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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 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 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 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 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 June 11, 2008 Toby Shute	Coalition of the Drilling Precision Drilling makes an unsolicited $2 billion bid for Grey Wolf.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2011 Paul Chi	Another Way to Play the Shales This company is benefiting from increased horizontal drilling.
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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 April 23, 2009 Toby Shute	Getting Paid Not to Drill at Nabors E&P operators are so eager to back out of prior drilling commitments that they're actually paying Nabors Industries for the privilege.
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 June 27, 2008 Toby Shute	Grey Wolf Gets Greedy The driller's buyout opposition doesn't add up for this Fool.
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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 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 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.
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.
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 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 October 22, 2008 Toby Shute	Nuzzling Up to Nabors This driller's down, but not out. For the past several years, Nabors has pursued a major fleet overhaul, and that strategy is starting to pay dividends.
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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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 January 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Lots of Riches and Little Pain at Helmerich & Payne Exceptional demand for drilling rigs is letting H&P mint money. Investors, if you're showing up late to this party, just be careful. The market has a nasty habit of anticipating cyclical peaks before they actually happen.
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 May 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Good Nabors Bigger customers and longer contracts make Nabors a more interesting play in land-drilling activity. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Robert Aronen	Shine On, You Crazy Diamond Diamond Offshore's fourth-quarter results bury the analysts' estimates. But do these shares still have come upside left?
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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.
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