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Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Transocean's Dividend Proposal at 2013 Annual General Meeting

Marketwire (Fri, 1:49PM)
Cramer's Mad Money - MLP MVPs (5/16/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Fri, May 17 • 3 Comments
Parker Drilling Value Proposition
Holmes_Osborne • Wed, May 15
J. Michael Talbert Announces Plans for Retirement From Transocean's Board of Directors

Marketwire (May 13, 2013)
Cramer's Mad Money - Reckless Speculative Generals (5/9/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Fri, May 10 • 12 Comments
Transocean's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 9
Leading European and US Proxy Advisors Support All Five of Transocean's Board Nominees and $2.24 per Share Dividend Proposal

Marketwire (May 9, 2013)
Transocean Ltd. Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

Marketwire (May 8, 2013)
Recent Noteworthy Institutional 5% Ownership Filings In The Energy Sector
GuruFundPicks • Wed, May 8
Ensco's First Quarter Results Show Company's Growth Potential And Industry Strength
Power Hedge • Wed, May 8
Transocean Q1 Earnings: Watching Cost-Cutting And Shift To Ultra-Deepwater Updates
Trefis • Tue, May 7
1 Energy And 1 Technology Stock With Recently Large Insider Buying
Insightful Investor • Tue, May 7 • 4 Comments
Transocean: Get In Before Earnings
Bret Jensen • Mon, May 6 • 5 Comments
A Look At Transocean's North Sea Operations
Trefis • Fri, May 3 • 1 Comment
Transocean Releases Presentation Refuting Carl Icahn's Inaccurate and Misleading Statements

Marketwire (May 3, 2013)
Noble Corp: Brazil And U.S. GOM Primed To Increase Shareholder Value
Jeff Williams • Thu, May 2
Billionaire T. Boone Pickens' Long-Term Stock Picks
Insider Monkey • Wed, May 1 • 2 Comments
Seadrill, Transocean And Ensco: Which Is The Winning Bet For Now?
Timing Best Buy • Mon, Apr 29 • 2 Comments
Hedge Funds Are Buying 2 High-Growth Basic Materials Stocks With Encouraging Sales Trends
Kapitall • Thu, Apr 25 • 5 Comments
Seadrill Vs. Transocean: Which Is The Winning Bet For Now?
Timing Best Buy • Tue, Apr 23 • 19 Comments

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Transocean Q1 Earnings: Watching Cost-Cutting And Shift To Ultra-Deepwater Updates
Trefis • Tue, May 7
Transocean: Get In Before Earnings
Bret Jensen • Mon, May 6 • 5 Comments
A Look At Transocean's North Sea Operations
Trefis • Fri, May 3 • 1 Comment
Seadrill Vs. Transocean: Which Is The Winning Bet For Now?
Timing Best Buy • Tue, Apr 23 • 19 Comments
Transocean: This Driller Is A Good Long-Term Value Investment
Matthew Dow • Thu, Apr 18 • 6 Comments
Carl Icahn Demands That Transocean Start To Pay An 8% Dividend
Devon Shire • Fri, Apr 5 • 17 Comments
Transocean: Carl Icahn Gets Serious
Bret Jensen • Thu, Apr 4 • 16 Comments
Why To Vote 'Yes' On Icahn's Proposals For Transocean
Holmes_Osborne • Thu, Mar 7 • 42 Comments
These 3 Major Factors Seem To Be Guiding Transocean Shares
Trade In Mexico • Tue, Mar 5 • 2 Comments
Transocean Pumps Up Results On Higher Utilization From Deepwater Demand
Trefis • Mon, Mar 4
Transocean: The Turnaround Continues
Bret Jensen • Mon, Mar 4 • 12 Comments
Transocean Q4 Preview: Performance In U.S. Gulf Of Mexico Will Drive Results
Trefis • Thu, Feb 28 • 11 Comments
Transocean's Deepwater Opportunities In The U.S. Gulf Of Mexico
Trefis • Thu, Feb 14 • 2 Comments
GulfMark And Transocean: 2 Undervalued Deepwater Drilling Plays
James Hartje • Tue, Feb 5 • 2 Comments
Transocean: Settled And Moving Forward Bullishly
Nick Chiu • Tue, Jan 22 • 1 Comment
Analyzing Transocean's Debt And Risk
Jeff Williams • Thu, Dec 20, 2012 • 5 Comments
Why We Think Transocean Is Worth $56
Trefis • Tue, Dec 11, 2012 • 5 Comments
Meet 2012's Best-Performing Energy Stock
Emerging Money • Tue, Dec 11, 2012 • 4 Comments
Positives Mounting For Cheap Transocean
Bret Jensen • Fri, Nov 30, 2012 • 30 Comments
Investors Need Not Dig Deep To Find Value With Transocean Bonds
Bondsquawk • Tue, Nov 20, 2012

