Halliburton's second quarter closes with a 20% increase in profit on an annual basis, at 774 million dollars against 544 million in the same period of the previous year. The profit figure was perfectly in line with analysts' forecasts. Revenues also increased, +10% year-on-year to 8,05 billion, above estimates.
Halliburton said it expects continued improvement in North America, where it saw an 11% increase in revenues to $4,34 billion.
