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The Motley Fool May 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	TODCO Jacked Up on Jack-Ups A dwindling fleet in the Gulf suggests strong dayrates for those who stay. The offshore drilling company seems somewhat cheap and it will be hard to ignore the earnings potential if the company continues to reactivate its stacked rigs.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Robert Aronen	Shallow Water, Deep Profits TODCO booms on higher demand for Gulf of Mexico drilling rigs. Investors, these shares are worth looking at, even at today's relatively high prices.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Can TODCO Keep Jacking Up Rates? A supply crunch bodes well for Gulf of Mexico jack-up rig rates -- for now. But what has shot up in recent times is likely to fall back down in the coming years. Investors, take note.
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 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 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.
BusinessWeek December 5, 2005 Assif Shameen	SembMarine: Cleaning Up After Katrina Singapore oil rig builder SembMarine has a pile of post-hurricane contracts.
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 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 June 3, 2011 Travis Hoium	Hercules Offshore Making a Risky Bet on Shallow Water Most drillers are moving farther offshore, but Hercules Offshore stays in the shallow end.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 Robert Aronen	Diamond Delivers the Gold This quarter's numbers from Diamond Offshore demonstrate that the deepwater drilling business remains strong. The company can hardly be called cheap at current prices, but earnings growth is quickly bringing the ratios down to earth.
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 July 9, 2010 Jim Mueller	Transocean Is a Buy! Here are three reasons to buy the troubled oil drilling rig operator.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	In the Wake of Katrina: Drillers While many offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico took a hard hit from Katrina, the effects should be transient. For those invested in the space, follow the news carefully and keep it in perspective.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Toby Shute	Foolish Fundamentals: Dayrates Investors need to understand energy sector jargon to help with investing decisions. Here's a primer on dayrates.
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 October 31, 2007 Toby Shute	Hercules' Unheroic Outing The shallow-water driller faces tough market conditions, and turns in a disappointing, but not surprising, quarter.
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 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 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 February 1, 2008 Toby Shute	Hercules' Mythic Struggle Hercules Offshore, operator of barges, tugs, liftboats, and drilling rigs, streamlined its operations during the fourth quarter, but results were still rough.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Travis Hoium	Offshore Drillers Get Back to Work After Storm Scare After a weekend of weather scares, oil platforms and rigs are headed back to work.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2011 Travis Hoium	Why "Drill Baby, Drill!" Is a Stupid Motto Increased drilling in the U.S. would have a minimal impact on oil and gasoline prices.
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 July 22, 2011 Travis Hoium	Questions Still Remain for Offshore Drillers Earnings uncertainty remains as downtime increases for drillers.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2010 David Lee Smith	The Gusher's Stopped; Don't Forget Energy The Gulf debacle is nowhere near over, but you can't keep oil out of your portfolio.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2010 Jim Mueller	Buy Opportunity: Transocean An opening purchase for The Motley Fool's new Rising Star Portfolios is Transocean, which provides a compelling opportunity to take advantage of some really low expectations from the market.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Rowan Set to Pump Up Profits Rowan Companies boasts a first-rate fleet of jack-up rigs, is heavily leveraged to an increase in dayrates in the tight Gulf of Mexico market, and trades at a 14% discount to its peers. What's not to like?
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Robert Aronen	Shine On, You Crazy Diamond Diamond Offshore's fourth-quarter results bury the analysts' estimates. But do these shares still have come upside left?
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 26, 2007 Toby Shute	No Enervation at ENSCO It's not the size of your offshore rigs, it's how you use them. While fleet-wide average dayrates saw a slight sequential slip, jackup rates held firm, bounding 20% higher than last year.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2005 Robert Aronen	Transocean Cruises in Deep Water The company can drill for oil in 10,000 feet of water. Can it put cash into your pocket? This company deserves a place on your watch list, if not in your portfolio.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	Diamond Offshore Picks the Wrong Day Despite strong results, the falling market dragged driller Diamond Offshore out to sea.
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 July 20, 2010 David Lee Smith	Halliburton Says: Top This! Maybe it's tough for energy these days, but Halliburton has set a high bar.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2011 David Lee Smith	This Driller Looks Compelling Diamond Offshore's numbers have slipped, but the company's both attractive and cheap.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2009 Toby Shute	ENSCO's Jilted Jackups The offshore driller's earnings take a dip this quarter, but there's no reason to worry.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2005 Robert Aronen	A Diamond in the Deep Currently trading around $59, with a P/E of 90, the oil driller Diamond Offshore is priced for perfection.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 David Lee Smith	Offshore Drilling's Massive New Marriage A Transocean and GlobalSantaFe combination will be an offshore drilling behemoth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2010 David Williamson	Today's Buy Opportunity: Noble Why today's "11 O'Clock Stock" is drilling contractor Noble
The Motley Fool June 23, 2011 Isac Simon	Hercules Offshore Looks Like a Long-Term Winner Growth in exploration and production activities will fuel higher demand for drilling equipment and services.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Hercules Offshore: Packing an Earnings Punch Let Hercules' earnings power lift your portfolio. The company stands to benefit from the continued tightness in the Gulf of Mexico drilling market, its leadership position in the liftboat sector, and a proven acquisition strategy.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Toby Shute	Transocean's 200K Per Day Oil companies go drilling, and Transocean makes a killing. Quarterly results report an all-time high dayrate of more than $200,000.
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 April 19, 2011 David Lee Smith	Hercules Powers to a Purchase Hercules is cost-effective at rig buying time.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Transocean-Petrobras Samba New deals between the drilling contractor and the Brazilian oil giant show how serious Petrobras is about boosting production. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2010	Why We're Buying Noble Analyst David Williamson argues that the offshore drilling industry is attractive in spite of the uncertainties that currently exist.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 David Lee Smith	A Good Way to Jack Up Your Profits Even with crude prices stalled, there's a lot to recommend Diamond Offshore.
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 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.