THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — SLB LTD (SLB) on Friday reported third-quarter earnings of $735 million.

The The Hague, Netherlands-based company said it had net income of 49 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were 64 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 62 cents per share.

The world's largest oilfield services company posted revenue of $9.45 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $9.29 billion.

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