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The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Toby Shute |
Stop, You'll Wake the Nabors! Margins deteriorated in the most recent quarter for Nabors Industries, but the international segment doubled its contribution to operating income. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Toby Shute |
Nuzzling Up to Nabors This driller's down, but not out. For the past several years, Nabors has pursued a major fleet overhaul, and that strategy is starting to pay dividends. |
The Motley Fool April 23, 2008 Toby Shute |
Nabors Hits Rock Bottom Nabors Industries released first-quarter results that, while soft, still beat all but the highest of earnings estimates. |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Toby Shute |
Meet the International Nabors The Canadian contract drilling market stinks, the U.S. lower 48 is none too great, either, but the overseas markets are looking brighter and brighter for contract drillers like Nabors. |
The Motley Fool July 24, 2008 Toby Shute |
Precision: Why This Driller's Different Perhaps the most important point made by Precision Drilling Trust during its conference call had nothing to do with margins or growth rates. It had to do with its people. |
The Motley Fool August 1, 2008 Toby Shute |
The Killer Among Drillers This technological leader has one of the very best rigs when it comes to directional and horizontal drilling. Helmerich & Payne is the driller to retain. |
The Motley Fool April 24, 2008 Toby Shute |
Calling a Bottom With Precision The Canadian contract driller may be turning the corner to better times. |
The Motley Fool July 24, 2008 Toby Shute |
Time to Nibble at Nabors Driller Nabors Industries is a great way to ride those shale plays. |
The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 Toby Shute |
Hi-Diddly-Ho, Nabors! Domestic and Canadian land-drilling markets are weak. Guess where Nabors is headed? The leading land driller surprised to the upside with its recent earnings and revenue numbers. |
The Motley Fool July 23, 2009 Toby Shute |
Drab Results From a Driller? Whodathunkit? Nabors keeps near-term expectations low with cautious quarterly comments. |
The Motley Fool May 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Good Nabors Bigger customers and longer contracts make Nabors a more interesting play in land-drilling activity. 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 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 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. |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2007 Toby Shute |
Unit's Still Unique The oil and gas company is back on its feet after last quarter's disappointing outing. |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2007 Toby Shute |
The Helmerich Maneuver Land driller Helmerich & Payne has avoided falling victim to the domestic oversupply of commoditized rigs that have plagued its peers. |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Toby Shute |
Drilling Into Tesco This oilfield services company has some nifty gadgets, but plenty of fleas for investors. |
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Toby Shute |
Before the Call: Nabors in a Nutshell What's the big picture on the big land driller? While we don't see quite the level of unbridled investor enthusiasm for the land drillers as for their offshore brethren, it's still a strong showing by Nabors. |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Toby Shute |
Patterson Ponders a Drilling Pickup Patterson says its expectations going forward are far rosier than they were three short months ago. |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Toby Shute |
Precision Drilling Dashes Its Dividend Precision Drilling Trust's eye-popping payout has passed from this world. After February's distribution, the land driller's dividends are going the way of the dodo. This is precisely the right move for the debt-laden driller. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 Toby Shute |
Precision Drilling's New Direction Though Precision has a commanding market share in Canada, it's not bound to keep its rigs there. The lower 48 is no promised land, but it's still promising. While the firm's rigs head south, it's doubtful its shares will follow suit. |
The Motley Fool May 1, 2008 Toby Shute |
National Oilwell Rigs Up Another Winner Just when it seemed the outlook couldn't get any brighter for National Oilwell Varco, these rig renaissance men offer up another reason to rejoice. |
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 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 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 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 October 24, 2008 Toby Shute |
Put Your Trust in This Driller This was the first time that Canadian driller Precision Drilling Trust reported a year-over-year improvement in earnings since the last quarter of 2006. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Hot Profits for This HP Helmerich & Payne has the benefit of both higher rates and long-term contracts. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2008 Toby Shute |
NOV's Star Keeps Shining Dominant rig manufacturer National Oilwell Varco continues to rig up big profits. |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2010 Toby Shute |
National Oilwell Twiddles Its Thumbs And so we wait for the rig orders to resume. |
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 29, 2010 Toby Shute |
A Driller With an Ace in the Hole Nabors has major asset value that's hidden in plain sight. |
The Motley Fool December 13, 2011 Isac Simon |
Schlumberger Sets the Right Tone Shedding a noncore business should be beneficial in the long run. |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2008 Toby Shute |
Dip in Drilling Demand? Doubtful. Given the obvious strength in both rates and demand for new rigs, the recent market weakness may have presented some real bargains among the contract drillers. |
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 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 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 July 27, 2007 Toby Shute |
Precise Pain at Precision Drilling Weak Canadian gas demand sucks margins dry at Precision Drilling Trust, the largest contract driller in Canada. Overall drilling activity in Canada is down 50%. |
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 April 24, 2009 Toby Shute |
Noble's Still Looking Regal Even after a ridiculously tumultuous 12 months, Noble is still the best-in-class operator. |
The Motley Fool February 1, 2008 Toby Shute |
Feel the Payne Land drilling legend Helmerich & Payne turns in another fine quarter; investors, this is a company that may be perplexingly cheap. |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Toby Shute |
Varco's Very Valuable The drilling equipment maker's top line soared 44% year over year on the back of incredibly strong demand for rigs, particularly in international offshore markets. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Toby Shute |
National Oilwell Varco Rigs Up a Solid Year Sure, activity slowed down, but that's what the backlog is for. |
The Motley Fool September 10, 2009 David Lee Smith |
Think Oil's Going Up? Watch Weatherford With oil prices slowly increasing, Weatherford International should be on your radar. |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2009 Toby Shute |
Rigs on the Rebound While business deteriorates, driller shares are forecasting a brighter future. |
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Halliburton Muscles Into Strong Earnings A very solid third-quarter shows that Halliburton, the world's second-largest oilfield services company, is benefiting from opening a headquarters in Dubai. |
The Motley Fool October 31, 2011 Alyce Lomax |
Nabors Industries: Anything but Neighborly At Nabors' most recent annual meeting, 57% of shareholders voted against the company's compensation policies. |
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 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 October 31, 2008 Toby Shute |
Patterson Headed to the Poorhouse? Patterson is perfectly well positioned right now to pick up shares at a real fire sale price. |