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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.
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 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 August 28, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Hercules Offshore Bulks Up A recent acquisition by Hercules illustrates the company's profitable strategy. As the company continues to bulk up its operations, the stock price will likely follow. It's time for energy investors to take a closer look.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 May 4, 2007 Toby Shute	Whaddya Say, GlobalSantaFe? Investors -- surprise, surprise -- another offshore driller reports a huge quarter.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2011 Michael Olsen	Rising Stars Buy: Transocean Buying a megatrend at a bargain price.
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 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 April 8, 2011 Travis Hoium	Offshore Drilling Is Back in Play President Obama's desire to increase domestic oil production means offshore drilling is back on the table.
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 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 April 25, 2011 David Lee Smith	There's Room for Optimism at Diamond Offshore Despite a year-over-year dip, Diamond Offshore's world is strengthening.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	There's Still Bling in Diamond Offshore Diamond Offshore's shares have moved up more than 60% in a year, but it still merits attention from investors.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2011 Travis Hoium	2 Drillers Head in Opposite Directions Seadrill and DryShips diverge.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Backlog Back Up Transocean's Earnings? With the end of the drilling boom in sight, grabbing cash in the next few years is critical. However, Transocean does have a few advantages going its way. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2011 Travis Hoium	Transocean Misses the Mark Oil drilling's biggest player misses by a wide margin in the third quarter.
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 July 9, 2010 Jim Mueller	Transocean Is a Buy! Here are three reasons to buy the troubled oil drilling rig operator.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 David Lee Smith	Transocean Towers In the midst of sliding crude prices, Transocean continues to look strong.
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The Motley Fool February 14, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Transocean Gets Swamped These are the trying times that come with investing in sectors like energy services. The deepwater driller's poor guidance for the first half of this year sends the stock down.
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 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 November 17, 2010 Toby Shute	Jackup Drilling's Still a Drag This segment's still seriously struggling, with a small exception.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2009 Toby Shute	Seahawk Drilling Is for the Birds Investors who don't like risk should probably sidestep this spinoff of Pride International.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Toby Shute	A Driller Adrift Offshore driller Hercules has a new man at the helm. Can he right this listing ship?
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Same Gig for RIG Costs and maintenance schedules are a concern, but the market for marine rigs is still tight. Transocean investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2009 Toby Shute	This Driller Stacks Up Nicely Compared to its peers, Rowan's looking strong this season.
The Motley Fool December 24, 2007 Toby Shute	Analysts Entranced With Transocean Offshore driller Transocean draws a top target price from a top Wall Street shop.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2011 Travis Hoium	SeaDrill Scores Another Drilling Deal The comeback of offshore drilling was in motion this week when SeaDrill signed a $100 million contract with Murphy Sabah Oil.
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 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.
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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 October 13, 2011 Travis Hoium	Deepwater Drillers Move Forward Despite Oil's Dip Despite low oil prices, the long-term future looks strong for deepwater drillers.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008 David Lee Smith	Recession-Proof Stocks: Diamond Offshore This deepwater driller taps a great combination of growth and income.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2009 Toby Shute	Steer Clear of These Offshore Drillers In its latest fleet status update, deepwater titan Transocean revealed some more rot in the shallow end of the drilling pool.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2009 David Lee Smith	A Deepwater Stock You Shouldn't Miss Diamond Offshore beats the analysts and again rewards its shareholders.
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 17, 2009 Toby Shute	There's Nothing Treacherous in Transocean's Path The deepwater driller is being spared the worst of this downturn.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2011 Isac Simon	How Will Hercules Offshore Do in 2012? A good knowledge of the opportunities and the challenges ahead should help you take better investing decisions.