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The Motley Fool
August 26, 2009
Toby Shute |
No Dimming Dayrates for This Driller E&P Noble has hired Transocean's ultra-deepwater Sedco Express for a 15-month stint.   |
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
December 19, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Another Tragedy Hits Offshore Drilling Just as the industry began recovering from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, a rig sinks off the coast of Russia. |
BusinessWeek
June 10, 2010
Peter Millard |
Oil-Rich Deep Waters Off Brazil Still Beckon Despite the Gulf spill, Petrobras continues to drill offshore. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2008
Toby Shute |
Pride's Still in the Penalty Box The drilling contractor has undergone an extreme makeover in recent years. Their rigs are getting bigger, but profitability is no better. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2010
David Lee Smith |
Gulf Spill Will Unleash a Regulatory Tumult With a bevy of new offshore regulations likely in the offing, it may be eons before new areas offshore of the East and West coasts are opened to drilling. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2011
Amitabha Chakraborty |
Chevron Hits a Roadblock Chevron's drilling operations in Brazil have been suspended. |
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 23, 2010
Toby Shute |
Tragedy on Transocean Rig An offshore rig goes down in flames, putting the spotlight on another dangerous industry. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2010
David Lee Smith |
Petrobras Still Relishes the Deepwater Will the Brazilian oil company benefit from the BP spill? |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2010
Toby Shute |
The Great Oil Spill Sell-Off As each day passes, the headlines surrounding BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico keep getting worse, and all sorts of shares are getting hit by these headlines. That spells opportunity. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2010
David Lee Smith |
Deepwater Driller Diamond Offshore's Still Sparkling Despite a slide in its quarterly results, Diamond Offshore will pay something special. |
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
September 30, 2009
Toby Shute |
Checking In on Deepwater Demand Drillers' dayrates are the key metric in this high-stakes game. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2011
Michael Olsen |
Rising Stars Buy: Transocean Buying a megatrend at a bargain price. |
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 1, 2007
Dale Baker |
Keppel Rigged for Success Strong demand for offshore rigs keeps the order book full for this Asian rig-making company. Wise investors would be smart to keep this energy play on their radar. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2010
Toby Shute |
Obama Says Drill, Baby, Drill! Let's see what this energy plan actually entails. |
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
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
September 23, 2008
Toby Shute |
Noble Goes Naked Noble is spending today with the expectation of signing a multi-year drilling deal with an operator like Chevron or BHP Billiton sometime before the rig gets delivered. |
The Motley Fool
December 24, 2007
Toby Shute |
Analysts Entranced With Transocean Offshore driller Transocean draws a top target price from a top Wall Street shop. |
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 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
November 22, 2011
Isac Simon |
Transocean: The Name Synonymous With Oil Spills The spill could prove terrible for this rig maker. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
SeaDrill Scores Another Drilling Deal The comeback of offshore drilling was in motion this week when SeaDrill signed a $100 million contract with Murphy Sabah Oil. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2009
Toby Shute |
Another Subpar Performance by Pride Driller Pride International continues to come up short, a pattern that has been going on for years now. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2008
Toby Shute |
Transocean Is Coastin' This company's drilling deep, and drilling for keeps. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2009
Toby Shute |
Seahawk Drilling Is for the Birds Investors who don't like risk should probably sidestep this spinoff of Pride International. |
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
October 6, 2010
David Lee Smith |
With New Rules, It Is Time to End the Moratorium With the spill long since halted and sensible new rules announced, it's time for logic regarding offshore drilling. |
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
February 17, 2009
Toby Shute |
There's Nothing Treacherous in Transocean's Path The deepwater driller is being spared the worst of this downturn. |
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
April 1, 2009
Toby Shute |
A Robust Rig Roundup The latest news from all corners of the offshore drilling market. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Why "Drill Baby, Drill!" Is a Stupid Motto Increased drilling in the U.S. would have a minimal impact on oil and gasoline prices. |
Geotimes
December 2004
Rasoul Sorkhabi |
Deepwater: Petroleum's Third Wave A new wave of discovery is in full swing, with petroleum exploration reaching offshore environments deeper than ever before. |
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
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
December 6, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Oil Becoming a Much Deeper Subject More and more deepwater oil discoveries should help benefit Transocean and Diamond Offshore. |
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
September 16, 2009
Toby Shute |
The Oil Industry's Other Dead Sea Despite some fearless deep-shelf drilling by the likes of McMoRan Exploration, the shallower waters of the Gulf continue to attract limited industry interest. That's one reason to avoid the recent spinoff of Seahawk Drilling by deepwater-focused Pride International. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2008
Toby Shute |
RIP, Oil Rigs? Reports of rig order cancellations are rocking the oil service space. |
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. |
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
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 3, 2010
Toby Shute |
Offshore Drillers Feeling the Urge to Merge Pride and Seahawk are both looking to make moves. |
The Motley Fool
April 1, 2008
Toby Shute |
Noble's Brazilian Bonanza Noble lines up a massive contract renewal on five deepwater rigs that are already in Petrobras' service. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2008
Toby Shute |
Energy Deals of the Day Precision's offer of $10 per share still stands, and Grey Wolf has announced that it has hired a banker to help evaluate strategic alternatives. Will Grey Wolf finally succumb to its Canadian suitor? We'll have to just stay tuned. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2008
Toby Shute |
This Rig Deal Rocks Ensco investors should be content with this letter of intent. |
