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The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pioneer Drills Down, Strikes Money In the wake of higher energy prices, the market for drilling has gotten hot. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Toby Shute	Make a Killing in Drilling For investors looking to ride the energy wave, the contract drillers are tough to beat. Let's take a look at some deals just announced over the past week or so.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pioneer Rates Better Rates Strong demand for land-based drilling rigs is spelling out boom times for this little drilling company. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	TODCO and the Sentiment Steamroller Every time natural gas prices trade lower, oil drillers gets kicked in the teeth. With this market environment, it looks like TODCO is going to face summary execution for its fourth-quarter earnings. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2011 Travis Hoium	Questions Still Remain for Offshore Drillers Earnings uncertainty remains as downtime increases for drillers.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Transocean's Wedding Day The joining of Transocean and GlobalSantaFe could become a trend for drillers, with the industry shrinking to far fewer -- but significantly larger -- companies.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Success for the Other HP Good customer service and modern rigs help contract drilling company Helmerich & Payne stand apart. Second-quarter results were quite good for the driller.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	GlobalSantaFe: It's Not Over Yet Strong exploration and development budgets suggest a few more years of strength at the drillers. This is a fine stock for those looking to squeeze a bit more out of this energy cycle.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2010 Alex Pape	It's Time to Buy This Oil Driller A case for contract driller Noble.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2011 Travis Hoium	Oil Drillers Have Hit Black Gold A year after a major slowdown in the industry, it appears oil drillers are back to normal and rig owners are raking in cash again.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Get Jacked Up About Rowan? Recent stock price action notwithstanding, the market for jack-up oil drilling rigs is very tight. A recovery and possibly second bull run in drilling stocks should certainly boost Rowan again.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2011 Paul Chi	Another Way to Play the Shales This company is benefiting from increased horizontal drilling.
The Motley Fool April 1, 2008 Toby Shute	Noble's Brazilian Bonanza Noble lines up a massive contract renewal on five deepwater rigs that are already in Petrobras' service.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	HP Drills For Dollars Helmerich & Payne may have missed earnings estimates, but the land-based drilling market is still hot. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Hot Profits for This HP Helmerich & Payne has the benefit of both higher rates and long-term contracts. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Toby Shute	Before the Call: Noble Results? The first offshore driller to report, Noble is the canary in the oil well. The deepwater is looking like the greatest untapped frontier these days, and demand for capable rigs has driven dayrates higher.
BusinessWeek August 15, 2005 Mark Morrison	Handsome Profits For Hired Rigs Contract drillers are raising prices - and reaping the rewards - as demand surges.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 Toby Shute	A Noble Calling The offshore driller dug deep and tapped big profits this quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2010 David Lee Smith	A Noble Act Amid the Spill You can still make money in the Gulf. Drilling contractor Noble Corp. has brought some life to the body of water.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Transocean Finds Treasure Offshore While Transocean will see some impact in the fourth quarter from hurricane repairs, and the long-term cash flow picture may be dicey, strong earnings and cash flow leverage over the next few years may yet power a further rise in the stock of this top-notch offshore operator.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Lots of Riches and Little Pain at Helmerich & Payne Exceptional demand for drilling rigs is letting H&P mint money. Investors, if you're showing up late to this party, just be careful. The market has a nasty habit of anticipating cyclical peaks before they actually happen.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2008 Toby Shute	RIG's Record Rate Drill rigs remain a very hot commodity. Read about some recent deals here.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Ignoble Treatment of Noble Despite a 15% drop over the past few weeks, the market for offshore drilling is good and getting better. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	GlobalSantaFe Keeps Drilling Skeptics Despite repeated cries of "it's over now," energy prices are firm, drilling projects are increasing, and the demand is strong. Second-quarter results were quite solid as drilling activity (especially offshore drilling activity) continued to increase.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Nicely Rigged Drilling Combo Hercules Offshore's expected acquisition could be attractive to wise energy investors.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2008 Toby Shute	National Oilwell Rigs Up Another Winner Just when it seemed the outlook couldn't get any brighter for National Oilwell Varco, these rig renaissance men offer up another reason to rejoice.
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	A Sea Change in Transocean's Favor After treading water much of the year, Transocean is finally catching up with its peers. Still, shares of the world's largest offshore driller are up a mere 6% since 1999, while the broad oil-service index OSX has doubled.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Grey Wolf Endangered? U.S. land-based drilling may be energy's riskiest subsector. Investors, approach with caution.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Toby Shute	What's Not to Love About Noble? The contract driller's annual results show why the company's close to my heart.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Robert Aronen	I Love Deepwater Drillers Investors' heart's should be a-flutter for the leaders in oil patch technology. As basic economics would suggest, limited supply and strong demand has caused prices to increase.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Push and Pull on Helmerich & Payne Finding the point of balance between a high-quality land driller and a volatile market. Investors may still have the chance to reap profits from this quality player.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2011 Travis Hoium	Oil Drillers Are On Sale The recent stock decline of oil drillers gives investors a great buying opportunity.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2010 Travis Hoium	Noble Looking Past Gulf Woes A disappointing third quarter didn't take away Noble's hopes for the future of Gulf drilling.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Transocean's Rig Gig As the major player in offshore drilling, Transocean is living in the confluence of some major present-day trends. High day rates for drilling platforms should lead to a few years of solid profitability.
The Motley Fool December 24, 2007 Rich Duprey	Five-Star Energy Stocks: Noble Offshore driller Noble has been a favorite with investors, boasting a high profit margin, enormous cash flow, and earnings growing at 30 - 40% annually.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Toby Shute	Your Move, Noble The question for this driller is: where to grow from here? Noble has few options.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	Diamond Offshore's Sparkling Results The deepwater driller taps stellar quarterly results, announcing three strong contracts. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Toby Shute	Varco's Very Valuable The drilling equipment maker's top line soared 44% year over year on the back of incredibly strong demand for rigs, particularly in international offshore markets. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2008 Will Frankenhoff	Transocean's Profit Well Hasn't Run Dry The significant demand for Transocean's services gives the company leverage to increase pricing.
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The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	TODCO's Ace Up the Sleeve As the only owner of meaningful surplus offshore capacity in the Gulf, TODCO should see strong earnings growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2008 Toby Shute	No Dayrate Dip for These Drillers These fresh rig contracts are mighty fine for companies like Noble and Ensco.
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The Motley Fool March 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Here's Hoping Patterson Keeps Pumping The land drilling market is still strong, but this is a risky play on the space. This is not a widows-and-orphans stock.
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The Motley Fool May 17, 2011 Isac Simon	How Significant Are Vantage's Losses? Houston-based Vantage Drilling reported a net loss of $18.6 million for the first quarter this year as compared to a net profit of $5.9 million in the first quarter of 2010.