He also told employees that the third-quarter financial results were "looking great."
The company conducted the call to release its third-quarter results.
The companies said they would take the gain in their third-quarter results.
It also said third-quarter results are expected to be flat.
Last week, five of the major oil companies reported their third-quarter results.
The third-quarter results include a gain of $23 million from a change in the Federal tax rate.
The latter two companies are to report third-quarter results in the next few weeks.
The gain would be reflected in the oil company's third-quarter results.
And judging from the third-quarter results, the services unit is holding up pretty well in trying economic times.
About a week later, actual third-quarter results came in worse than expected.
