Houston-based Halliburton said that its income from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2014 was $776 million.
This compares to income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2014 of $623 million.
Halliburton’s total revenue in the second quarter of 2014 was a record $8.1 billion, compared to $7.3 billion in the first quarter of 2014.
Operating income was $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2014, 23% higher than operating income of $970 million in the first quarter of 2014 resulting from significant activity improvements in North America and the Eastern Hemisphere.