Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG announced preliminary financial results for the year ended December 2013. For the period, the company reported after the absolute record year 2012, sales generated in 2013 arrived at EUR 458.0 (following EUR 512.1). While the earnings before tax of EUR 83.0 also were below the 2012 record figure of EUR 110.1, the pre-tax margin of 18.1% was very satisfying.