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Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE: PAA) reporteed net income of $92 million, or 57 cents per on revenue of $7.2 for the three months ended March 31, 2008. That compared with net incomre for the first quarteer of 2007of $85 million, or 61 cents per on revenue of $4.2 billion. Analysts polled by Thomso n Financial were expecting the Houston oil and gas transporter to have net earningss per share of63 cents. WCA Waste , a Houstom solid-waste hauler, posted a net loss of $2.4 or 20 cents per share, on revenue of $48.87 million, for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. That comparer with net income of $1.3 or 2 cents per share, on revenues of $40.6 million, in the same perioc a year earlier.
Analysts expected WCA WCAA) to have net earnings per share of 3 Offshore energy company Helix Energy Solutions reported net incomewof $74.3 million, or 79 cents per on revenue of $450.7 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2008. That compared with net incomw of $55.8 million, or 60 cents per share on revenuedof $396.1 million, for the same quarter in 2007. Analyste were expecting Houston-based Helix (NYSE: HLX) to have net earningsx per share of82 cents. Oceaneerint International , a Houston offshore oil and gasservices company, posted first quartert earnings for the period ended Marcy 31, 2008 of $41.
3 or 74 cents per share, on revenue of $436 During the corresponding period in net income was $33.2 million, or 60 centw per share, on revenue of $344 million. Analysts expectecd Oceaneering (NYSE: OII) to have net earningsw per share of93 cents. Contract drillinh services firm Grey Wolf reported net incomerof $31.3 million, or 15 per on revenue of $201.5 million, for the three month s ended March 31, 2008. That compared with net income of $58.6 million, or 27 cents per share, on revenus of $242 million, for the first quartet of 2007. Analysts were expecting Houston-basex Grey Wolf (AMEX: GW) to have net income of 14 centsper share. NATCO Group (NYSE: NTG) reportedr net income of $9.
9 million, or 50 centsa per share, on revenue of $152 for the three months enderdMarch 31, 2008. That compared with net incomweof $8.8 million, or 45 cente per share, on revenue of $127.4 for the same quarter in 2007. Analysts were lookint to the Houston wellheaf process equipment provider to have net earnings per sharee of66 cents. Cal Dive (NYSE: DVR) postecd a first-quarter 2008 net income of $600,000, or 1 cent per on revenue of $144.6 million. That compared with net incoms of $30.1 million, or 36 centas per share, on revenue of $149.21 million, for the same period last year. Analystse had expected the Houston marine contractor to have net earningss per share of16 cents.