Cramer's Mad Money - MLP MVPs (5/16/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Fri, May 17 • 3 Comments
Parker Drilling Value Proposition
Holmes_Osborne • Wed, May 15
Cramer's Mad Money - Reckless Speculative Generals (5/9/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Fri, May 10 • 12 Comments
Recent Noteworthy Institutional 5% Ownership Filings In The Energy Sector
GuruFundPicks • Wed, May 8
Ensco's First Quarter Results Show Company's Growth Potential And Industry Strength
Power Hedge • Wed, May 8
1 Energy And 1 Technology Stock With Recently Large Insider Buying
Insightful Investor • Tue, May 7 • 4 Comments
Noble Corp: Brazil And U.S. GOM Primed To Increase Shareholder Value
Jeff Williams • Thu, May 2
Billionaire T. Boone Pickens' Long-Term Stock Picks
Insider Monkey • Wed, May 1 • 2 Comments
Seadrill, Transocean And Ensco: Which Is The Winning Bet For Now?
Timing Best Buy • Mon, Apr 29 • 2 Comments
Hedge Funds Are Buying 2 High-Growth Basic Materials Stocks With Encouraging Sales Trends
Kapitall • Thu, Apr 25 • 5 Comments
Gold's Crash, Europe's Woes Signal Global Decline: Companies To Watch
Emmet Kodesh • Mon, Apr 22 • 87 Comments
Money Managers Are Buying 8 Oil & Gas Stocks With Encouraging Top-Line Growth
Kapitall • Thu, Apr 18
Cramer's Mad Money - Cramer's New Favorite Oil And Gas Stock (4/10/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Thu, Apr 11 • 1 Comment
Frade Restart: Positive News For Chevron, Petrobras, And Transocean
Michael Fitzsimmons • Wed, Apr 10 • 9 Comments
A Comparison Of The Debt Levels Of Offshore Drilling Companies
Power Hedge • Tue, Apr 9 • 14 Comments
Bond Market Review Q1 2013
Ploutos • Mon, Apr 8 • 7 Comments
Cramer's Lightning Round - Don't Go Down The Food Chain To Wendy's (4/4/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Fri, Apr 5 • 2 Comments
Hedge Funds Are Buying These 3 High-Growth Energy Stocks With Encouraging Sales Trends
Kapitall • Fri, Mar 29 • 2 Comments
4 Reasons To Like Freeport-McMoRan Again
Chris Lau • Mon, Mar 25 • 12 Comments
Weekly Performance Update On 7 Offshore Drilling Stocks
Power Hedge • Mon, Mar 25 • 11 Comments

