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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                  DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: MAY 21, 2007


                              ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-13167

                                      TEXAS
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

        Internal Revenue Service - Employer Identification No. 74-1611874

                15835 Park Ten Place Drive, Houston, Texas, 77084
                                 (281) 749-7800
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     Our  management  contract in Australia  relating to the platform rigs North
Rankin  `A'  and  Goodwyn  `A'  owned  by  Woodside  Energy  Ltd.   ("WOODSIDE")
terminated, as anticipated, on May 19, 2007. Over the last few months, we earned
approximately  $5,000 per day from  services  we provided  under the  management
contract.

     BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty. Ltd. ("BHPB") has exercised their second option
under their  contract for the ATWOOD  EAGLE.  Including  the current  well,  the
remaining  firm  work  for  BHPB  includes  three  (3)  wells  at a  dayrate  of
approximately $160,000, two (2) wells at a dayrate of approximately $170,000 and
one (1) well at a dayrate of approximately $150,000, all of which is expected to
be completed by the end of November 2007.  BHPB also has two remaining  options,
which, if exercised,  could extend their total drilling program to January 2008.
Immediately upon completion of the BHPB drilling program,  the ATWOOD EAGLE will
drill one (1) well,  at a dayrate of $360,000,  for ENI Spa AGIP  Exploration  &
Production Division which should take until late February or early March 2008 to
completed.  The rig is then  expected to incur ten (10) to fourteen (14) days of
zero rate time while  undergoing  required  regulatory  inspections  and planned
maintenance  prior to commencing its two-year drilling program for Woodside at a
dayrate of $405,000.

     Statements  contained  in  this  report  with  respect  to the  future  are
forward-looking  statements.  These statements reflect  management's  reasonable
judgment with respect to future events. Forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated
as a result of various  factors:  the  Company's  dependence  on the oil and gas
industry;  the  risks  involved  in  the  construction  and  repair  of  a  rig;
competition;  operating  risks;  risks  involved  in foreign  operations;  risks
associated  with  possible  disruption in  operations  due to  terrorism;  risks
associated with a possible disruption in operations due to war; and governmental
regulations and environmental  matters. A list of additional risk factors can be
found in the Company's  annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended  September
30, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                           ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
                                           (Registrant)



         DATE: May 21, 2007                /s/ James M. Holland
                                           James M. Holland
                                           Senior Vice President