Houston, Texas
September 4, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

         ATWOOD  OCEANICS, INC., announced today  that the Company's Senior Vice
President  and  CFO,  Mark  L.  Mey,  will  make a presentation to institutional
investors  at the Pareto Oil & Offshore Conference in Oslo, Norway on Wednesday,
September  4, 2013.  A copy of  the Company's presentation  can be viewed on the
Company's website at www.atwd.com.

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  thirteen  mobile  offshore  drilling  units  and  is
constructing  four ultra-deepwater drillships. 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."

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


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