Foreign ministry says remarks of conservative podcast host Michael Savage that were shared by US president were ‘obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste’ India on Thursday criticised as inappropriate a post by Donald Trump in which he shared comments that called the South Asian country a “hellhole”. The inflammatory post on Truth Social comes ahead of a planned visit next month to In...
Foreign ministry says remarks of conservative podcast host Michael Savage that were shared by US president were ‘obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste’ India on Thursday criticised as inappropriate a post by Donald Trump in which he shared comments that called the South Asian country a “hellhole”. The inflammatory post on Truth Social comes ahead of a planned visit next month to India by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, who is seeking to ease recent tensions between the normally friendly powers. Continue reading...
Earnings Call Insights: Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) Q1 2026 Management View "I'm going to begin by saying we're hiring." (President, CEO & Director William Hendricks) "The commodity outlook has shifted materially since the start of the year due to heightened geopolitical risk and oil supply disruptions in the Middle East, which will likely reshape global oil supply and demand balances for several ...
Earnings Call Insights: Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) Q1 2026 Management View "I'm going to begin by saying we're hiring." (President, CEO & Director William Hendricks) "The commodity outlook has shifted materially since the start of the year due to heightened geopolitical risk and oil supply disruptions in the Middle East, which will likely reshape global oil supply and demand balances for several years." (President, CEO & Director William Hendricks) "We expect our rig count will exit the second quarter above the quarterly average and near the high point so far for the year, around 92 to 95 rigs depending on the timing." (President, CEO & Director William Hendricks) "Demand for Completion Services is improving, particularly in the back half of 2026. And we are in discussions with customers on higher pricing to more appropriately reflect rising demand and the high industry utilization." (President, CEO & Director William Hendricks) "While our Completions business has nearly 250,000 cold stacked horsepower that could technically be reactivated... Reactivating a single fleet would require more than $10 million investment... we are not prioritizing investment in these older assets." (President, CEO & Director Hendricks) "Total reported revenue for the quarter was $1.117 billion... net loss attributable to common shareholders of $25 million or $0.06 per share... Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter totaled $205 million." (Executive VP & CFO C. Smith) "We ended the first quarter with $337 million of cash on hand and nothing drawn on our $500 million revolving credit facility." (Executive VP & CFO Smith) Outlook "For the second quarter in Drilling Services, we expect our rig count to average around 90 rigs... We expect adjusted gross profit in the Drilling Services segment to be approximately $130 million." (Executive VP & CFO C. Smith) "For the second quarter... we expect Completion Services adjusted gross profit to be approximately $105 million, with near full utilization of o...