Key Energy Services, Inc. (KEG) Sells Two Businesses
Key Energy Services, Inc. has signed an agreement to sell two of its oil service businesses for $256.7 million in cash and other consideration. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010, and the company will record a pretax gain of $160 million as a result of the sale. Key Energy Services, Inc. said that the company would sell its Pressure Pumping and Wireline businesses to Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN). These two businesses are currently part of the company’s Production Services segment. The Pressure Pumping business consists of approximately 214,400 hydraulic horsepower (HHP), with 85% of the…