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The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	GlobalSantaFe Keeps Drilling Skeptics Despite repeated cries of "it's over now," energy prices are firm, drilling projects are increasing, and the demand is strong. Second-quarter results were quite solid as drilling activity (especially offshore drilling activity) continued to increase.
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 May 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	GlobalSantaFe: A Smarter Sector Is Good News Larger drilling companies are being smarter this time around, suggesting that prices might stay higher for longer. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Transocean's Rig Gig As the major player in offshore drilling, Transocean is living in the confluence of some major present-day trends. High day rates for drilling platforms should lead to a few years of solid profitability.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2007 David Lee Smith	Chevron: Big Oil's Bridesmaid Given Chevron's mix of international operating locations, its P/E discount to Exxon, its solid balance sheet, and its relatively generous dividend history, this company is more than a little intriguing.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Small Cap Drills Differently Gas producer Petroleum Development has a different operating structure, but it seems to be working. Investors must do their own due diligence, of course.
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 January 4, 2008 Toby Shute	A Tale of Two Contracts Two offshore drilling deals make waves this week. Superior Energy Services wins a giant contract to decommission wells for BP; Atwood Oceanics has won a contract to build new semisubmersibles for Chevron.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Rita Spares the Worst There's no such thing as a good hurricane, but the U.S. energy infrastructure escaped this one with relatively minimal damage. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Wait for a Dip on Chevron Chevron is a fine oil company and oil still has room to run, but don't chase the stock.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Matt Koppenheffer	Drill Deeper Than Big Oil The Gulf find could jack up profits for oil rig equipment manufacturers. Investors, take note.
Reason March 2009 Jacob Sullum	Misery Gets Company Incarceration record
The Motley Fool September 27, 2007 Rich Smith	Chevron's $15 Billion Buyback Oil major Chevron announces an authorization to purchase up to $15 billion in stock over the next three years. It's money well spent. But could it be better spent elsewhere?
The Motley Fool December 6, 2011 Amitabha Chakraborty	Chevron Hits a Roadblock Chevron's drilling operations in Brazil have been suspended.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Royal Dutch Shell Goes to School in Search of Profits New mathematical procedures from MIT could lead to new oil discoveries. The technology is unlikely to make or break Shell, but it's the kind of tool that might help the company keep pace with competitors until Shell can determine whether its big bet on the oil sands of Canada pays off.
Geotimes December 2004 Rasoul Sorkhabi	Deepwater: Petroleum's Third Wave A new wave of discovery is in full swing, with petroleum exploration reaching offshore environments deeper than ever before.
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 August 13, 2010 Greer & Early	One Oil Stock That Could Produce Gushing Returns Two Fools discuss a tantalizing oil stock.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2010 David Lee Smith	Chevron Drilled by Gulf Moratorium The Gulf moratorium hit Chevron's earnings, but the company continues to be solid.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 David Lee Smith	A Strong Chevron Should Remain That Way While Chevron will soon have a new CEO, don't expect major changes.
Geotimes November 2007 Erin Wayman	No Arctic Drilling for Shell? A summer filled with legal setbacks is preventing Shell Oil Company from conducting exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea offshore of northern Alaska.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Two Offshore Drillers to Pump Up Your Portfolio These oil-service companies won't cause investors any pain. Transocean... Hercules Offshore...
The Motley Fool March 6, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Nanotech of the North Chevron's use of nanotech could minimize risk in reaping Canada's oil sands. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Toby Shute	Unit's Balancing Act Unit's three divisions, drilling, E&P, and midstream, keep this company fairly balanced in a volatile sector.
Fast Company October 1, 2007 Cora Daniels	Fast Talk: Chevron's Underground Researcher Don Paul, a former research geophysicist who manages Chevron's R&D partnerships, has teamed up with Los Alamos scientists to use chemistry to convert oil shale into synthetic crude oil.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Two Ways to Play the Gulf Discovery Oil companies won't see profits for years; instead, try investing in companies that service the oil drillers. Transocean... Hercules Offshore... etc.
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?
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Still Courting Unocal China's largest offshore oil producer might not be giving up on a deal just yet. Though China National Offshore Oil Corp carries all of the baggage related to being largely owned by the Chinese government, intrepid investors may want to take a look anyway.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2008 David Lee Smith	Chevron in Step Like its peers, Chevron posted solid results this quarter. But it's not all milk and honey for the integrated companies these days.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2005 Robert Aronen	A Diamond in the Deep Currently trading around $59, with a P/E of 90, the oil driller Diamond Offshore is priced for perfection.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Travis Hoium	Offshore Drillers Get Back to Work After Storm Scare After a weekend of weather scares, oil platforms and rigs are headed back to work.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2008 David Lee Smith	An Energy Earnings Preview Greater segment balance should make this earnings season kind to energy companies.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2010 David Lee Smith	Chevron Outs a Scoundrel in Ecuador With $27 billion riding on it, Chevron has discovered major hanky-panky in Ecuador.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2008 Toby Shute	Hercules' Mythic Struggle Hercules Offshore, operator of barges, tugs, liftboats, and drilling rigs, streamlined its operations during the fourth quarter, but results were still rough.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2010 Toby Shute	This Shale Play Offers Shelter From the Deepwater Storm Newfield is reallocating capital from the deepwater Gulf to the Marcellus. Maybe Chevron had the same idea with its recent acquisition.
BusinessWeek September 18, 2006 Mark Morrison	Plenty Of Oil--Just Drill Deeper The discovery of reserves in the Gulf of Mexico means supply isn't topping out.
The Motley Fool December 24, 2007 Toby Shute	Analysts Entranced With Transocean Offshore driller Transocean draws a top target price from a top Wall Street shop.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2010 David Meier	Is Diamond Offshore Drilling Growing Foolishly? Diamond Offshore Drilling's track record of creating value as it grows makes it well worth considering.
Wired February 2007 John Geoghegan	Inherit the Wind The Gulf Coast is littered with the carcasses of unused oil equipment. Now those structures are being re-purposed to build the first offshore wind farm in the United States.
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 November 5, 2007 David Lee Smith	Chevron Sinks Downstream As with most integrated companies, Chevron watched refinery margins clobber its quarterly results.
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 December 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Chevron Pumps Up Petrodollar Plans Big Oil's number two announces ambitious 2006 spending plans. Investors, take note.
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 September 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	In the Wake of Katrina: Energy The disruptions to the Gulf's energy infrastructure will have far-reaching effects for who knows how long? With demand unlikely to drop off in any meaningful way, there are still ample opportunities in the global energy sector for sharp-eyed investors.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	Chevron's Checkered Earnings Chevron disappoints investors, but could the company still be a bargain?
The Motley Fool June 6, 2011 David Lee Smith	Chevron's Making News Worldwide The oil giant has new developments in all the major energy-producing venues.
Wired August 21, 2007 Amanda Griscom Little	Pumped Up: Chevron Drills Down 30,000 Feet to Tap Oil-Rich Gulf of Mexico A recent discovery by Chevron has signaled that soon there may be vastly more oil gushing out of the ultradeep seabeds -- more than even the optimists were predicting four years ago. But there are still big questions to be answered before Jack starts filling gas tanks.
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Coy et al.	Why Isn't Big Oil Drilling More? One would expect oil companies to be pumping more oil from existing wells, drilling new wells in current fields, and boosting exploration budgets, yet despite the recent runup in prices, the oil industry is slow to pick up the pace.
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.