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Cathedral Energy Services Feeling Pinch of Price Environment

Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. has announced that the Company's Board of Directors have approved a 2015 capital budget of $15 million which includes $11.2 million of growth expenditures, $3.3 million of maintenance expenditures and $0.5 million of infrastructure expenditures.
The Directional Drilling division is expected to invest $13.1 million of the 2015 capital budget including $10.2 million for growth, $2.4 million for maintenance and $0.5 million for infrastructure. Growth capital expenditures will include the addition of mud motors and drill collars for the replacement of high rental expense items and an initial build of 25 motors for a Canadian mud motor rental fleet. Maintenance capital expenditures are expected to allow for: 1) continued enhancement of the Company's Fusion MWD…
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