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| So first, we are actually quite pleased with our free cash flow performance so far this year |
| It benefits from differentiated performance in the eyes of the customer, and hence, is benefiting by this creating an opportunity to secure market position and commands a pricing premium or favorable commercial terms to support this performance |
| Our third quarter results are built upon the positive momentum we established in the first half of the year and firmly position us to achieve our full year financial ambitions |
| We continued to grow revenue and adjusted EBITDA both sequentially and year-on-year, and we generated free cash flow of $1 billion for the second consecutive quarter |
| This is an excellent environment to continue delivering value to our shareholders |
| We achieved our highest international revenue quarter since 2015 by growing revenue in this market for the ninth consecutive quarter year-on- year |
| This was particularly visible in the Middle East & Asia, where we posted 22% year-on-year revenue growth, led by significant growth in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Egypt |
| Our strong international activity was further augmented by resilient investment in the offshore markets, notably in Africa, Brazil, and Scandinavia |
| This is an exciting time for the energy industry, and SLB is ideally positioned for success across all time horizons |
| And in North America, although revenue decreased sequentially due to lower activity, we continued to grow year-on-year, outperforming the rig count |
| Once again, our focus on the quality of our revenue combined with the differentiated value we deliver through technology drove margin expansion |
| Our EBITDA margin reached a new cycle high of 25% and our pre-tax segment operating margin expanded for the 11th consecutive quarter year-on-year |
| These are very positive results and I want to thank the entire SLB team for delivering this strong performance |
| Third, after posting an impressive 9-month year-to-date performance and with visibility into the fourth quarter and 2024, we remain confident in our full year and through-cycle financial targets |
| The oil and gas sector continues to benefit from a broad, durable, and resilient multiyear growth cycle that is being supported by long-cycle developments, production capacity expansions, exploration and appraisal, and the recognition of gas as a critical fuel source for the energy transition |
| These market fundamentals remain very compelling for our Core business, which has grown 22% year-to-date and has materially expanded margins |
| This strong performance is being driven by the diversity of our portfolio, our industry leading technology, and our unique integration capabilities |
| Reservoir Performance achieved exceptional results with stronger evaluation activity; Production Systems achieved its highest level of margins in the cycle led by Subsea, Surface, and Artificial Lift; and Well Construction maintained impressive results through new technology innovations and differentiated performance |
| All in all, this was a very strong quarter across our Core divisions |
| The supportive macro environment is also leading operators to make long cycle investments offshore, where advances in efficiency have significantly improved project economics |
| As you have seen, we have reached the highest level of margin in Production Systems since we have been reporting this division on the back of rolling in contract that in the backlog into revenue generation that are more accretive than the previous contract and at the results of not only the pricing environment that is more positive, but also the result of better supply chain and increased efficiency and use of additional technology that I think the entire team in Production System has been very good at selling to our customers |
| As investment momentum has shifted internationally and offshore, our business is well positioned for sustained growth and will be further supported by our OneSubsea joint venture |
| First, I believe that the core is benefiting from three things, in my opinion |
| Reservoir Performance revenue of $51.7 billion increased 2% sequentially while margins improved 190 basis points to 20.5% |
| In this environment, unparalleled offerings in our core, our ability to enhance value through digital and our investments in New Energy have us positioned during both today and tomorrow |
| I think we continue to be very positive about the digital business and its adoption with our customers |
| The effect of Middle East and offshore will continue to give us a favorable backdrop so that this strategy will continue to support margin expansion |
| And yes, the market conditions are favorable, but we expect that the breadth, duration and the resiliency of the cycle will continue |
| Delfi continued its year-over-year growth momentum with a 49% increase in users and an 89 -- 86% increase in compute hours compared to the third quarter last year |
| These increases were due to strong international growth, a favorable technology mix and improved pricing |
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| Margins declined sequentially as lower profitability in APS more than offset improved digital margins |
| North America revenue decreased by 8% due to lower subsea activity |
| So for some of us, we indeed had an unfavorable impact of the U.S dollar strengthening against local currencies |
| Our net debt to trailing 12-month EBITDA leverage ratio of 1.2 is at its lowest level since 2015 |
| We create a pull on the private, E&P privates coming back into this market, the magnitude of which is, at this point, difficult to judge |
| And I think we have been reassured from the engagement that our team that this is the case |
| And we expect it indeed to decline as a percentage but not to zero in 2024 |
| has agreed to lift sanctions on the export of Venezuelan oil products |
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