Precision Drilling Trust announces increase in cash distributions
26 Abril 2006 - 7:02AM
PR Newswire (US)
CALGARY, April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Precision Drilling
Trust ("Precision") announced today that its Board of Trustees has
approved a 15% increase in monthly cash distributions to $0.31 per
unit effective for the May and June 2006 distributions, to be paid
in June and July 2006 respectively. The increased payment will also
be made to holders of Class B limited partnership units of
Precision Drilling Limited Partnership. Precision Drilling Trust is
Canada's largest energy services trust. Headquartered in Calgary,
Alberta, Precision is the leading provider of energy services to
the Canadian oil and gas industry. Precision provides customers
with access to an extensive fleet of contract drilling rigs,
service rigs, camps, snubbing units and rental equipment backed by
a comprehensive mix of technical support services and skilled,
experienced personnel. Precision is listed on the Toronto Stock
Exchange under the trading symbol "PD.UN" and in U.S. dollars
"PD.U" and on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol
"PDS". DATASOURCE: Precision Drilling Trust CONTACT: Doug Strong,
Chief Financial Officer of Precision Drilling Corporation,
Administrator of Precision Drilling Trust, 4200, 150 - 6th Avenue
S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3Y7, Telephone (403) 716-4500, Fax
(403) 264-0251; website: http://www.precisiondrilling.com/; To
request a free copy of this organization's annual report, please go
to http://www.newswire.ca/ and click on Tools for Investors.
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