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The Motley Fool December 18, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades UBS goes drilling in the oil patch. On Thursday, UBS established new buy ratings for a trio of deepwater oil drillers: Transocean, Pride International, and Diamond Offshore.
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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.
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