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Ensco Acquires Atwood Oceanics, Lays Off Staff
After completing its acquisition of Atwood Oceanics, Ensco will be terminating employees.
8:00 PM EST | October 09, 2017
Atwood Oceanics Offshore Employees in Australia Agree to New EBA
Atwood Oceanic's offshore personnel in Australia will receive wages aligned with current market conditions, according to new agreement.
8:00 PM EST | August 22, 2017
Transocean, Atwood Oceanics Lay Off 200 Offshore Workers in Texas
Transocean and Atwood Oceanics are laying off employees who work offshore Gulf of Mexico.
7:00 PM EST | February 05, 2017
Moody's Downgrades Offshore Drillers, Including Ensco, Transocean
Offshore drilling contractors likely to struggle through at least 2018, Moody's Investors Service says in a new report.
7:00 PM EST | February 29, 2016
Mubadala Petroleum Extends Atwood Orca Contract at Lower Day Rate
Mubadala Petroleum extends contract for the Atwood Orca jackup by nine months, but at a reduced day rate.
8:00 PM EST | October 28, 2015
Atwood Osprey's Drilling Contract Shortened by a Year
Atwood Oceanics reports that Atwood Osprey's current drilling contract has been shortened by a year.
8:00 PM EST | April 19, 2015
Atwood Falcon to Complete Drilling Munia Prospect in Perth Basin in April
Murphy plans to complete drilling the Munia exploration well in WA-481-P offshore Western Australia in April after failing to find hydrocarbons at two other prospects in the permit.
8:00 PM EST | March 23, 2015
Atwood Osprey Semisub Temporarily Out of Service for Repairs
Atwood Osprey semisub temporarily put out of service as repairs are needed after drifting from its drilling location off the north west coast of Australia during Cyclone Olwyn.
8:00 PM EST | March 16, 2015
Atwood Mako Secures Contract to Drill in Southeast Asia in Late March
Atwood Oceanics secures contract for jackup Atwood Mako to drill in Southeast Asia in late March.
7:00 PM EST | January 12, 2015
Newbuild Atwood Achiever Mobilizes for Drilling Contract in North Africa
Atwood Oceanics takes delivery of the Atwood Achiever drillship from the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering shipyard in South Korea.
8:00 PM EST | September 03, 2014
Atwood Hunter to Work for CNOOC Offshore Equatorial Guinea
Atwood Oceanics clinches a drilling services contract from CNOOC for the Atwood Hunter semisub to work offshore Equatorial Guinea.
8:00 PM EST | June 19, 2014
First Two Orders for New SeaLytics Software Secured
GE secures the first two orders for its new SeaLyticsTM BOP Advisor software system with Atwood Oceanics and QGOG.
8:00 PM EST | May 06, 2014
Atwood Clinches Drilling Contract from BHP for Atwood Falcon Seimsub
Atwood Oceanics clinches a drilling contract for Atwood Falcon semisub to work offshore Australia for BHP Billiton Petroleum.
8:00 PM EST | May 01, 2014
Mubadala Extends Atwood Orca's Drilling Contract in the Gulf of Thailand
Mubadala Petroleum extends drilling contract for jackup Atwood Orca to work in the Gulf of Thailand by nine months.
8:00 PM EST | April 30, 2014
Atwood Hunter Gets Job Offshore Equatorial Guinea
Atwood Oceanics wins contract from Guinea Ecuatorial De Petroleos for the semisub Atwood Hunter to work off Equatorial Guinea.
8:00 PM EST | July 29, 2013
Barclays: Summer Could Bring Busy Contracting Season for Deepwater Rigs
Recent deepwater rig announcements may indicate an active contracting season for deepwater rigs this summer, Barclays reports.
8:00 PM EST | June 09, 2013
Atwood Oceanics Secures Contract for Jackup
Atwood Oceanics announces that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract for the Atwood Beacon by Eni.
8:00 PM EST | June 04, 2013
Atwood Oceanics Lines Up Gig for Semisub
Atwood Oceanics has been awarded a drilling services contract for the rig Atwood Eagle (DW semisub).
8:00 PM EST | May 29, 2013
A View of the Atwood Orca
Rigzone takes a tour of the Atwood Oceanics' third Pacific Class 400 ultra-premium jackup, Atwood Orca.
8:00 PM EST | May 23, 2013
Atwood Oceanics Adds New Director to Board
Atwood Oceanics announces the appointment of Jeffrey A. Miller to its Board of Directors.
8:00 PM EST | March 19, 2013
Atwood Oceanics Secures Work for Jackup
Atwood Oceanics announces that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract for the Atwood Orca by Mubadala Petroleum.
7:00 PM EST | January 21, 2013
Coastal Secures Atwood Manta for Malaysia, Thailand Operations
Coastal Energy secures a 12-month contract for the brand-new Atwood Manta jackup rig as a second unit for its offshore operations in Malaysia and Thailand.
8:00 PM EST | October 03, 2012
Atwood Oceanics Scores Noble Gig Deal for $639M
Atwood Oceanics announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract for the Atwood Advantage by a subsidiary of Noble Energy Inc.
8:00 PM EST | September 26, 2012
Wawa Confirms Additional Hydrocarbons in Deepwater Tano Block
Tullow Oil confirms the presence of additional hydrocarbon-bearing formations in the Deepwater Tano Block offshore Ghana, said partner Anadarko.
