AKITA Announces Construction of New Rig and Multi-Year Drilling Contract

CALGARY, July 30, 2013 /CNW/ - AKITA Drilling Ltd. announced today that it has entered into a multi-year contract with a senior multinational oil and gas producer to construct a new ultra-deep capacity pad rig and provide drilling services in Western Canada.  Construction of the rig will begin immediately at a planned cost of approximately twice the amount of recent new pad rigs built by AKITA for oil sands projects.  Once completed, the rig is scheduled to become available for use by the second half of 2014.

AKITA is an Alberta corporation engaged in the contract drilling business in Western Canada and the North and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AKT.

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SOURCE: AKITA Drilling Ltd.

Murray Roth
Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
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Web site: http://www.akita-drilling.com