 of 2023 |
| The year-over-year decrease is due to lower sales in both the U.S |
| However, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and associated sanctions, as well as the emergent political turmoil in the Middle East that began in early Q4, still leave volatility in some uncertainties and the demand for these laboratory services |
| Cash from operations for the third quarter of 2023 was negatively affected by a build-in working capital of $14 million |
| These improvements in reservoir description were partially offset by declines in revenue and operating income in production enhancement, largely reflecting lower than anticipated U.S |
| In the near term, the global crude oil market may remain volatile due to global recession fears, the extent and timing of China's economic recovery, and the uncertainties related to conflicts in Russia- Ukraine, and the Middle East |
| Additionally, service revenue associated with crude assay work was stable during the third quarter of this year, but down a little when compared to the third quarter of last year, which was elevated in our European operations ahead of the sanctions that became effective late last year |
| So now looking at the income statement, revenue was $125.3 million in the third quarter, down 2% compared to the prior quarter, and flat year-over-year |
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