Anton Oilfield Services Group announced earning guidance for the first six months ended June 30, 2018. The company expects that there will be an increase in the Group's profit attributable to equity holders for the first six months ended June 30, 2018, representing 5 to 8 times of the Group's profit attributable to equity holders for the corresponding period in 2017. The expected growth is mainly attributable to (i) the recovery of global oil and gas industry. Customers in key markets picked up pace in oil and gas development, leading to a faster project execution and revenue growth; and (ii) the remarkable achievements from the continuous cost control measures of the Company, pursuant to which various cost rates and expenses ratio decreased as compared with the same period last year. The Group's profit attributable to equity holders for the first six months ended 30 June 2018, representing 5 to 8 times of the Group's profit attributable to equity holders for the corresponding period in 2017. The expected growth is mainly attributable to (i) the recovery of global oil and gas industry. Customers in key markets picked up pace in oil and gas development, leading to a faster project execution and revenue growth; and (ii) the remarkable achievements from the continuous cost control measures of the Company, pursuant to which various cost rates and expenses ratio decreased as compared with the same period last year.