Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 61.83 points, or 0.21%, to 28,926.54.

On the BSE, so far 1.11 lakh shares were traded in the counter, compared with average daily volumes of 1.52 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 181 so far during the day, which is also a 52-week high for the counter. The stock had hit a low of Rs 170.10 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 29 on 24 February 2016.

The small-cap company has equity capital of Rs 22.32 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

Asian Oilfield Services said that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Asian Oilfield & Energy Services DMCC, Dubai, has signed a contract for providing operations and maintenance services (O&M) for an offshore production unit operating at EBOK field offshore Nigeria. The total value of contract is about $95 million for a total period of 5 years (inclusive of client options). The company added that it had earlier announced on 27 December 2016 about receipt of a binding Letter of Intent (LOI) for contract of approximately $57 million for providing O&M services for 3 years. The above contract of $95 million for a total period of 5 years (inclusive of client options) is for the same LOI.

Further, the company's wholly owned subsidiary Asian Oilfield & Energy Services DMCC has also entered into an agreement to acquire 99.99% shareholding of Ivorene Oil Services Nigeria (a company registered under Nigeria) to provide local support for this O&M contract.

On a consolidated basis, Asian Oilfield Services reported net loss of Rs 2.53 crore in Q3 December 2016 as against net loss of Rs 20.05 crore in Q3 December 2015. Net sales rose 38.24% to Rs 16.63 crore in Q3 December 2016 over Q3 December 2015.

Asian Oilfield Services is engaged in providing geophysical, drilling and well services to customers across the Indian sub-continent.