EX-99 6 exh99-5.htm FLEET STATUS REPORT 11/24/2008

EXHIBIT 99.5

ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES FLEET STATUS REPORT
AS OF NOVEMBER 24, 2008

As used herein, “we”, “us”, and “our” refers to Atwood Oceanics, Inc. and its subsidiaries, except where the context indicates otherwise. Statements contained in this Fleet Status Report, including information regarding our estimated rig availability, contract duration, future dayrates, future daily operating costs, future effective tax rates, customer or contract status 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 including: our dependence on the oil and gas industry; the risks involved in upgrade, repair and construction of our rigs; competition; operating risks; risks involved in foreign operations; risks associated with possible disruptions in operations due to terrorism; risks associated with a possible disruption in operations due to the war with Iraq and governmental regulations and environmental matters. A list of additional risk factors can be found in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All information in this Fleet Status Report is as of the date indicated above. We undertake no duty to update the content of this Fleet Status Report or any forward-looking statement contained herein to conform the statement to actual results or to reflect changes in our expectations.

CHANGES WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW


 
 
RIG NAME

RATED WATER DEPTH

LOCATION

CUSTOMER

ESTIMATED CONTRACT END DATE

ESTIMATED
CONTRACT DAYRATE

UNAUDITED
AVERAGE PER DAY OPERATING COSTS (NOT INCLUDING TAX) FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
, 2008/MONTH ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 200 8 ONLY

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

SEMISUBMERSIBLES:

ATWOOD
EAGLE

5000’

Australia

WOODSIDE
ENERGY LTD
(“WOODSIDE”)

FIRM WORK –

(2 years)
June 2010

Approximately $405,000

$128,000/$128,000

A portion of the dayrate is subject to some change due to currency exchange rate variance.

   

Australia

BHP BILLITON PETROLEUM

FIRM WORK –
(One well deferred from previous drilling program which cannot be drilled before January 1, 2009 but must be drilled by the end of calendar year 2009.)

Approximately
$170,000 for 35 days and $465,000 thereafter until completion.

N/A

 
   

Australia

CHEVRON AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. (“CHEVRON”)

FIRM WORK – (Until new semisubmersible arrives in Australia) February/March 2011

$430,000/$450,000

N/A

Subject to change due to cost escalation provisions in the contract.

   

Australia

CHEVRON

OPTION WORK –
Has option to continue to use rig for a mutually agreed term after the new semisubmersible arrives in Australia.

$405,000/$425,000

N/A

Subject to change due to cost escalation provisions in the contract.

ATWOOD HUNTER

5,000’

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

NOBLE ENERGY, INC. (“NOBLE”)

FIRM WORK -

February/April 2009

(Estimated to take 80 to 160 days)

$511,000 plus approximately $15,800 of amortizing revenues per day

$76,000/$73,000

Subject to change due to cost escalation provisions in the contract.

   

Mobilizing to Ghana

KOSMOS ENERGY GHANA HC (“KOSMOS”)

FIRM WORK -

March/June 2009

(Estimated to take 55 days)

$460,000

N/A

Subject to change due to cost escalation provisions in the contract.

   

Ghana

KOSMOS

FIRM WORK -

December 2009/March 2010
(Estimated to take 270 days)

$538,000

N/A

Subject to change due to cost escalation provisions in the contract.

   

Other West Africa Designated Areas

NOBLE/KOSMOS

FIRM WORK -

October/November 2012

$538,000 to $545,000 while operating and $460,000 during all mobilization periods

N/A

Subject to change due to cost escalation provisions in the contract.


 

TBD

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

The rig could incur ten (10) zero rate days in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 for regulatory inspections.

ATWOOD FALCON

5,000’

Malaysia

SARAWAK SHELL BERHAD (“SHELL”)

FIRM WORK –

August 2009

$160,000/

plus approximately $24,000 of amortized per day revenue

$71,000/$71,000

The rig could incur 2 to 4 zero rate days during the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 due to required regulatory inspections.