Transocean's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 9
Transocean CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Mar 4
Transocean Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Nov 5, 2012
Transocean Ltd., Shelf Drilling International Holdings, Ltd. - M&A Call
Wed, Sep 12, 2012
Transocean Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 2, 2012
Transocean's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 3, 2012
Transocean's CEO Presents at Credit Suisse Energy Summit - Conference Call Transcript
Fri, Mar 9, 2012
Transocean's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Mon, Feb 27, 2012 • 1 Comment
Transocean's CEO Presents at BAML 2011 Global Energy Conference - Event Transcript
Fri, Dec 2, 2011
Transocean's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 3, 2011
Transocean CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 4, 2011
Transocean CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 5, 2011
Transocean CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Transocean CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Nov 5, 2010
Transocean Ltd. Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Aug 6, 2010
Transocean Ltd. Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Sat, May 8, 2010
Transocean Ltd. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 24, 2010
Transocean Ltd. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 4, 2009
Transocean LTD. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Aug 5, 2009
Transocean LTD. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 6, 2009

Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Transocean's Dividend Proposal at 2013 Annual General Meeting

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J. Michael Talbert Announces Plans for Retirement From Transocean's Board of Directors

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Icahn's Flip-Flop on Energy Exec Raises Eyebrows

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Leading European and US Proxy Advisors Support All Five of Transocean's Board Nominees and $2.24 per Share Dividend Proposal

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After-Hours Buzz: GMCR, GRPN, ATVI & More

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Transocean Ltd. Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

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Transocean Releases Presentation Refuting Carl Icahn's Inaccurate and Misleading Statements

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Company Description

Transocean Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries and predecessors, unless the context requires otherwise, "Transocean," the "Company," "we," "us" or "our") is a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. As of February 3, 2009, we owned, had... More

