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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
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
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
June 11, 2008
Toby Shute |
Coalition of the Drilling Precision Drilling makes an unsolicited $2 billion bid for Grey Wolf. |
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
May 1, 2008
Toby Shute |
Don't Be Sheepish About Grey Wolf This fleet should meet great fortune in the near future. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Can Grey Wolf Separate Itself From the Pack? These are certainly trying times for investors in the drilling space. Can Grey Wolf navigate the seemingly inevitable flattening of dayrates? |
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
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
April 22, 2008
Toby Shute |
A Puzzling Oil-Patch Pairing Drillers and well servicers keep merging, and it's not an encouraging trend. |
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
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
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
December 27, 2011
Paul Chi |
Another Way to Play the Shales This company is benefiting from increased horizontal drilling. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2008
Toby Shute |
Two Stunning Sell-offs Marveling at Mr. Market's Monday madness. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2007
Toby Shute |
Hungry Like Grey Wolf Investors salivated at the land driller's better-than-expected results. |
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
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
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
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
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
August 28, 2008
Toby Shute |
A Gusher of a Quarter for Layne Drilling specialist Layne Christensen soars on commodity strength. |
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
July 27, 2007
Toby Shute |
Precise Pain at Precision Drilling Weak Canadian gas demand sucks margins dry at Precision Drilling Trust, the largest contract driller in Canada. Overall drilling activity in Canada is down 50%. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2011
Toby Shute |
It's Good to Be a Land Driller Helmerich & Payne kicks off what should be an extraordinary earnings season for contract drillers. |
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
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
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
October 30, 2007
Toby Shute |
No Gusher at Grey Wolf The contract driller has hit a dry patch. While the situation should improve eventually, latest quarterly results and forward guidance reveal eroding figures. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2009
Toby Shute |
Anything Devon Does, They Can Do Better Devon Energy's second-quarter results are unimpressive relative to its peers. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2007
Toby Shute |
Unit Corp. Measures Up Investors, here are three reasons why this company can weather land-drilling weakness. Although you could likely find a better entry price at some future moment of extreme pessimism, the shares are still pretty cheap today. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2007
Toby Shute |
The Helmerich Maneuver Land driller Helmerich & Payne has avoided falling victim to the domestic oversupply of commoditized rigs that have plagued its peers. |
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
November 6, 2009
Toby Shute |
Reintroducing XTO Energy In a recent conference call, XTO management framed the E&P's activities in terms of its overarching strategy and long-term goals. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2008
Toby Shute |
An Oil and Gas Profit Factory Calgary-based EnCana officially became an integrated oil firm in 2007, thanks to its 50/50 oil sands joint venture with ConocoPhillips. If you're seeking a happy medium between independent E&Ps and oil companies, this may be it. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2009
Toby Shute |
Energy Companies Doing More With Less And these exploration and production companies may be victims of their own success. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2009
Toby Shute |
More Bearish Natural Gas Numbers Production declines still aren't showing up in the data. |
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
June 13, 2008
Christopher Barker |
This Week in Commodity Stocks Weekly commodity news: Vale... Freeport-McMoRan... Precision Drilling Trust... XTO Energy...Apache... BHP Billiton... |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2007
Toby Shute |
Varco's Very Valuable The drilling equipment maker's top line soared 44% year over year on the back of incredibly strong demand for rigs, particularly in international offshore markets. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2008
Toby Shute |
More Drilling Budgets Heading Down Faced with falling prices, more energy and petroleum companies are scaling back. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2009
Toby Shute |
XTO Feels No Pain It's almost impossible to believe, but XTO Energy actually got a better price on its crude oil sales this quarter than in the same period last year. The E&P's hedges insulate it from low oil and gas prices. |
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
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
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
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
October 31, 2008
Toby Shute |
Patterson Headed to the Poorhouse? Patterson is perfectly well positioned right now to pick up shares at a real fire sale price. |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2007
Toby Shute |
Foolish Forecast: Exciting XTO Independent E&P company XTO Energy reports second-quarter earnings. Will management be exploring for excuses, or producing the profits for shareholders? |
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
March 16, 2010
Toby Shute |
2 Key Trends in Onshore Drilling Have you spotted both of these big-picture developments? |
