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EXHIBIT 99.1
Houston, Texas
February 1, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - EARNINGS

ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., (NYSE: ATW), announced today that the Company earned net income of $65,468,000 or $1.00 per diluted share, on revenues of $184,672,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 compared to net income of $72,927,000 or $1.12 per diluted share on revenues of $177,558,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and compared to net income of $52,850,000 or $0.81 per diluted share, on revenues of $146,286,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.

 
 
 





                                                                      FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
   
                      
       
   
December 31, 2011
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
                   
Revenues
  $ 184,672,000     $ 177,558,000     $ 146,286,000  
Income before Income Taxes
    77,931,000       83,918,000       63,240,000  
Provision for Income Taxes
    (12,463,000 )     (10,991,000 )     (10,390,000 )
Net Income
  $ 65,468,000     $ 72,927,000     $ 52,850,000  
                         
Earnings per Common Share -
                       
      Basic
    1.01       1.13       0.82  
      Diluted
    1.00       1.12       0.81  
                         
Weighted Average Shares
                       
   Outstanding -
                       
      Basic
    65,024,000       64,754,000       64,528,000  
      Diluted
    65,541,000       65,403,000       65,184,000  
 
 
 
 
 

 




ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
 


   
THREE MONTHS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
 
             
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
REVENUES:
           
Contract drilling
  $ 184,672     $ 146,286  
                 
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
               
Contract drilling
    78,344       58,344  
Depreciation
    15,363       8,803  
General and administrative
    14,094       15,664  
Other, net
    -       (61 )
 
    107,801       82,750  
OPERATING INCOME
    76,871       63,536  
                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
               
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
    (603 )     (678 )
Interest income
    86       382  
Other
    1,577       -  
      1,060       (296 )
INCOME  BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    77,931       63,240  
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
    12,463       10,390  
NET INCOME
  $ 65,468     $ 52,850  
                 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
               
              Basic
    1.01       0.82  
              Diluted
    1.00       0.81  
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
               
            Basic
    65,024       64,528  
            Diluted
    65,541       65,184  

 
 

 




ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
ANALYSIS OF REVENUES AND DRILLING COSTS
 (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 


                                        FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                          DECEMBER 31, 2011
 
 
         
CONTRACT
 
         
DRILLING
 
   
REVENUES
   
COSTS
 
   
(In Millions)
       
             
Atwood Hunter
  $ 44.8     $ 12.2  
Atwood Osprey
    40.9       15.9  
Atwood Eagle
    35.5       18.2  
Atwood Falcon
    30.3       8.3  
Atwood Aurora
    12.7       8.8  
Atwood Beacon
    11.5       7.4  
Vicksburg
    9.0       5.3  
Other
    -       2.2  
    $ 184.7     $ 78.3  
 
 

 
 

 


 
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 


   
DECEMBER 31,
   
SEPTEMBER 30,
 
   
2011
   
2011
 
             
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
  $ 89,923     $ 295,002  
                 
NET PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
  $ 2,046,214     $ 1,887,321  
                 
LONG-TERM DEBT
  $ 520,000     $ 520,000  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 1,719,916     $ 1,652,787  

 
 
 

 
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. is an international offshore drilling contractor engaged in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells.  The company currently owns ten mobile offshore drilling units located in the United States Gulf of Mexico, South America, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa, southeast Asia and Australia, and is constructing an ultra-deepwater semisubmersible, two ultra-deepwater drillships and three high-specification jackups for deliveries in 2012, 2013 and 2014.   The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.  Atwood Oceanics, Inc. ordinary shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ATW”.

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