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The Motley Fool
October 24, 2008
Toby Shute |
Put Your Trust in This Driller This was the first time that Canadian driller Precision Drilling Trust reported a year-over-year improvement in earnings since the last quarter of 2006.   |
The Motley Fool
October 29, 2007
Toby Shute |
Precision Drilling's New Direction Though Precision has a commanding market share in Canada, it's not bound to keep its rigs there. The lower 48 is no promised land, but it's still promising. While the firm's rigs head south, it's doubtful its shares will follow suit. |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2008
Toby Shute |
Precision: Why This Driller's Different Perhaps the most important point made by Precision Drilling Trust during its conference call had nothing to do with margins or growth rates. It had to do with its people. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2008
Toby Shute |
Calling a Bottom With Precision The Canadian contract driller may be turning the corner to better times. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2009
Toby Shute |
Precision Drilling Dashes Its Dividend Precision Drilling Trust's eye-popping payout has passed from this world. After February's distribution, the land driller's dividends are going the way of the dodo. This is precisely the right move for the debt-laden driller. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Weatherford's Precision Deal With this deal, the energy services firm will expand its drilling services business, as Precision becomes more focused on contract drilling. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Precision Drilling's Cautious Optimism Precision's first-quarter results are down compared to last year, but that shouldn't come as a surprise to investors. |
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
October 25, 2007
Toby Shute |
Stop, You'll Wake the Nabors! Margins deteriorated in the most recent quarter for Nabors Industries, but the international segment doubled its contribution to operating income. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2007
Toby Shute |
Unit's Still Unique The oil and gas company is back on its feet after last quarter's disappointing outing. |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2008
Toby Shute |
The Killer Among Drillers This technological leader has one of the very best rigs when it comes to directional and horizontal drilling. Helmerich & Payne is the driller to retain. |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Has Precision Drilling Become the Perfect Stock? Precision has a very real chance of recovering its former glory, but to do so, it needs to keep paying down debt and reestablish at least part of its past dividend. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2009
Toby Shute |
Getting Paid Not to Drill at Nabors E&P operators are so eager to back out of prior drilling commitments that they're actually paying Nabors Industries for the privilege. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Where to, Weatherford? Strong margins and growing international opportunities are a definite draw for investors in this drilling company. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2007
Brian D. Pacampara |
5 More Turnaround Stocks Go ahead, be contrarian -- just make sure you're right. Vaalco Energy... Angiotech Pharmaceuticals... United Retail Group... Universal Truckload Services... etc. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2009
Toby Shute |
Get Your Free Drilling Rigs Right Here There is significant asset value in Patterson-UTI that is being assigned a $0 price tag by investors today. |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2008
Toby Shute |
Time to Nibble at Nabors Driller Nabors Industries is a great way to ride those shale plays. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2011
Isac Simon |
How Valuable Is Precision Drilling? Precision Drilling's assets generate healthy returns when compared with its peers. |
The Motley Fool
June 11, 2008
Toby Shute |
Coalition of the Drilling Precision Drilling makes an unsolicited $2 billion bid for Grey Wolf. |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Good Nabors Bigger customers and longer contracts make Nabors a more interesting play in land-drilling activity. Investors, take note. |
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 23, 2009
Toby Shute |
Are These Drillers Doomed or Not? Two debt-laden drillers trot out their latest results. Precision Drilling Trust and Hercules Offshore are reviewed. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2008
Toby Shute |
Howl They Pull Off This Takeover? Precision and Grey Wolf have officially entered hostile territory, with Grey Wolf rejected the Canadian driller's advances via a public statement. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2008
Toby Shute |
Precision Lands Its Prey Persistence pays off in the driller's bid for rival Grey Wolf. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2007
Toby Shute |
Meet the International Nabors The Canadian contract drilling market stinks, the U.S. lower 48 is none too great, either, but the overseas markets are looking brighter and brighter for contract drillers like Nabors. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Patterson-UTI Fights Off the Inevitable Growing rig supply and unstable gas prices make the land drilling space riskier for investors. |
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 25, 2008
Toby Shute |
Is That Your Final Offer? With three weeks to go before Precision Drilling Trust's merger with Basic Energy Systems, the driller makes its third offer for land driller Grey Wolf. |
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
August 6, 2007
Toby Shute |
Gray Skies Over Grey Wolf? Land drilling rates are softening, but this operator is well positioned to benefit from any shakeout. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2008
Toby Shute |
Nuzzling Up to Nabors This driller's down, but not out. For the past several years, Nabors has pursued a major fleet overhaul, and that strategy is starting to pay dividends. |
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
April 20, 2009
Toby Shute |
A Painful Placement at Precision Drilling Precision Drilling Trust is finally on firm financial footing. But should we recoil or rejoice at this refinancing? |
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 3, 2009
Toby Shute |
Rigs on the Rebound While business deteriorates, driller shares are forecasting a brighter future. |
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 6, 2007
Toby Shute |
Rowan Up Cash Creek Rowan Companies doesn't fit into a neat little box like some oil and gas drilling firms, and for that reason it may be a little misunderstood. Category confusions aside, there's no miscategorizing the company's latest quarter as anything short of a cash convention. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2009
Toby Shute |
Dodge These Drillers for Now Not only are their business conditions deteriorating -- the pace of decay is accelerating. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2008
Toby Shute |
Nabors Hits Rock Bottom Nabors Industries released first-quarter results that, while soft, still beat all but the highest of earnings estimates. |
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
June 27, 2008
Toby Shute |
Grey Wolf Gets Greedy The driller's buyout opposition doesn't add up for this Fool. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2008
Toby Shute |
Energy Deals of the Day Precision's offer of $10 per share still stands, and Grey Wolf has announced that it has hired a banker to help evaluate strategic alternatives. Will Grey Wolf finally succumb to its Canadian suitor? We'll have to just stay tuned. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2008
Toby Shute |
A New Direction in Energy M&A W-H Energy Services is the latest acquisition target in an increasingly busy M&A season. Smith International is buying the company for about $3.2 billion in cash and shares. |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2007
Toby Shute |
Before the Call: Nabors in a Nutshell What's the big picture on the big land driller? While we don't see quite the level of unbridled investor enthusiasm for the land drillers as for their offshore brethren, it's still a strong showing by Nabors. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Toby Shute |
Don't Pity Patterson In its most recent investor conference call, the company pretty convincingly challenged some misperceptions. In actuality, it's performance is way beyond passable. |
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
August 21, 2007
Toby Shute |
No Fear From Bronco Drilling The small land driller is showing signs of strength in a difficult market. With a dirt-cheap valuation, a solid fleet full of refurbished rigs, and a re-energized management structure, this driller is ready to buck its downdraft and do well by its shareholders. |
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
February 8, 2008
Toby Shute |
Go East, Young Man Nabors Industries best drilling prospects lie outside the Western hemisphere. |
