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10-K - FORM 10-K - ATWOOD OCEANICS INCf10knov2010.htm
EX-13.1 - ANNUAL REPORT - ATWOOD OCEANICS INCex13_1.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO - ATWOOD OCEANICS INCexh31_1.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CFO - ATWOOD OCEANICS INCexh31_2.htm
EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO - ATWOOD OCEANICS INCexh32_1.htm
EX-21.1 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES - ATWOOD OCEANICS INCexh21_1.htm
EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CFO - ATWOOD OCEANICS INCexh32_2.htm
EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - ATWOOD OCEANICS INCFinancial_Report.xls



EXHIBIT 23.1



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-74255, No. 333-87786 and No. 333-140781) and on Form S-3 (No. 333-92388, as amended, and No. 333-117534) of our report dated November 23, 2010 relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is filed herewith and incorporated by reference in Atwood Oceanics, Inc's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
November 23, 2010