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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 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 July 29, 2010 David Williamson	Today's Buy Opportunity: Noble Why today's "11 O'Clock Stock" is drilling contractor Noble
The Motley Fool July 29, 2010	Why We're Buying Noble Analyst David Williamson argues that the offshore drilling industry is attractive in spite of the uncertainties that currently exist.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	TODCO's Ace Up the Sleeve As the only owner of meaningful surplus offshore capacity in the Gulf, TODCO should see strong earnings growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2010 David Lee Smith	The Gusher's Stopped; Don't Forget Energy The Gulf debacle is nowhere near over, but you can't keep oil out of your portfolio.
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 July 9, 2010 Jim Mueller	Transocean Is a Buy! Here are three reasons to buy the troubled oil drilling rig operator.
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 October 19, 2007 Toby Shute	A Driller Undeterred Noble reports a 68% contract drilling margin in the quarter, contracts continue to reprice higher, and management is optimistic about the international jackup market.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2010 Toby Shute	Two Drillers You Can Count On Noble and Ensco are hiking their payouts to patient investors.
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 November 1, 2010 Jim Mueller	Buy Opportunity: Transocean An opening purchase for The Motley Fool's new Rising Star Portfolios is Transocean, which provides a compelling opportunity to take advantage of some really low expectations from the market.
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 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 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 May 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	TODCO Jacked Up on Jack-Ups A dwindling fleet in the Gulf suggests strong dayrates for those who stay. The offshore drilling company seems somewhat cheap and it will be hard to ignore the earnings potential if the company continues to reactivate its stacked rigs.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2010 Toby Shute	License to Drill: Oil Exploration's Tough After the Spill These companies want to get back to work, but the regulatory pathway remains puzzling.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2010 David Lee Smith	Chaos in the Gulf Has Only Just Begun With rigs likely to parade from the gulf, what's your best investment approach?
The Motley Fool October 13, 2010 Travis Hoium	Hold the Applause for End of Drilling Ban Ending the moratorium lifts drilling shares, but there are new rules to follow.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2010 Toby Shute	When Will It Be Game On in the Gulf? Judging by the regulatory morass that's taking shape, not any time soon.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	Diamond Offshore Picks the Wrong Day Despite strong results, the falling market dragged driller Diamond Offshore out to sea.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2007 Toby Shute	No Enervation at ENSCO It's not the size of your offshore rigs, it's how you use them. While fleet-wide average dayrates saw a slight sequential slip, jackup rates held firm, bounding 20% higher than last year.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2008 Toby Shute	Eat It Up, ENSCO This dynamite driller finally deserves attention.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2009 Toby Shute	ENSCO's Jilted Jackups The offshore driller's earnings take a dip this quarter, but there's no reason to worry.
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 April 24, 2009 Toby Shute	Noble's Still Looking Regal Even after a ridiculously tumultuous 12 months, Noble is still the best-in-class operator.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Toby Shute	What's Not to Love About Noble? The contract driller's annual results show why the company's close to my heart.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2011 Travis Hoium	Why "Drill Baby, Drill!" Is a Stupid Motto Increased drilling in the U.S. would have a minimal impact on oil and gasoline prices.
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 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 February 4, 2011 David Lee Smith	This Driller Looks Compelling Diamond Offshore's numbers have slipped, but the company's both attractive and cheap.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2010 Toby Shute	Offshore Drilling Headaches Continue 2011 looks to be no picnic for offshore drillers, and patience is required.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Robert Aronen	I Love Deepwater Drillers Investors' heart's should be a-flutter for the leaders in oil patch technology. As basic economics would suggest, limited supply and strong demand has caused prices to increase.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Toby Shute	A Driller Adrift Offshore driller Hercules has a new man at the helm. Can he right this listing ship?
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 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 January 6, 2011 Jordan DiPietro	One Driller Definitely Worth Looking At Diamond Offshore could be a terrific value play.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 Toby Shute	Ensco Muscles Through the Moratorium While negative effects will linger, this driller's been relatively unscathed to date.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2011 David Lee Smith	Hercules Powers to a Purchase Hercules is cost-effective at rig buying time.
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 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	GlobalSantaFe: It's Not Over Yet Strong exploration and development budgets suggest a few more years of strength at the drillers. This is a fine stock for those looking to squeeze a bit more out of this energy cycle.
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 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 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 January 23, 2006 Robert Aronen	Shallow Water, Deep Profits TODCO booms on higher demand for Gulf of Mexico drilling rigs. Investors, these shares are worth looking at, even at today's relatively high prices.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2011 Travis Hoium	Hercules Offshore Making a Risky Bet on Shallow Water Most drillers are moving farther offshore, but Hercules Offshore stays in the shallow end.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Toby Shute	Make a Killing in Drilling For investors looking to ride the energy wave, the contract drillers are tough to beat. Let's take a look at some deals just announced over the past week or so.