“The sequential international revenue decline was led by lower winter activity in the Europe/CIS/Africa area, particularly in the Russia & Central Asia and the United Kingdom & Continental Europe GeoMarkets. Latin America area revenue also decreased, mainly due to reduced WesternGeco® multiclient seismic license sales. Middle East & Asia area revenue declined on lower product sales following strongyear-end sales and a seasonal decline in activity.COVID-19-related activity disruptions during the quarter impacted our operations, particularly in China, Malaysia, Iraq, Italy, Romania, the United Kingdom, Gabon, Mozambique, Congo, Nigeria, Angola, and offshore North America.
“Looking beyond the sequential results for the quarter, our international business showed some resilience with year-on-year growth of 2% against the backdrop of an increasingly difficult operating environment. Growth was driven by six GeoMarkets—Russia & Central Asia, Saudi Arabia & Bahrain, Far East Asia & Australia, Northern Middle East, Latin America North, and Norway & Denmark. Despite the challenging environment, cash flow performance during the quarter was strong as we generated $784 million of cash flow from operations. This was more than double what we generated in the same quarter last year.
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First-Quarter Revenue by Segment | | (Stated in millions) |
| | Three Months Ended | | | Change |
| | Mar. 31, 2020 | | | Dec. 31, 2019 | | | Mar. 31, 2019 | | | Sequential | | Year-on-year |
Reservoir Characterization | | $ | 1,311 | | | $ | 1,643 | | | $ | 1,459 | | | -20% | | -10% |
Drilling | | | 2,291 | | | | 2,442 | | | | 2,387 | | | -6% | | -4% |
Production | | | 2,703 | | | | 2,867 | | | | 2,890 | | | -6% | | -6% |
Cameron | | | 1,254 | | | | 1,387 | | | | 1,259 | | | -10% | | 0% |
Other | | | (104 | ) | | ($ | 111 | ) | | | (116 | ) | | n/m | | n/m |
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| | $ | 7,455 | | | $ | 8,228 | | | $ | 7,879 | | | -9% | | -5% |
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n/m = not meaningful
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
“By business segment, first-quarter revenue for Reservoir Characterization fell 20% sequentially, due to seasonally lower sales of software and multiclient seismic licenses and reduced winter activity in the Northern Hemisphere. Customers began to cut both discretionary spending and activity toward the end of the quarter, significantly reducing exploration activity in several GeoMarkets. Drilling revenue declined 6% sequentially, mostly due to seasonal effects in the Northern Hemisphere. Production revenue also declined 6% sequentially, driven by lower Well Services activity and weaker Artificial Lift Solutions sales in the international markets, while OneStim® revenue grew 2% sequentially. Cameron revenue declined 10% sequentially, mostly due to lower revenue in Surface Systems and Valves & Process Systems from reduced North America land activity, while OneSubsea® revenue decreased due to lower project deliveries following the strongyear-end sales of the previous quarter.
“The first quarter results include an $8.5 billion pretax charge primarily relating to the impairment of goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets. This charge, which is almost entirelynon-cash, was driven by the significant decline in market valuations during March 2020.
“The operating environment that has now emerged is characterized by simultaneous shocks to both supply and demand. The spread ofCOVID-19 has caused more than 50 countries to implement lockdown measures affecting three billion people. Worldwide economic activity is falling sharply, and oil demand destruction is leading to an unprecedented supply-demand imbalance in the range of 20–30 million bbl/d. This is translating to near term uncertainties in activity and budget projections.
“At this time, customer feedback and our analysis indicate global capex spend is expected to decline by about 20% in 2020, with the largest share of the reduction affecting North America, which is estimated to drop by about 40%. In contrast, international E&P capex is expected to decline by about 15%. As it relates to customers,
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