Nabors Industries (NBR) reported a Q2 net loss late Tuesday of $2.04 per diluted share, compared with the loss of $2.71 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected a loss of $1.30.
Operating revenue in the three months ended June 30 fell to $814.8 million from $832.8 million a year earlier.
Analysts expected $809.3 million.