Weatherford International Ltd

Pipeline & Gas Journal, Oct, 2005

Houston-based Weatherford International Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Precision Drilling Corporation's Energy Services Division and International Drilling Division for approximately $945 million in cash, based on current exchange rates and 26 million Weatherford common shares. 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.

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