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The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Toby Shute	Driller Selloff? Sweet! This share-price pullback among offshore drillers is a godsend. If you haven't gotten around yet to buying shares, it's time to get greedy.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2008 Toby Shute	All's Well at ENSCO Things are looking up for this driller, and the share price ought to follow.
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 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 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 March 10, 2008 Toby Shute	This Rig Deal Rocks Ensco investors should be content with this letter of intent.
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 November 5, 2009 Toby Shute	This Driller Stacks Up Nicely Compared to its peers, Rowan's looking strong this season.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2008 Toby Shute	The Tide's Rising for Rowan Rowan is steadily moving many Gulf of Mexico jackups to more promising international basins.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	Diamond Offshore's Sparkle Fades Diamond Offshore's strong earnings growth wasn't quite strong enough.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is This Diamond an Investor's Best Friend? The deepwater driller, Diamond Offshore, is hot -- but maybe not long-term hot. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2008 Toby Shute	Is Offshore Drilling Washed Up? There just seems to be a complete disconnect between the health of this business and what's going on the marketplace.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2009 Toby Shute	This Driller's Down, but Not Out Ensco's earnings get dinged, but it's just a temporary drop.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 Toby Shute	Ensco Muscles Through the Moratorium While negative effects will linger, this driller's been relatively unscathed to date.
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 February 27, 2009 Toby Shute	The Best Defense in Offshore Drilling At year's end, Ensco International sported a cash position that exceeded debt by about $500 million. Throw in a $350 million revolving line of credit that hasn't been used, and this is one liquid driller.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 David Lee Smith	Transocean Towers In the midst of sliding crude prices, Transocean continues to look strong.
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 19, 2007 Toby Shute	A Driller Undeterred Noble reports a 68% contract drilling margin in the quarter, contracts continue to reprice higher, and management is optimistic about the international jackup market.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2010 Toby Shute	The First Driller Back in the Deepwater Ensco's navigating the market uncertainty like a champ.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2008 Toby Shute	A Shallow-Water Driller With Great Depth Rowan lines up some stunning drilling contracts.
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The Motley Fool August 7, 2008 Toby Shute	Transocean Tweaks Its Fleet Despite a quarter that saw a good deal of shipyard maintenance and upgrade activity, Transocean still delivered a huge results for shareholders.
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 August 7, 2009 Toby Shute	Tough Times, Even for Transocean It's not the dandiest time to be a driller.
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The Motley Fool July 22, 2011 David Lee Smith	Diamond Offshore Beats Forecasts, Boosts Backlog A higher downtime forecast roils Mr. Market.
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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 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 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 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 November 5, 2009 Toby Shute	Transocean Can Still Turn Heads The offshore driller rounds out the picture on this choppy market.
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 April 30, 2010 Toby Shute	The Great Oil Spill Sell-Off As each day passes, the headlines surrounding BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico keep getting worse, and all sorts of shares are getting hit by these headlines. That spells opportunity.
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 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 31, 2010 David Lee Smith	Should You Buy the Gulf Tragedy Twins? With the Gulf spill completely contained, are you ready to buy Transocean and BP?
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The Motley Fool April 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Pair of Leggy Drillers It's not a new message from T. Boone Pickens, but it's a difficult one to refute. Wise investors should pay close attention to the soundly managed, quality companies in the oilfield services group.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2011 David Lee Smith	Drilling Will Get Going in the Gulf Thirteen companies get the OK to return to their Gulf of Mexico toils.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Two Ways to Play the Gulf Discovery Oil companies won't see profits for years; instead, try investing in companies that service the oil drillers. Transocean... Hercules Offshore... etc.
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 May 4, 2007 Toby Shute	Whaddya Say, GlobalSantaFe? Investors -- surprise, surprise -- another offshore driller reports a huge quarter.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	GlobalSantaFe: A Smarter Sector Is Good News Larger drilling companies are being smarter this time around, suggesting that prices might stay higher for longer. 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.