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The Motley Fool July 9, 2010 Jim Mueller	Transocean Is a Buy! Here are three reasons to buy the troubled oil drilling rig operator.
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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 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 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.
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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 June 29, 2011 Michael Olsen	Rising Stars Buy: Transocean Buying a megatrend at a bargain price.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2011 Jim Mueller	Rising Star Buy: Once More With Transocean A fair price for a good company.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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