Sinopec Oilfield Service Corporation provided earnings guidance for the nine months ended 30 September 2018. For the period, the board of directors of the company announced that based on a preliminary assessment, the operational results of the company is expected to record a profit for the nine months ended 30 September 2018, with net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company of approximately RMB 440 million, and net profit attributable to equity shareholders of the company after deducting non-recurring profit and loss approximately RMB 2 million in accordance with the PRC Accounting Standards for Business Enterprises. In the nine months ended 30 September 2018, as the international oil price gradually rebounded, the upstream capital expenditures on exploration and development of domestic and international oil companies increased as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, thus the work volume and revenue of the company's major segments have increased as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. The Company continued to deepen its internal reforms, optimize the resource allocation, promote the professional development of auxiliary businesses, and gradually improved the economic efficiency. The gross profit margin of major segments was positive for the nine months ended 30 September 2018.