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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.
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 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 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 August 6, 2007 Toby Shute	Rowan Up Cash Creek Rowan Companies doesn't fit into a neat little box like some oil and gas drilling firms, and for that reason it may be a little misunderstood. Category confusions aside, there's no miscategorizing the company's latest quarter as anything short of a cash convention.
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 August 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Push and Pull on Helmerich & Payne Finding the point of balance between a high-quality land driller and a volatile market. Investors may still have the chance to reap profits from this quality player.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2008 Toby Shute	Don't Pity Patterson In its most recent investor conference call, the company pretty convincingly challenged some misperceptions. In actuality, it's performance is way beyond passable.
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 May 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Chesapeake Bets Against the Peak Chesapeake Energy's incredible reserves and aggressive drilling outweigh its high debt, as long as energy prices stay up. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Toby Shute	Forget About the Rig Count This new index could be a more valuable tool for oil and gas investors. Rig efficiency, rather than the absolute number of rigs in action, is the key driver of natural gas production today.
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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 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 April 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Anadarko Shore Up Price With Volume? The energy company reports good results, but all of the juice is from pricing. And the company says it's working hard to do better on the volume front. Investors have heard this one a lot recently -- but is this one different?
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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.
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The Motley Fool November 5, 2010 Toby Shute	Monster Fracs and the Death of Gas It's like Halloween all year in the oil patch.
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The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Apache Continues to Pump Out Value Not always fully appreciated by Wall Street, Apache is a reasonable idea for long-term investors.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2008 Toby Shute	A New Direction in Energy M&A W-H Energy Services is the latest acquisition target in an increasingly busy M&A season. Smith International is buying the company for about $3.2 billion in cash and shares.
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 November 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	HP Drills For Dollars Helmerich & Payne may have missed earnings estimates, but the land-based drilling market is still hot. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool June 25, 2007 Toby Shute	Parker Drilling: I'm Not Drooling This contract driller, once debt-laden, is looking to expand again. Old habits die hard. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Halliburton Hale and Hearty Another oil services company shoots the moon. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2007 Toby Shute	Gray Skies Over Grey Wolf? Land drilling rates are softening, but this operator is well positioned to benefit from any shakeout. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Isac Simon	1 Stock That Could Be Huge in a Natural Gas Bull Market With huge reserves of natural gas and a lot of cash to boot, Apache looks set to exploit the expected surge in demand.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Peek at Chesapeake An investment here is largely a bet on natural gas prices. Chesapeake looks very interesting, particularly for the long-term.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Toby Shute	Getting Paid Not to Drill at Nabors E&P operators are so eager to back out of prior drilling commitments that they're actually paying Nabors Industries for the privilege.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Toby Shute	Foolish Fundamentals: Dayrates Investors need to understand energy sector jargon to help with investing decisions. Here's a primer on dayrates.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Here's Hoping Patterson Keeps Pumping The land drilling market is still strong, but this is a risky play on the space. This is not a widows-and-orphans stock.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2009 Toby Shute	Anything Devon Does, They Can Do Better Devon Energy's second-quarter results are unimpressive relative to its peers.
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The Motley Fool May 2, 2008 Toby Shute	A Pause at Apache The energy producer takes a breather from its recent growth spurt.
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 September 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	In the Wake of Katrina: Drillers While many offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico took a hard hit from Katrina, the effects should be transient. For those invested in the space, follow the news carefully and keep it in perspective.
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 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 May 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Delving Into Devon Rising costs and slow production recoveries at this independent energy player are legitimate reasons for concern. Investors, take note.
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 July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Chesapeake Energy and the Nature of Risk While Chesapeake merits real consideration at today's prices, near-term worries about natural gas prices (whether exaggerated with respect to Chesapeake's particular degree of exposure or not) could make for a rockier go of it at times.
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