Atwood Oceanics News

According to data from WhatsTrading.com, the offshore drilling concern saw about 6,150 puts change hands, with the August 22.50 put accounting for the majority of yesterday's volume.

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Standard & Poor's Equity Research has lowered its opinion on shares of Atwood Oceanics Inc.

HOUSTON: Houston-based Contango Oil & Gas Co.'s Eugene Island 56 No. 1 prospect in the Gulf of Mexico was a dry hole.

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HOUSTON: Atwood Oceanics submersible Richmond has been awarded a contract by Applied Drilling Technology, Inc., to drill one well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at a day rate of US$52,500. The well is expected to take 40 days to complete and will be drilled immediately following the completion of the rig's current contract, which is expected to ...

In light of the news, the security saw almost 8,000 calls cross the tape - more than 10 times its average single-day volume of fewer than 800 bullish bets.

Atwood Oceanics Inc. officials issued a statement after the markets closed April 7 to refute rumors that the offshore oil drilling firm was an acquisition target.

Energy stocks moved into the red in early action Wednesday ahead of weekly petroleum-inventory data.

The Houston, Texas-based offshore drilling company said the Southern Cross is currently on location off the shore of Egypt and will commence working under its contract with RWE DEA NileGmbH next month.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Woodside Petroleum has made a new natural gas discovery in the Greater Pluto area in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia.

HOUSTON: Noble Energy Inc. successfully completed flow tests from the Tamar natural gas discovery in the Matan license offshore Israel.

On Feb. 4, 2009, Atwood Oceanics reported that its Q1 FY09 earnings more than doubled, led by strong revenue growth.