ATWOOD OCEANICS TO PRESENT AT THE PARETO SECURITIES' OIL AND OFFSHORE CONFERENCE

HOUSTON, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., a Houston-based international drilling contractor (NYSE: ATW), announced today that the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mark L. Mey, will make a presentation to institutional investors at the Pareto Securities' Oil and Offshore Conference in Oslo, Norway on Wednesday, August 31, 2011.  A copy of the Company's presentation can be viewed on the Company's website at www.atwd.com.

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