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The Motley Fool June 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Life in the Fast Layne The water and mineral drilling company Layne Christensen has an interesting play on coalbed methane. Investors need to drill into the company for themselves to see whether it all makes sense.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Layne Christensen's Hot Spots The company is well-positioned in three of the hottest markets going: water, minerals, and energy. Investors who like to explore the hidden and forgotten corners of Wall Street may want to pause and take a look here.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Baker Hughes Not Half-Baked Strong energy prices mean strong drilling activity. Strong drilling activity means growth for the No. 3 player in oil and gas services. Investors, take note.
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 August 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Backlog Back Up Transocean's Earnings? With the end of the drilling boom in sight, grabbing cash in the next few years is critical. However, Transocean does have a few advantages going its way. 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 December 8, 2008 Chris Jones	Layne Christensen Is Cheap This world leader in groundwater services currently has a market capitalization of less than $300 million, compared to a recent book value of around $450 million.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2008 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Cooking With Gas Baker Hughes has cooked up a quarter that, while not spectacular from a growth perspective, exceeded expectations.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2011 Isac Simon	How Significant Are Vantage's Losses? Houston-based Vantage Drilling reported a net loss of $18.6 million for the first quarter this year as compared to a net profit of $5.9 million in the first quarter of 2010.
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 May 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Drilling for Value at Layne Christensen Serving hot markets is a double-edged sword. While the reported numbers at Layne were gaudy in its fiscal first quarter, underlying performance was a bit more sedate in some respects.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Math Behind BJ Services The equation of higher energy prices plus higher drilling activity equals strong profit growth for the pressure pumper. Though stock price has probably outstripped long-term value, a hot market could continue to propel them further.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	TODCO and the Sentiment Steamroller Every time natural gas prices trade lower, oil drillers gets kicked in the teeth. With this market environment, it looks like TODCO is going to face summary execution for its fourth-quarter earnings. Investors, take note.
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.
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 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 June 29, 2011 Michael Olsen	Rising Stars Buy: Transocean Buying a megatrend at a bargain price.
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 February 16, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Will Baker Hughes Get Cooking Again? Investors are abandoning oil-service stocks, but companies like Baker Hughes continue to grow. Is it time to buy?
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 August 16, 2011 Travis Hoium	Oil Drillers Are On Sale The recent stock decline of oil drillers gives investors a great buying opportunity.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Get Jacked Up About Rowan? Recent stock price action notwithstanding, the market for jack-up oil drilling rigs is very tight. A recovery and possibly second bull run in drilling stocks should certainly boost Rowan again.
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 June 23, 2011 Isac Simon	Hercules Offshore Looks Like a Long-Term Winner Growth in exploration and production activities will fuel higher demand for drilling equipment and services.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 Toby Shute	Rig Contracts Getting Shredded With so much negative activity in the drilling sector, how can you determine if your drilling contractor safe?
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Baker Hughes Gets Toasted Strong energy production activity continues to fuel strong earnings growth. Investors, it may not be time to sell, but caution is certainly the word of the day here -- particularly for those of you who are sitting on nice gains.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Hardly Half-Baked While its quarterly numbers could have been somewhat better, Baker Hughes still makes sense to investors.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 David Lee Smith	Is Baker Hughes Ready to Cook? Like its oilfield services pals, Baker Hughes has given Fools reason to revisit the sector.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2010 David Lee Smith	A Noble Act Amid the Spill You can still make money in the Gulf. Drilling contractor Noble Corp. has brought some life to the body of water.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Toby Shute	Transocean Transcends Today's elevated offshore dayrates are a primary reason that sector leader Transocean just reported operating income 131% above first quarter 2006.
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 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 December 4, 2006 David Lee Smith	An Energy Services Starter Kit Here are the basic tools necessary for dipping your toe into the oil services investment water.
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 August 5, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pioneer Rates Better Rates Strong demand for land-based drilling rigs is spelling out boom times for this little drilling company. 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 June 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Noble Deal Is this the start of a more prolonged rise for oil drillers? While investors need to be careful about stock selection (and remember that these are cyclical companies), so long as day rates keep rising, the stocks should follow.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Grey Wolf Endangered? U.S. land-based drilling may be energy's riskiest subsector. Investors, approach with caution.
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	A Sea Change in Transocean's Favor After treading water much of the year, Transocean is finally catching up with its peers. Still, shares of the world's largest offshore driller are up a mere 6% since 1999, while the broad oil-service index OSX has doubled.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2010 David Lee Smith	Oil Service Giants End With a Whimper Earnings from oilfield services were mixed, with Baker Hughes turning out a disappointing dish.
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 January 12, 2009 David Lee Smith	Don't Let Your Portfolio Get Drilled With the rig count falling like a rock, be careful of the contract drillers right now.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2011 Travis Hoium	Offshore Drilling Is Back in Play President Obama's desire to increase domestic oil production means offshore drilling is back on the table.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Transocean Gets Swamped These are the trying times that come with investing in sectors like energy services. The deepwater driller's poor guidance for the first half of this year sends the stock down.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Toby Shute	Unit Corp. Measures Up Investors, here are three reasons why this company can weather land-drilling weakness. Although you could likely find a better entry price at some future moment of extreme pessimism, the shares are still pretty cheap today.
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 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 July 16, 2007 David Lee Smith	Baker Hughes Gets Scalded Baker Hughes is a large and respectable Houston based oilfield-services company facing a swiftly changing business environment. It has played an important role in the industry in the past; some think it can in the future as well.