Conference Call And Webcast Alert: Atwood Oceanics, Inc.

HOUSTON, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that it would announce earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, January 30, 2013.  The company will hold its conference call and webcast in conjunction with its fiscal 2013 First Quarter earnings release on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 12:00 P.M. ET (11:00 A.M. CT). 

The company's conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet at 12:00 P.M. ET, Thursday, January 31, 2013 with Rob Saltiel , President and CEO, and Mark L. Mey , Senior Vice President and CFO, participating.

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived for 30 days on the website www.prnewswire.com.  Some of the matters that will be discussed in the Conference Call on January 31, 2013 may involve forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual future results to be materially different from those that will be discussed in the Conference Call. 

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. is a global offshore drilling contractor engaged in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells. The company currently owns 12 mobile offshore drilling units and is constructing three ultra-deepwater drillships and one high-specification jackup. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.  Atwood Oceanics, Inc. common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ATW."

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