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The Motley Fool May 8, 2009 Toby Shute	The Long View on Deepwater Drilling Transocean's optimistic, for good reason; it has nothing standing in its path.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 David Lee Smith	Transocean Towers In the midst of sliding crude prices, Transocean continues to look strong.
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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.
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The Motley Fool June 29, 2011 Michael Olsen	Rising Stars Buy: Transocean Buying a megatrend at a bargain price.
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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 July 9, 2010 Jim Mueller	Transocean Is a Buy! Here are three reasons to buy the troubled oil drilling rig operator.
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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.
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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 December 8, 2010 Jim Mueller	Rising Star Buy: Transocean, Again The Rising Star real money portfolio has expanded its position in Transocean as expectations remain low and risk declines.
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The Motley Fool February 21, 2008 Toby Shute	Transocean's Got No Taste Transocean, which has merged with GlobalSantaFe, continues to conservatively seek a minimum payback on newbuilds.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Transocean-Petrobras Samba New deals between the drilling contractor and the Brazilian oil giant show how serious Petrobras is about boosting production. Investors, take note.
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