Northern oil and gas reserves are huge.

We have a schedule of IPO preparations. One of its key elements is meeting investors. I have already held dozens of one-on-one meetings and more large ones. So, we are working with investors and preparing to consolidate our subsidiaries. We are on schedule, and I assume we will proceed with the IPO according to the plan.

The schedule prepared by the directors and sent for confirmation anticipates a launch on the stock market in July.

Now that the baseline of demand has returned and (oil) prices returned to around $20 to $21 a barrel, the environment is such that there will be a return to exploration, and Schlumberger will be a big beneficiary.

It is going to be an interesting week for crude oil. Demand is increasing as more refinery capacity from the Gulf Coast becomes available.

The hurricane may end up being a big nothing. If it misses oil facilities or the damage isn't too bad prices will fall further. The only way for OPEC to get out of this mess is to overproduce and broadcast they will pump whatever the market requires, which is what they did.