CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST ALERT:
                             ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
               Invites You to Join Its Fiscal 2013 Third Quarter
                           Conference Call on the Web

HOUSTON July 18, 2013 -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that
it would announce earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, July 31, 2013.
 The company will hold its conference call and webcast in conjunction with its
fiscal 2013 Third Quarter earnings release on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 10:00
A.M. ET (9:00 A.M. CT).

The company's conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet at
10:00 A.M. ET, Thursday, August 1, 2013 with Rob Saltiel, President and CEO, and
Mark L. Mey, Senior Vice President and CFO, participating.

What:          Atwood Oceanics, Inc.'s Fiscal 2013 Third Quarter Earnings
Release

When:         10:00 A.M. ET (9:00 A.M. CT), Thursday, August 1, 2013

Where:        http://services.choruscall.com/links/atw130801.html

Dial In:        1-866-952-1908 / 785-424-1827 Conference ID#: ATWOOD

Contact:         Mark L. Mey, Senior Vice President and CFO 281-749-7902

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be
published on our IR website http://ir.atwd.com/news.aspx?iid=4010374.  Some of
the matters that will be discussed in the Conference Call on August 1, 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 13 mobile offshore drilling units and is constructing
three 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."



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