Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE:WFT) revealed today in a
Form 4 filing with the SEC that director Robert Moses purchased 53,544 shares on Monday at prices ranging from $39.88 - $39.99. This $2 million purchase follows
a rush of other smaller puchases by company officers and directors on September 1st. Weatherford provides equipment and services used for the drilling, completion, and
production of oil and natural gas wells in the U.S. Some are speculating that this move relates to the company's earlier announcement of a successful installation of their "Life of Well" system. In that announcement, the company gave an overview of the system:
"Weatherford's Life of Well(TM) optical in-well system is providing both
continuous seismic and pressure/temperature monitoring data and is also
interfaced to the existing permanent ocean bottom cable system. This allows
for the simultaneous collection of permanent seabed and downhole seismic data
representing a significant milestone for the industry."
Although a report issued yesterday argued that value investors should wait to invest in oil services companies, investors applauded the insider buying as the price rose 5.45% in mid-day trading today.
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