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Atwood Oceanics Announces Contract Extension for the Atwood Mako

2012-12-20 16:20:29

HOUSTON, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a twelve-month contract extension by Salamander Energy (Bualuang) Limited ("Salamander") for the jackup Atwood Mako. The extension is priced at a day rate of $155,000 and begins September 9, 2013. The Atwood Mako commenced its initial twelve month drilling services contract with Salamander on September 9, 2012 for operations offshore Thailand. With the...

Cameron Awarded Order For Drillship Package

2012-11-26 08:21:47

HOUSTON, Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cameron (NYSE:CAM) announced today that it has received an order from STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., totaling approximately $275 million, to supply a complete drilling equipment package for a 12,000 foot ultradeepwater drillship. STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has a contract to build a new drillship from Sigma Drilling Ltd., of which Vantage Drilling Co. is a partner. This order represents Cameron's first...

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST ALERT: ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. Invites You to Join Its Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter and Year End Conference Call on the Web

2012-10-23 15:21:39

HOUSTON, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that it would announce earnings after the market closes on Thursday, November 15, 2012. The company will hold its conference call and webcast in conjunction with its Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter and Year End earnings release on Friday, November 16, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. ET (9:00 A.M. CT). The company's conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet at 10:00 A.M. ET, Friday, November...

Northern Offshore Announces Close of Sale for Energy Exerter

2012-10-14 19:20:02

HOUSTON, Oct. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Offshore, Ltd. (Oslo Bors: NOF.OL) announced today that the pending sale of the jackup Energy Exerter to an undisclosed buyer has now been completed. The Company confirms the previous announcement on August 29, 2012 that the net proceeds from the sale after fees and expenses is approximately US$43.5 million, with a financial net gain of approximately US$7.5 million. About the Company Northern Offshore, Ltd. is a Bermuda holding...

Atwood Oceanics Announces Contract for the ATWOOD MANTA

2012-10-04 02:21:29

HOUSTON, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a contract by CEC International, Ltd. for the newbuild jackup Atwood Manta. The day rate for the work in the Gulf of Thailand and offshore Malaysia will be $145,000 and the award is for a firm duration of 12 months. The Atwood Manta is currently under construction with PPL Shipyard PTE LTD in Singapore and will have a rated water depth of 400...

Atwood Oceanics Orders Third Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

2012-09-27 14:20:22

HOUSTON, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that one of its subsidiaries had entered into a turnkey construction contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. ("DSME") to construct a third ultra-deepwater drillship, to be named the Atwood Admiral, at the DSME yard in South Korea. The Atwood Admiral is expected to be delivered by March 31, 2015 at a total cost, including two blowout preventers ("BOPs"), project...

Atwood Oceanics Announces Contract for the Atwood Advantage

2012-09-27 02:22:56

HOUSTON, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract for the Atwood Advantage by a subsidiary of Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL) for a worldwide program commencing in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Atwood Advantage is a 12,000 foot water depth capable, dynamically positioned drillship currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering ("DSME")...

Noble Energy Announces Agreement For New Build Drillship

2012-09-27 02:22:22

HOUSTON, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) today announced that it has entered into a 36 month contract with a subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics Inc. (NYSE: ATW) for a new build drillship to support its global new ventures efforts in deepwater exploration and development. The agreement demonstrates the Company's commitment to global offshore exploration. The drillship Atwood Advantage is currently under construction by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine...

Rowan Exercises Option to Build Fourth Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

2012-09-09 22:21:44

HOUSTON, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Rowan Companies plc ("Rowan" or the "Company") (NYSE: RDC) announced today that it has exercised its option to build a fourth GustoMSC P10,000 design ultra-deepwater drillship with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. ("HHI") with delivery scheduled in March 2015. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120827/DA62568LOGO) The cost for this rig, including commissioning, project management and spares, but excluding capitalized interest, is...

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. To Ring Closing Bell At NYSE And Present At The Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference

2012-09-04 02:33:08

HOUSTON, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. announced today that its executive officers and Board members will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday, September 6, 2012, to commemorate the company's 15-year anniversary of listing on the exchange. Atwood Oceanics, Inc. was founded in 1968, and its shares were traded publicly on another US exchange prior to moving its listing to the NYSE in 1997. "We are transforming our offshore...