Sector: Basic Materials

Industry: Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration

Country: United States

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Saturday, May 18, 9:15 AM Leon Cooperman and partner Steve Einhorn keep it simple: Stocks (VTI) are cheap relative to interest rates and inflation. The guy who bought T-bills (SHY) has migrated to T-bonds (TLT), the guy who bought T-bonds has moved to investment grade corporates (LQD), the guy who bought IG is now in high-yield (HYG, JNK), and so on (glasses clink in the FOMC board room). Their largest position is Sprint Nextel (S) - as fans of Masayoshi Son and long-time owners of DISH, the duo like seeing two industry titans both wanting the same asset. New Citigroup (C) management should be able to double ROE over the next 2-3 years, and Transocean (RIG) sells for a significant discount to asset value. 4 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Friday, May 17, 2:07 PM Michael Talbert is voted out as board chairman at Transocean (RIG -1.7%) and will be replaced by Icahn-nominee Samuel Merksamer. But that was Icahn's only victory, as shareholders re-elected the other four company nominees. Earlier today, shareholders rejected Icahn's $4 annual dividend proposal, supporting the company's more modest $2.24. Comment! [Energy, On the Move]
Friday, May 17, 12:49 PM Transocean (RIG -1.2%) shareholders reject Carl Icahn's proposal for a $4/share annual dividend and vote in favor of the company's proposed $2.24/share dividend. More than 75% of all voted shares reportedly were in favor of the company’s proposal. Comment! [Energy]
Friday, May 17, 10:49 AM Transocean (RIG) CEO Steve Newman's people skills have been tested trying to convince shareholders to reject Carl Icahn's call to replace three board members at today's annual meeting, but he says it's nothing compared to visiting the homes of the nine RIG workers who died at the Deepwater Horizon explosion. While Icahn might appreciate the treatment of the families, he disagrees with just about everything else Newman and the board has done. Comment! [Energy]
Thursday, May 16, 9:59 AM T. Boone Pickens added nearly 125K shares in Apache (APA) and more than 500K shares in Goodrich Petroleum (GDP) to his energy fund during Q1. He bought new stakes in MPC, PSX and HK, and sold positions in SWC, RRC and RIG. The fund’s top holding Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD); Pickens added ~43K shares. 1 Comment [Energy]
Wednesday, May 15, 4:31 PM In its monthly fleet status report, Transocean (RIG) says the value of new contracts or extensions since the April 18 update totals ~$662M. The Deepwater Millennium was awarded a two-year contract for work offshore Australia at a dayrate of $605K; the rig's prior dayrate was $545K. Comment! [Energy]
Monday, May 13, 2:41 PM Transocean (RIG -0.6%) releases an investor presentation ahead of its May 17 shareholder meeting, refuting Carl Icahn's claims as based on "overly simplistic and highly flawed analysis" and noting Icahn's board nominees are "captive to his misguided agenda." Icahn urges shareholders to vote against Chairman Mike Talbert, whose promise to resign if elected is "utterly absurd." 3 Comments [Energy]
Monday, May 13, 7:49 AM Transocean (RIG) Chairman and former CEO Michael Talbert says he plans to step down in the next year, days before a fierce proxy fight with Carl Icahn comes to a head. Icahn has opposed Talbert's re-election, and has been calling for major changes to the company's board ahead of the May 17 annual meeting. Comment! [Energy]
Thursday, May 9, 3:59 PM Transocean (RIG -0.6%) cuts its full-year capex forecast to $2.4B from $3B, because of a change in the timing of payments on rigs being built. During today's conference call, RIG says ~$1.3B will be used to build new rigs and ~$400M will go for major upgrades of existing rigs. RIG sold three standard jackups in Q1 with four left for sale; it plans to exit the jackup market by year-end. 1 Comment [Energy]
Thursday, May 9, 3:18 PM U.K. mobile banking specialist Monitise PLC (MONIF.PK +9.1%) pops as Lee Cooperman - presenting at SALT in Las Vegas - calls it his top conviction pick: "no financial risk .. no debt ... the blessing of Visa." He owns more than 10% of the company. Other top picks: ESRX, QCOM, C, AIG, MET, and RIG. 3 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, May 8, 5:33 PM More on Transocean's (RIG) Q1 results: Net income soared to $321M from $10M a year ago, when it took a big charge on the value of its fleet, but missed estimates as some of its rigs could not work due to a third-party equipment problem. Operating and maintenance expenses rose 11%. Average daily revenue rose 0.9% Y/Y but fell 5.4% Q/Q. Fleet utilization rate was 80% vs. 74% in the prior year. Shares -1% AH. 3 Comments [Energy, Earnings]
Wednesday, May 8, 4:40 PM Transocean (RIG): Q1 EPS of $0.93 misses by $0.08. Revenue of $2.19B (-5.5% Y/Y) misses by $130M. (PR) 3 Comments [Earnings, Energy, Breaking News]
Wednesday, May 8, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AHT, ALJ, ATLS, ATVI, AVNR, CF, CLNE, CLR, CTL, CTRP, CUZ, CXW, DEPO, DK, ERII, ETE, ETP, GMCR, GRPN, GSS, HALO, HEK, HNSN, JOE, LPSN, MBLX, MDR, MED, MIDD, MM, MNST, MNTX, MWE, NWSA, OSUR, PPO, PVA, QTM, RAX, RGP, RIG, RST, SGMO, SPRD, SSRI, STEC, SXL, SZYM, TCAP, TSLA, WR, XTEX Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, May 7, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AHT, ALJ, ATLS, ATVI, AVNR, CF, CLNE, CLR, CTL, CTRP, CUZ, CXW, DEPO, DK, ERII, ETE, ETP, GMCR, GRPN, GSS, HALO, HEK, HNSN, JOE, LPSN, MBLX, MDR, MED, MIDD, MM, MNST, MNTX, MWE, NWSA, OSUR, PPO, PVA, QTM, RAX, RGP, RIG, RST, SGMO, SPRD, SSRI, STEC, SXL, SZYM, TCAP, TSLA, WR, XTEX Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, May 1, 6:36 PM Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis says it supports Transocean's (RIG) proposed $2.24 dividend over Carl Icahn's proposal for a $4/share payout, which it calls "too aggressive, exposing the company to unnecessary risk." But it recommends shareholders vote for one of Icahn's three board nominees, saying RIG's board and management bear responsibility for the company's underperformance. 1 Comment [Energy]
Wednesday, May 1, 2:37 PM Transocean's (RIG +1.8%) proposed $2.24/share dividend is "sustainable" for now but the offshore drilling contractor plans to raise the dividend rate in future years as earnings increase, CEO Steve Newman tells FT. But until then, he says the industry's moves into deeper water and more challenging conditions means RIG needs to retain the financial strength to invest in new drillships, which can cost $750M each. 4 Comments [Energy, On the Move]

