Local Business ‘Ready for upturn response’: Oil chief optimistic about second half of 2018 By Rita Brown December 27 2017, 10:01 am December 27 2017, 10:01 am Share ‘Ready for upturn response’: Oil chief optimistic about second half of 2018 Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/local/1382306/ready-for-upturn-response/ Copy Link The subsea sector is still clawing its way up from the bottom of the market curve, according to industry veteran Neil Saunders However, the chief executive of oilfield equipment at Baker Hughes, a GE company, said the second half of 2018 is expected to show promise. “We see a mix of activity. If you look at the subsea drilling business, we feel like we’re still at the bottom,” he said. Read the full interview on our sister site, Energy Voice.