HOUSTON, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. announced today that it would hold its conference call and webcast in conjunction with its Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter earnings release. The Company's conference call/webcast is scheduled for Wednesday, May 2, 2012. The earnings announcement is scheduled to be released Tuesday, May 1, 2012 after the market closes.

You are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet at 9:00 A.M. ET, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 with Rob Saltiel, President and CEO and Mark Mey, Senior Vice President and CFO.


    What:    Atwood Oceanics, Inc.'s Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter Earnings Release

    When:    9:00 A.M. ET (8:00 a.m. CT), Wednesday, May 2, 2012

    Where:   http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/63985a2s/lan/en

    Dial In: 1-800-862-9098 / 785-424-1051 Conference ID#: ATWOOD

Some of the matters that will be discussed in the Conference Call on May 2, 2012 will be forward-looking statements, based on current expectations, that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual future activities to be materially different from those that will be suggested or discussed in the Conference Call. If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived for 30 days on the website www.prnewswire.com.

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".

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