ATWOOD OCEANICS Announces Six-Month Contract Extension for the Vicksburg (ATW)

ATWOOD OCEANICS, a Houston-based international offshore drilling contractor ATW, announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a six-month contract extension with a six-month option, both priced at the current dayrate of $90,000, with an affiliate of Nucoastal (Thailand) Limited for the company's jack-up Vicksburg.  The option must be exercised by August 31, 2011.  With the extension, the Vicksburg's firm commitment extends through December 31, 2011.