8:00 PM EST | July 17, 2012
Atwood Oceanics Wins Contract Extension for Vicksburg
Atwood Oceanics has been awarded a contract extension with an affiliate of Coastal Energy Company for the jackup rig Vicksburg.
8:00 PM EST | July 09, 2012
Atwood Aurora Lands Gig in Cameroon
Atwood Oceanics has been awarded a drilling services contract by Glencore Exploration Cameroon Ltd for the jackup rig Atwood Aurora.
8:00 PM EST | July 08, 2012
Atwood Hunter Secures Rig Work Offshore West Africa
Atwood Oceanics announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by a subsidiary of Noble Energy for the semisub Atwood Hunter for three firm wells.
8:00 PM EST | April 26, 2012
Atwood Osprey Awarded Extension Offshore AU
Atwood Oceanics announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a three year contract extension by Chevron for the semisubmersible Atwood Osprey.
8:00 PM EST | April 22, 2012
Atwood Oceanics Scores Shemen Contract for Rig
Atwood Oceanics announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by Shemen for the Atwood Beacon.
7:00 PM EST | February 06, 2012
Atwood Oceanics Prices Public Offering
Atwood Oceanics has priced its public offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of 6.50 percent senior notes.
7:00 PM EST | January 11, 2012
Atwood Jackup Books Gig Offshore Cameroon
Atwood Oceanics' subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by a subsidiary of Bowleven for the Atwood Aurora.
7:00 PM EST | December 08, 2011
Atwood Appoints New Member to BOD
Atwood Oceanics announced the appointment of Phil D. Wedemeyer to its Board of Directors and to the Chair of its Audit Committee.
8:00 PM EST | October 19, 2011
Atwood Books Ultra-Deepwater Rig
Atwood has entered into a turnkey construction contract with DSME to construct an ultra-deepwater drillship for approx. $600MM.
8:00 PM EST | October 17, 2011
Hess Lines Up GOM Gig for Atwood Condor
Atwood announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by Hess for work in the GOM. for the Atwood Condor semisub.
8:00 PM EST | October 16, 2011
Atwood Semisubs Win Apache Work in AU
Atwood Oceanics announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded two contracts by Apache for work in Australia for the Atwood Eagle and the Atwood Falcon.
8:00 PM EST | August 31, 2011
Chevron Lines Up Atwood Semisub
Atwood Oceanics announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a six month contract by Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. for the Atwood Eagle.
8:00 PM EST | August 15, 2011
Atwood Secures Extension for Jackup Vicksburg
Atwood Oceanics announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded an extension with an affiliate of Coastal Energy for the jackup Vicksburg.
8:00 PM EST | August 03, 2011
Atwood Mourns Loss of Board Member
Atwood Oceanics announced the untimely death of its Board member Mr. Robert W. "Bob" Burgess.
8:00 PM EST | June 20, 2011
Atwood to Delay PPL Jackup Option
Atwood Oceanics' subsidiaries has reached an agreement with the PPL Shipyard to delay the required commitment date for the next Pacific Class 400 jack-up drilling unit option.
8:00 PM EST | June 13, 2011
Atwood Aurora Contracted to Drill Offshore Cameroon
Atwood Oceanics' subsidiaries has been awarded a contract by a subsidiary of Noble Energy for the Atwood Aurora.
8:00 PM EST | June 02, 2011
Atwood Awarded Contract Extension for Vicksburg
Atwood announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a six-month contract extension with a six-month option with an affiliate of Nucoastal for the company's jackup Vicksburg.
8:00 PM EST | April 25, 2011
Atwood Gets Notice from Customer of Force Majeure in Egypt
Atwood Oceanics said it has received a force majeure notice from one of its customers because of the civil unrest in Egypt.
7:00 PM EST | January 31, 2011
Atwood Contracts Construction of New Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
Atwood has executed a turnkey construction contract with Daewoo to construct an ultra-deepwater drillship, worth approx. $600MM.
7:00 PM EST | January 30, 2011
Atwood Names New Jackup Rigs
Atwood Oceanics announced names for its three high-specification Pacific Class 400 jackup rigs.
7:00 PM EST | January 23, 2011
Atwood Lines Up Third Pacific Class 400 Jackup
Atwood's subsidiary has exercised the first of 3 options and executed a turnkey construction agreement to construct a third Pacific Class 400 jackup drilling unit with PPL Shipyard.
7:00 PM EST | January 18, 2011
Atwood Appoints New VP of Ops
Atwood announced that effective February 1, 2011 Mr. Arthur McGinnis Polhamus will be appointed Vice President, Operations and will be the principal operating officer of the Company.
7:00 PM EST | January 18, 2011
Atwood Osprey on Track for Early 2011 Delivery
Jurong Shipyard will soon deliver the Atwood Osprey, a first of its class ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig.
7:00 PM EST | December 05, 2010
Atwood's Senior VP of Ops Resigns
Atwood announced that Mr. Alan Quintero, Senior Vice President – Operations, has resigned from the Company.
7:00 PM EST | November 29, 2010
Atwood Oceanics Briefs 3Q Earnings
Atwood Oceanics earned a net income of $64,229,000 on revenues of $160,613,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.
7:00 PM EST | November 18, 2010
Shell Extends Atwood Falcon's Contract
Atwood Oceanics announced that the Atwood Falcon has been awarded an extension by Sarawak Shell Berhad / Sabah Shell Petroleum of the existing contract.
8:00 PM EST | November 04, 2010