John Vincent
Carl Icahn increased $RIG stake to 6.18% & started new positions in $HLF, $CVRR, $DELL, and $NUAN. Details @ http://bit.ly/14A8JKi
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Ocean Man: Technically, CVRR was a spinoff from something he already owned.
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Kapitall
Hedge funds are buying 2 high-growth basic materials stocks with encouraging sales trends $RIG $SD http://seekingalpha.com/a/tdh7
Apr 25, 11:50 AM
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Matthew Dow
Good Long Term Value with Transocean, $RIG: http://seekingalpha.com/a/szlh
Apr 23, 4:50 AM
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Matthew Dow
Transocean: This Driller Is A Good Long-Term Value Investment http://bit.ly/ZAx13a $RIG
Apr 18, 4:12 PM
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Kapitall
Money managers are buying 8 oil & gas stocks with encouraging top line growth $HERO $INT $RIG $VLO $SEP $TLP http://seekingalpha.com/a/sy0j
Apr 18, 12:57 PM
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Michael Fitzsimmons
$CVX, $PBR, and $RIG should bounce on Frade news.
Apr 9, 1:14 PM
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Kapitall
Hedge funds are buying these 3 high-growth energy stocks $DO $RIG $VLO http://seekingalpha.com/a/s1yx
Mar 29, 11:02 AM
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Dividend Sheet
$IEP $ARII $CHK and $MENT are Carl Icahn's biggest dividend stocks - http://stks.co/hPmO - 15 shares with 0.81% average yield $RIG $NFLX
Mar 26, 5:00 AM
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ltfinger
Today's Returning Downgrades (3/19/13): $AFL, $ARMH, $ASML, $BBL, $BXP, $ESV, $FMX, $GS, $MD, $PXD, $RIG, $SVXY, $XIV
Mar 20, 8:47 AM
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ltfinger
Today's Potential Upgrades (3/6/13): $AET, $ATI, $AVT, $CYT, $EZCH, $FCX, $HAR, $KLAC, $PAY, $RIG, $WLK
Mar 7, 7:55 AM
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Bob de'Long
$RIG to pay a big fine of of stockholders' funds, but officers skating free -- skate, skate away; glide, glide and sway, wandering ...
Feb 8, 4:08 PM
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Hillbilly Stock Star: I keep telling Carl to do the ez ones! LoL!
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Ryan Mallory
Morning Coffee, Day Trading Watchlist $URI $JOSB $RIG by @wallstreetnole http://bit.ly/VKGt3W
Jan 28, 9:22 AM
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Perkins Cove: So, you know at least one Stocktalker is payin' attention......grin
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Ryan Mallory: hahaha. Thanks bud
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Hillbilly Stock Star
$RIG .....Carlz Eyezkhan! .....http://yhoo.it/13tpuYq
Jan 13, 9:13 PM
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Hillbilly Stock Star: It's a target rich environment!
Jan 13, 9:26 PM
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Hillbilly Stock Star: Rambo-Style!
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sat_mcsd1
why sudden drop in $RIG anyone knows?
12/13/12
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kaptain haddok: I have no idea... but still above my basis. Watching NOV too and looking to intiate a position there.
12/15/12
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Jim Van Meerten
RIG - still has problems http://bit.ly/QAF7oj
10/2/12
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1980XLS-2.0: ATW, like RIG but without the baggage.
10/2/12
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Mercy Jimenez: Agree 1980 -- I also watch ESV w/less baggage and a 3%divvy.
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iadops40
RIG awarded 10 year $7.6B contract by RDS.A http://bit.ly/R82SVu
10/1/12
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Energysystems: Yep much younger fleet and a great divi to boot. I'll definitely be interested in the spinoff and the other company coming from pink sheets
10/1/12
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1980XLS-2.0: ATW
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Mercy Jimenez
Glad not doing business in Brazil anymore now GOOG chief detained (B4 17 CVX+RIG execs) invest Brazil anyone? http://on.wsj.com/VNZe69
9/27/12
