HOUSTON,  June 18, 2013-Atwood Oceanics, Inc.  (NYSE: ATW) (the "Company") today
announced  that  it  has  priced  its  public offering of $200 million aggregate
principal amount of additional 6.50% Senior Notes due 2020. The notes will be an
additional  issuance of the Company's  outstanding 6.50% Senior Notes due 2020,
which  it  issued  in  January  2012 in  an  aggregate  principal amount of $450
million.  The public offering price was  104.250% of the principal amount of the
notes,  resulting in  a yield  to worst  of 5.444%. The  offering is expected to
close  on  June  21, 2013, subject  to  the  satisfaction  of  customary closing
conditions.  The Company intends to  use the net proceeds  from the offering for
general  corporate  purposes,  including  to  fund its newbuild program. Pending
ultimate  use, the Company may use net proceeds to reduce outstanding borrowings
under its senior secured revolving credit facility.

In  connection  with  the  notes  offering,  Barclays  Capital Inc., Wells Fargo
Securities,  LLC, Credit Suisse  Securities (USA) LLC,  Goldman, Sachs & Co. and
DNB  Markets, Inc.  are acting  as joint  book-running managers. When available,
copies of the prospectus may be obtained from:

 Barclays Capital Inc.                    Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
 c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions       Attn: Client Support
 1155 Long Island Avenue                  550 South Tryon Street
 Edgewood, NY 11717                       7th Floor MAC D1086-070
 Phone: (888) 603-5847                    Charlotte, NC 28202
 Email: Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com Phone: (800) 326-5897
                                          Email: cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com


 Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC       DNB Markets, Inc.
 Attn: Prospectus Department              Attn: Investor Support
 One Madison Avenue, 1B                   220 Park Avenue, 31(st) Floor
 New York, NY 1001                        New York, NY 10166
 Phone: (212) 325-2000                    Phone: (212) 681-3800
 Email: pamela.burnham@credit-suisse.com  Email: kim.dalton@dnb.no


 Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 Prospectus Department
 200 West Street
 New York, NY 10282
 Telephone: 1-866-471-2526
 Email: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.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 13 mobile  offshore drilling units   located in the U.S.
Gulf  of Mexico, the Mediterranean Sea, offshore West Africa, offshore Southeast
Asia   and   offshore  Australia,  and  is  constructing  three  ultra-deepwater
drillships.

The senior notes will be offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration
statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
7, 2013. This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an
offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The offering of these securities will
be made only by means of a prospectus.

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

                                                           Atwood Oceanics, Inc.


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