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Checking In on Deepwater Demand Drillers' dayrates are the key metric in this high-stakes game.   |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2011
Toby Shute |
Despite Gulf Woes, New Rigs Getting Built Noble's latest order shows the confidence that drillers have in long-term fundamentals. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2008
Toby Shute |
RIG's Record Rate Drill rigs remain a very hot commodity. Read about some recent deals here. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Noble Prize for Oil Drilling More operating days, better utilization, and higher rates per day spell profit for Noble Energy. While drillers' stocks will fluctuate with energy prices and storm worries, there's still money to be made from this sector. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Noble Deal Is this the start of a more prolonged rise for oil drillers? While investors need to be careful about stock selection (and remember that these are cyclical companies), so long as day rates keep rising, the stocks should follow. |
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
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
April 1, 2008
Toby Shute |
Noble's Brazilian Bonanza Noble lines up a massive contract renewal on five deepwater rigs that are already in Petrobras' service. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2008
Toby Shute |
No Dayrate Dip for These Drillers These fresh rig contracts are mighty fine for companies like Noble and Ensco. |
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 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 8, 2009
Toby Shute |
The Long View on Deepwater Drilling Transocean's optimistic, for good reason; it has nothing standing in its path. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2007
Toby Shute |
How Deep Is Atwood Oceanics? While they've steadily risen over the last several years, Atwood's contract drilling margins remain unimpressive. |
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 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 7, 2008
Toby Shute |
The Next Deepwater Duo It looks as though Petrobras may be close to vaulting its way into an even more profitable partnership than it's one with Japanese trading house Mitsui, this time with Chinese offshore ace CNOOC. |
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
August 26, 2009
Toby Shute |
No Dimming Dayrates for This Driller E&P Noble has hired Transocean's ultra-deepwater Sedco Express for a 15-month stint. |
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 12, 2008
Toby Shute |
No More Whining Over Atwood Atwood Oceanics may just be the driller of your dreams. |
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
March 10, 2008
Toby Shute |
This Rig Deal Rocks Ensco investors should be content with this letter of intent. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2008
Toby Shute |
Your Move, Noble The question for this driller is: where to grow from here? Noble has few options. |
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
January 25, 2008
Toby Shute |
More Thrilling Drilling Off-shore driller Noble turns in a fourth quarter in which revenue came in 49% higher than last year's, and 43% higher for the full year. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2009
Toby Shute |
Noble's Not Panicking On its quarterly conference call, the contract driller hit upon a few comforting points, including the caliber of the company's clients. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Hot Profits for This HP Helmerich & Payne has the benefit of both higher rates and long-term contracts. Investors, take note. |
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
July 21, 2010
Toby Shute |
How Noble Is Dealing With the Gulf Disaster The driller's financial firepower is opening up some interesting opportunities. |
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
April 23, 2007
Toby Shute |
A Noble Calling The offshore driller dug deep and tapped big profits this quarter. Investors, take note. |
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 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
October 23, 2008
Toby Shute |
Noble's Still Seaworthy There's fairly smooth sailing ahead for this offshore driller, thanks to their reliable revenue source. |
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
September 23, 2008
Toby Shute |
Noble Goes Naked Noble is spending today with the expectation of signing a multi-year drilling deal with an operator like Chevron or BHP Billiton sometime before the rig gets delivered. |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Five-Star Energy Stocks: Noble Offshore driller Noble has been a favorite with investors, boasting a high profit margin, enormous cash flow, and earnings growing at 30 - 40% annually. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2008
Toby Shute |
Eat It Up, ENSCO This dynamite driller finally deserves attention. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2008
Toby Shute |
A Profitable Petrobras Partnership Brazilian energy giant Petrobras teams up with Transocean to finance a massive drilling project. |
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
August 7, 2009
Toby Shute |
Tough Times, Even for Transocean It's not the dandiest time to be a driller. |
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
April 25, 2008
Toby Shute |
A Noble Dynasty The company's return of capital to shareholders is a sign of excess cash generation, not a sign that the company has reached its twilight years. |
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
September 1, 2011
Travis Hoium |
2 Drillers Head in Opposite Directions Seadrill and DryShips diverge. |
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
November 15, 2010
Tomasz Johannsen |
Atwood Downgrades Are No Reason to Sell The sell recommendations on Atwood Oceanics do not undermine its attractive valuation. |
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 23, 2010
Toby Shute |
Two Drillers You Can Count On Noble and Ensco are hiking their payouts to patient investors. |