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Mercy Jimenez: mrj2119 true + Lula was mentor 2 Rouseff; just don't recall seeing antics like detention of 18 foreign execs + w/drawal of mining rights
9/29/12
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Mercy Jimenez: Although I do recall Lula's targeted tax cuts but always w/ fiscal stability +continuity of Cardoso policies = increased investor confidence
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iadops40
RIG received prelim injunction by fed court in Brazil requiring the co's 9 rigs operating in waters off coast to cease ops in 30 days.
9/28/12
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iadops40: oil and gas co's in Latin America are very dicey investments due to shady government and politics and also the risk of nationalizations
9/28/12
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iadops40: I do like SDRL...I was unaware they were doing a spinoff...when is this taking place?
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Option Millionaires
Just in case of an oil spike, here's a technical and macro RIG trade to double your money! (Video) http://bit.ly/NV7mky
9/28/12
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Bob de'Long: lol, I'll check with the Boys from Brazil who order them to cease all operations within 30 days.
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Mercy Jimenez
Seadrill SDRL CFO moves over to Transocean RIG: http://bit.ly/NXpCuG
9/11/12
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Mercy Jimenez: DAG --RIG was just made public 9/10/12; agree change of CFO can be OK; 4me personally ALSO didn't like asset flows in/out of subs like NATDF
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DAG1996: There are indeed things to keep an eye on, but for me, I try not to second guess companies' operations until/unless performance warrants it.
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Stone Fox Capital
Wow... $RIG sold the rigs below the carrying value. Doesn't sound like a great deal.
9/10/12
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TruffelPig: The reverse here; own SDRL and observed ATW. I think I still buy some ATW.
9/10/12
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Ocean Man: Agree, that will be a significant hit to RIG. SDRL has a very new fleet and is on a nice dip right now.
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Mercy Jimenez
1 of 17 CVX/RIG execs detained in Brazil for small oil spill today allowed 2 post bond; where's media outrage for others detained by Brazil?
9/5/12
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Mercy Jimenez: Agree Michael; what gets me is that PBR has had dozens of similar spills but NO penalties and NO detention; I have better places to invest$
9/6/12
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DaLatin: President deflecting political currents !
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Hillbilly Stock Star
RIG......holy moly, watching!
8/16/12
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Perkins Cove: http://bit.ly/P14dfy
8/16/12
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Hillbilly Stock Star: Haven't driven in 3 years trading way more lucrative!
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Mercy Jimenez
Brazilian court bans CVX + RIG from extracting/transporting oil + have 30 days 2 halt activities; should do wonders 4 Brazilian investment
8/1/12
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Mercy Jimenez: http://reut.rs/OpGB6O
8/1/12
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Bob de'Long: Iraq is hammering oil companies today. I try to invest 100% in the US; my NFX has some offshore Asia production. Foreign = higher risk
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Chris Lau
China PMI printed at 48.1 - its lowest in 7 months, new XPort order a Mar 2009 low -- bad for CLF RIG BP ABX NG HAL SDRL
6/21/12
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sethmcs: Why is that bad? Trying to buy SDRL @ $30.85. If the dollar strengthen further it should reduce inflation pressure on China. Rate cuts.
6/23/12
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Chris Lau: Any drop for SDRL is a bonus. SDRL's bookings are unrelated to China, and investors get paid to wait (dividend)
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