0000008411-11-000063.txt : 20110901 0000008411-11-000063.hdr.sgml : 20110901 20110901091106 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000008411-11-000063 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110831 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110901 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110901 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ATWOOD OCEANICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000008411 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 741611874 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13167 FILM NUMBER: 111069769 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15835 PARK TEN PL DR STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77084 BUSINESS PHONE: 2817497845 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15835 PARK TEN PL DR STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77084 8-K 1 f8ksept12011pr.htm PRESS RELEASE EAGLE FALCON CONTRACT f8ksept12011pr.htm


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
____________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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


DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: September 1, 2011


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

TEXAS
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-13167

Internal Revenue Service – Employer Identification No. 74-1611874

15835 Park Ten Place Drive
Houston, Texas, 77084
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(281) 749-7800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
____________

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On September 1, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing contracts for the Atwood Eagle and the Atwood Falcon.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.



ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)  
EXHIBITS

99.1           Press Release dated September 1, 2011



EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.                                        DESCRIPTION

99.1  
                             Press Release dated September 1, 2011

 
 
 


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)
     
     
     
   
/s/ Mark L. Mey
Mark L. Mey
Senior Vice President
     
   
DATE: September 1, 2011
 
 





 EX-99.1 2 exh99_1.htm EXHIBIT FOR PRESS RELEASE exh99_1.htm


EXHIBIT 99.1

ATWOOD OCEANICS ANNOUNCES CONTRACTS FOR THE ATWOOD EAGLE AND THE ATWOOD FALCON

Houston, Texas
September 1, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., a Houston-based international offshore drilling contractor (NYSE: ATW), announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded two contracts by Apache Energy Ltd for work in Australia for the Atwood Eagle and the Atwood Falcon with durations of 18 months and 30 months, respectively.  With these contracts, Atwood’s total revenue backlog increases from approximately $990 million to 1,550 million. 
 
 
The Atwood Eagle is expected to commence its contract in July 2012 in direct continuation of its prior contract.  The Atwood Falcon will undergo approximately 90 days of planned maintenance and contract preparation work prior to transiting to Australia to commence operations expected in May 2012.  The firm contractual commitments for the Atwood Eagle and the Atwood Falcon are expected to extend to January 2014 and November 2014, respectively.
 
“We are very pleased to be providing deepwater drilling services to Apache with these two longer-term agreements”, commented Rob Saltiel, Atwood President & CEO.  “Atwood has been active in Australia for over 35 years, and we look forward to increasing our presence further in this growing and strategic market.”

Contact: Mark L. Mey
(281) 749-7902

Statements contained in this press release with respect to the future, including the commencement of the contracts and the out-of-service period, are forward-looking statements.  These statements reflect management’s reasonable judgment with respect to future events.  Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated as a result of various factors including: uncertainties related to the level of activity in offshore oil and gas exploration and development; oil and gas prices; competition and market conditions in the contract drilling industry; the risks inherent in the construction of a rig; delays in the  commencement of operations of a rig following delivery; our ability to enter into and the terms of future contracts; possible cancelation or suspension of drilling contracts; the availability of qualified personnel; labor relations; operating hazards and risks; terrorism and political and other uncertainties inherent  in foreign operations (including risk of war, civil disturbances, seizure or damage to equipment and exchange and currency fluctuations); the impact of  governmental and industry laws and regulations; and environmental matters.  These factors and others are described and discussed in our most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K, in our Forms 10-Q for subsequent periods and in our other filings  with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available on the SEC’s website as www.sec.gov.  Each forward looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement and we undertake no duty to update the content of this press release or any forward-looking statement contained herein to conform the statement to actual results or to reflect changes in our expectations.