MUNICH (Reuters) - Siemens (>> Siemens AG) expects the oil price to recover in the medium term, supporting its agreed $7.6 billion (5 billion pound) acquisition of U.S. oilfield equipment maker Dresser-Rand (>> Dresser-Rand Group Inc.), it said.

"We believe there will be a recovery in the mid-term," Chief Executive Joe Kaeser told analysts on a conference call after Siemens reported a 4 percent decline in profit from its industrial businesses on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Georgina Prodhan; Editing by Kirsti Knolle)

Stocks treated in this article : Dresser-Rand Group Inc., Siemens AG