This board is for fundamenatl and technical discussion about Smith International Inc., SII. Smith International, Inc. (Smith) is a global provider of products and services to the oil and gas exploration and production industry. The Company provides a line of products and engineering services, including drilling and completion fluid systems, solids-control and separation equipment, waste-management services, oilfield production chemicals, three cone and diamond drill bits, turbine products, casing exit and multilateral systems, packers and liner hangers. Smith operates in two segments: Oilfield and Distribution. The Oilfield segment consists of M-I SWACO, Smith Technologies and Smith Services. The Distribution segment consists of Wilson. On February 23, 2006, M-I SWACO acquired Epcon Offshore AS (Epcon), which is a provider of water treatment technology. On August 3, 2006, M-I SWACO acquired Specialised Petroleum Services Group Limited (SPS), which is a provider of well-bore, clean-up products and engineering services. 411 North Sam Houston Parkway Suite 600 Houston, TX 77060 (281) 443-3370 (281) 233-5996 info@smith.com http://www.smith-intl.com/ Daily Nine-Month Charts Weekly Five-Year Charts