Akita buoyed by stepped up activity

Gary Park

Petroleum News Calgary correspondent

Akita Drilling, Canada’s northern pacesetter, made a solid second-quarter recovery as activity levels picked up. The Calgary-based company, which focuses on Northwest Territories operations, posted profits for the three months of C$3.52 million, better than double last year’s C$1.63 million, pushing....

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