Weatherford Closes Acquisition of Precision Drilling for US$945 million
Posted: 05 September 2005
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Weatherford International has completed its acquisition of Pr ecision Drilling Corporation's Energy Services Division and International Contract Drilling Division for approximately US$945 million in cash, based on current exchange rates and 26 million Weatherford common shares, the company said in a statement.
Precision's Energy Services division is a global provider of cased hole and open hole wireline services, drilling and evaluation services and production services. This acquisition will strengthen Weatherford's cased hole wireline and underbalanced product lines and will significantly expand the company's open hole wireline and directional capabilities.
Precision's International Contract Drilling division is an international land rig contractor. The acquisition includes 48 land rigs primarily working in the Middle East and North Africa and an extensive fleet of specialized rig transport equipment. The rigs will allow the company to augment its strong presence in the Middle East by enabling it to further meet customers' needs.
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