While the turmoil in the oil markets began in H2 2014, it didn’t work its way into Halliburton's Q4 2014 earnings, as customers executed as planned against the reminder of their 2014 budgets, allowing the company to post year-on-year growth. That said, the Q1 results should give us a better visibility into how the current downturn and spending cuts are going to impact earnings, going forward, if oil prices are to remain at currently depressed levels. Here’s a quick look at some of the trends that will influence Halliburton’s results.
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