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The Motley Fool October 26, 2007 Toby Shute	No Enervation at ENSCO It's not the size of your offshore rigs, it's how you use them. While fleet-wide average dayrates saw a slight sequential slip, jackup rates held firm, bounding 20% higher than last year.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Toby Shute	Transocean's 200K Per Day Oil companies go drilling, and Transocean makes a killing. Quarterly results report an all-time high dayrate of more than $200,000.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Toby Shute	More Thrilling Drilling Off-shore driller Noble turns in a fourth quarter in which revenue came in 49% higher than last year's, and 43% higher for the full year.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2010 Alex Pape	It's Time to Buy This Oil Driller A case for contract driller Noble.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Toby Shute	A Driller Adrift Offshore driller Hercules has a new man at the helm. Can he right this listing ship?
The Motley Fool October 21, 2010 Travis Hoium	Noble Looking Past Gulf Woes A disappointing third quarter didn't take away Noble's hopes for the future of Gulf drilling.
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 October 23, 2008 Toby Shute	Noble's Still Seaworthy There's fairly smooth sailing ahead for this offshore driller, thanks to their reliable revenue source.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2008 Toby Shute	No Dayrate Dip for These Drillers These fresh rig contracts are mighty fine for companies like Noble and Ensco.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2008 Toby Shute	All's Well at ENSCO Things are looking up for this driller, and the share price ought to follow.
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 April 25, 2008 Toby Shute	Eat It Up, ENSCO This dynamite driller finally deserves attention.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Toby Shute	Wall Street Isn't Thrilled by These Drills There are several catalysts behind Monday's downgrade of a few key shallow-water contract drilling players. Ensco, Rowan, and Noble all took a hit. Investors should take note.
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 July 29, 2010 David Williamson	Today's Buy Opportunity: Noble Why today's "11 O'Clock Stock" is drilling contractor Noble
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Noble Prize for Oil Drilling More operating days, better utilization, and higher rates per day spell profit for Noble Energy. While drillers' stocks will fluctuate with energy prices and storm worries, there's still money to be made from this sector.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 Toby Shute	Give Noble a Prize This offshore driller gets a blue ribbon for continued strong results. Investors, take note.
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 April 24, 2009 Toby Shute	ENSCO's Jilted Jackups The offshore driller's earnings take a dip this quarter, but there's no reason to worry.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2007 Toby Shute	Hercules' Unheroic Outing The shallow-water driller faces tough market conditions, and turns in a disappointing, but not surprising, quarter.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	Diamond Offshore Picks the Wrong Day Despite strong results, the falling market dragged driller Diamond Offshore out to sea.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 David Lee Smith	A Good Way to Jack Up Your Profits Even with crude prices stalled, there's a lot to recommend Diamond Offshore.
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 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 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 24, 2007 Rich Duprey	Five-Star Energy Stocks: Noble Offshore driller Noble has been a favorite with investors, boasting a high profit margin, enormous cash flow, and earnings growing at 30 - 40% annually.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2010 Toby Shute	3 Offshore Drillers, 3 Very Different Futures Two fates appear to be sealed, but one hangs in the balance.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2007 Toby Shute	Ogling Transocean Transocean's dramatic quarterly results did not disappoint, leaving last years figures in the dust, thanks to higher day rates.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2009 Toby Shute	Tough Times, Even for Transocean It's not the dandiest time to be a driller.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2008 Toby Shute	Driller Selloff? Sweet! This share-price pullback among offshore drillers is a godsend. If you haven't gotten around yet to buying shares, it's time to get greedy.
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 November 5, 2009 Toby Shute	Transocean Can Still Turn Heads The offshore driller rounds out the picture on this choppy market.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2008 Toby Shute	A Noble Dynasty The company's return of capital to shareholders is a sign of excess cash generation, not a sign that the company has reached its twilight years.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2009 David Lee Smith	A Deepwater Stock You Shouldn't Miss Diamond Offshore beats the analysts and again rewards its shareholders.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2010 Toby Shute	Two Drillers You Can Count On Noble and Ensco are hiking their payouts to patient investors.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2011 Toby Shute	Despite Gulf Woes, New Rigs Getting Built Noble's latest order shows the confidence that drillers have in long-term fundamentals.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2009 Toby Shute	This Driller Stacks Up Nicely Compared to its peers, Rowan's looking strong this season.
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 February 29, 2008 Toby Shute	Drilling With Pride Offshore driller Pride International nearly doubled its per-share earnings compared to the prior year, but looking forward, 2008 may not have the same potential.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2009 Toby Shute	Rig Contracts Increasingly at Risk Recent news from Callon Petroleum, Oilexco, and Transocean point to further evidence of tenuous times for drilling contractors.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2010 Toby Shute	Jackup Drilling's Still a Drag This segment's still seriously struggling, with a small exception.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2009 Toby Shute	Pulling the Rig Out From Under Rowan Deepwater drilling small-bit players are slashing capital spending like suddenly sober sailors. Rig builders like Rowan Companies are getting left in the lurch.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2008 Toby Shute	Transocean Is Coastin' This company's drilling deep, and drilling for keeps.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2008 Toby Shute	Is Offshore Drilling Washed Up? There just seems to be a complete disconnect between the health of this business and what's going on the marketplace.
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 27, 2008 David Lee Smith	Recession-Proof Stocks: Diamond Offshore This deepwater driller taps a great combination of growth and income.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2011 David Lee Smith	This Driller Looks Compelling Diamond Offshore's numbers have slipped, but the company's both attractive and cheap.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Rowan Set to Pump Up Profits Rowan Companies boasts a first-rate fleet of jack-up rigs, is heavily leveraged to an increase in dayrates in the tight Gulf of Mexico market, and trades at a 14% discount to its peers. What's not to like?
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 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.