   

South China Sea

OPERATOR IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

FIRM WORK –

August 2011

(Two years from completion of current firm work which is expected to be August 2009)

$425,000

 

Subject to change due to cost escalation provisions in the contract.

ATWOOD SOUTHERN CROSS

2,000’

Mauritania

PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD.

FIRM WORK – December 2008

$352,000

$95,000/$100,000

Additional contract opportunities following the completion of this one-well are currently being pursued.

CONVENTIONALLY MOORED SEMISUBMERSIBLE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

6,000’

Under construction in Singapore with Delivery Expected in early 2011 at which time the rig will be mobilized to Australia.

CHEVRON AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

FIRM WORK –
Early 2014 if three-year commitment or early 2017 if six-year commitments. (Contract provides for a commitment of three years with option to extend to six years at time of delivery of rig)

$470,000 (if three-year commitment)
$450,000 (if six-year commitment)

N/A

Subject to change due to cost escalation provisions in the contract.

CANTILEVER JACK-UPS:

ATWOOD BEACON

400’

India

GUJARAT STATE PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD (“GSPC”)

FIRM WORK –

Completion of well in progress at the end of January 2009

(Estimated June/July 2009

$133,500

$53,000/$53,000

The rig incurred 3 zero rate days during the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 for required regulatory inspections.

VICKSBURG

300’

Thailand

CHEVRON OVERSEAS PETROLEUM

FIRM WORK –

June 2009

$154,000

$49,000/$53,000

 
   

TBD

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

The rig could incur four (4) weeks of zero rate days during the third or fourth quarters of fiscal year 2009 for required maintenance and equipment upgrades.

ATWOOD AURORA

350’

Under Construction at Brownsville, Texas with Delivery Expected in December 2008 at which Time the Rig will be Mobilized to Egypt

RWE DEA NILE GmbH (“RWE”)

FIRM WORK –

February 2011

$165,000/plus approximately $6,000 per day of amortized per day revenue

N/A

Subject to change due to cost escalation provisions in the contract.

   

Egypt

RWE

OPTIONS –

(1 Year)

TBD

N/A

 

SEMISUBMERSIBLE TENDER ASSIST UNIT:

SEAHAWK

1,800’

Equatorial Guinea

AMERADA HESS EQUATORIAL GUINEA, INC. (“HESS”)

FIRM WORK –

August 2009

$80,000

$66,000/$61,000

Contract provides for dayrate increases based upon certain cost escalations as well as an approximately $15,000 per day reduction during periods when the rig is being relocated to a new drilling site.

   

Equatorial Guinea

HESS

OPTIONS –

(2 six-month options)
September 2010

(if the two (2) six-month options are exercised)

$76,000

N/A

Dayrate subject to increase due to contract cost escalations.

   

Equatorial Guinea

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

The rig could incur three (3) to five (5) zero rate days during fiscal year 2009 for required maintenance.

SUBMERSIBLE:

         

RICHMOND

70’

US Gulf of Mexico

CONTANGO OPERATIONS INC. (“CONTANGO”)

FIRM WORK – (One well) February 2009

$78,000

$41,000/$29,000

 
   

US Gulf of Mexico

Newfield Exploration Company from assignment from CONTANGO

       
   

US Gulf of Mexico

CONTANGO

FIRM WORK – (One well) April 2009

$85,000

N/A

 
   

US Gulf of Mexico

CONTANGO

OPTION –
June 2009

TBD

N/A

 


NOTE – EXPECTED TAX RATE

1)      Virtually all of the Company’s tax provision relates to taxes in foreign jurisdictions. Working in foreign jurisdictions with nontaxable or deemed profit tax systems contribute to the effective tax rate being significantly less than the United States statutory rate. We currently expect our effective tax rate for fiscal year 2009 to be around 15%.

2)     

Other Drilling Costs in Addition to the Above Rig Costs –




AVERAGE PER DAY FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 2009           $33,000

(The increase in other drilling costs is due to Foreign Exchange Loss.)