ATWOOD OCEANICS Announces Commencement of Operations of the ATWOOD AURORA Under Its Two-Year Contract Offshore Egypt
2009年5月1日 - 12:57AM
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HOUSTON, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.,
(NYSE: ATW) a Houston-based International Drilling Contractor,
announced that on April 21, 2009, the new-build ultra premium
jack-up, ATWOOD AURORA (owned by our wholly-owned subsidiary,
Atwood Oceanics Pacific Limited) commenced operations under its
two-year contract with RWE Dea Nile GmbH ("RWE Dea") offshore
Egypt. Delays due to weather conditions negatively impacted the
final commissioning process and the final rig placement. A longer
than expected period for completing the commissioning of certain
equipment to commence operations resulted in an adjustment in the
dayrate to $133,000 which commenced on April 21, 2009. Certain net
mobilization costs estimated to be approximately $1 million will be
paid to RWE Dea. The contract includes a cost escalation clause and
provides an option to add one additional year at a dayrate of
US$178,000. 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 including; the Company's dependence on the oil
and gas industry; the risks involved in the construction of a rig
and commencement of operations of the rig following delivery;
competition; operating risks; risks involved in foreign operations;
risks associated with possible disruption in operations due to
terrorism, acts of piracy, embargoes, war or other military
operations; 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, 2008,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE:
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. CONTACT: Jim Holland of Atwood Oceanics,
Inc., +1-281-749-7804 Web Site: http://www.atwd.com/
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