The offshore shipping giant said net earnings to 30 September were $206m, up from $160m in the same period of 2013.
Revenue grew to $1.9bn from $1.56bn.
It put the improvement down to high utilisation of its fleet of ships operating in Brazil.
And projected losses from its Guara-Lula NE project were cut by $40m.
Global vessel utilisation was strong at 91%, said CEO Jean Cahuzac, up 5% year-on-year.
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