CALGARY, Nov. 6, 2017 /CNW/ – (TSXV: CWC) CWC Energy Services Corp. (“CWC” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of all of the service and swabbing rig assets and ongoing operations of C&J Energy Production Services-Canada Ltd. (“C&J Canada“) from C&J Energy Services, Inc. for total consideration of CDN $37.5 million in cash (the “Transaction“).
The assets acquired from C&J Canada consists of 75 service rigs (44 marketed rigs) and 13 swabbing rigs (8 marketed rigs) operating from six strategic locations in Alberta: Sylvan Lake; Grande Prairie; Slave Lake; Drayton Valley; Lloydminster; and Brooks. The combination of CWC's premier well servicing fleet of 74 service rigs and C&J Canada's 75 service rigs will create the largest active service rig fleet in Canada based on reported operating hours in 2016 and year-to-date 2017 by the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors with a Canadian service rig market share of approximately 15%. The Transaction also includes four real estate properties in Sylvan Lake, Slave Lake, Lloydminster and Brooks, Alberta estimated by CWC management to have a value of approximately $15 million.
The C&J Canada workforce is comprised of some of the most experienced personnel in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and CWC is pleased to welcome them to our Company. The assets and operations are being integrated into CWC's service rig division and we look forward to this Transaction creating meaningful competitive benefits for CWC and its combined customers.
About CWC Energy Services Corp.
CWC Energy Services Corp. is a premier contract drilling and well servicing company operating in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin with a complementary suite of oilfield services including drilling rigs, service rigs, swabbing rigs and coil tubing. The Company's corporate office is located in Calgary, Alberta, with operational locations in Nisku, Grande Prairie, Slave Lake, Sylvan Lake, Red Deer, Drayton Valley, Lloydminster, Provost, and Brooks, Alberta. The Company's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “CWC”.
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Forward-Looking Information and Statements
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SOURCE CWC Energy Services Corp.
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