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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.
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The Motley Fool August 16, 2011 Travis Hoium	Oil Drillers Are On Sale The recent stock decline of oil drillers gives investors a great buying opportunity.
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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 September 1, 2010 Toby Shute	Rig Takeover Rumblings This rumor goes right to the source -- the potential acquirer himself!
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The Motley Fool November 3, 2011 Travis Hoium	Transocean Misses the Mark Oil drilling's biggest player misses by a wide margin in the third quarter.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 David Lee Smith	Offshore Drilling's Massive New Marriage A Transocean and GlobalSantaFe combination will be an offshore drilling behemoth. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool November 19, 2010 Christopher Barker	Surprise-Seekers Must Love DryShips DryShips CEO "Curious" George Economou is full of surprises. Surprise: DryShips generated more revenue from its ultra-deepwater drillships than it did from its dry bulk segment.
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The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Has Transocean Become the Perfect Stock? With plenty of opportunities around the world for oil drilling, Transocean should be able to recover and get a whole lot closer to perfection.
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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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