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The Motley Fool November 21, 2011 Isac Simon	How Valuable Is Precision Drilling? Precision Drilling's assets generate healthy returns when compared with its peers.
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The Motley Fool February 13, 2009 Toby Shute	Get Your Free Drilling Rigs Right Here There is significant asset value in Patterson-UTI that is being assigned a $0 price tag by investors today.
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The Motley Fool June 11, 2008 Toby Shute	Coalition of the Drilling Precision Drilling makes an unsolicited $2 billion bid for Grey Wolf.
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The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Toby Shute	Stop, You'll Wake the Nabors! Margins deteriorated in the most recent quarter for Nabors Industries, but the international segment doubled its contribution to operating income.
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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.
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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 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.
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