BJ Services Key North US Market Decline

One of the top U.S. oil and gas equipment and services company BJ Services informed Tuesday its second-quarter profit fell 33 percent hurt by its key North American market.

Profit in the fiscal second quarter ended March 31 was $127.3 million, or 43 cents per diluted share, compared with $188.9 million, or 64 cents per diluted share in the same quarter a year earlier.