Dafora Medias, a company involved in oil drilling and constructions, posted a net profit worth 6.4 million RON (1.8 million euros) at the end of last year, an approximately six-fold increase against the 1.4 million RON (0.3 million euros) reported in 2004. Dafora operates in the sector of drilling services in the petrol and gas industry, with companies such as Romgaz or Wintershall among its clients. The company”s majority shareholder is businessman Gheorghe Calburean, who owns 65% of the total shares, with the rest being owned by other shareholders. Dafora Medias posted an operating income worth 7.06 million RON (1.9 million euros), an over six-fold increase against the same period of 2004. The company”s turnover saw an over 60% increase compared to 2004, reaching 134.5 million RON (37.3 million euros). Company officials could not be contacted to comment on these results by the time this issue was ready for print. The number of company employees grew by 72 people, to 853 employees in the period considered. ZF