ATWOOD OCEANICS INC
10-Q, 2000-08-11
DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
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                                    Form 10-Q
                   QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                    FOR QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2000
                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-13167


                              ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             TEXAS                                     74-1611874
 (State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  incorporation or organization)


   15835 Park Ten Place Drive                           77084
         Houston, Texas                              (Zip Code)
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                    Registrant's telephone number, including
                             area code: 281-749-7800
                                 ---------------


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed  by  Section  15 or 15 (d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during  the  preceding  12  months  and (2) has  been  subject  to such  filings
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No___

The number of shares  outstanding of the issuer's  class of common stock,  as of
July 31, 2000; 13,822,051 shares of Common Stock, $1 par value.

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                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                     ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

The condensed consolidated financial statements herein have been prepared by the
Company  pursuant to the rules and  regulations  of the  Securities and Exchange
Commission  for  interim  financial  reporting.   Accordingly,  these  financial
statements and related  information have been prepared without audit and certain
information and disclosures  normally included in financial  statements prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles have been condensed
or omitted,  although  management  believes that the disclosures are adequate to
make the  information  not  misleading.  The  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements  reflect all  adjustments  which are,  in the opinion of  management,
necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of June 30,
2000 and September 30, 1999,  and the results of its  operations  and cash flows
for the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
All adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. The interim financial results
may not be  indicative  of results that could be expected for a full year. It is
suggested  these  condensed   consolidated   financial  statements  be  read  in
conjunction  with the  consolidated  financial  statements and the notes thereto
included in the Company's September 30, 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders.



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                      PART I. ITEM I - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (In thousands)

                                                       June 30,  September 30,
                                                         2000          1999
                                                    ----------   ------------
                                                     (Unaudited)
 ASSETS

   CURRENT ASSETS:
       Cash and cash equivalents                       $ 21,618     $ 20,105
       Accounts receivable                               24,980       18,289
       Inventories of materials and supplies,
         at lower of average cost or market               8,668        8,010
       Deferred tax assets                                  720          720
       Prepaid expenses                                   1,863        3,408
                                                       --------     --------

                Total Current Assets                     57,849       50,532
                                                       --------     --------

   SECURITIES HELD FOR INVESTMENT:
        Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost              22,592       22,589
        Available-for-sale, at fair value                   316          347
                                                       --------     --------
                                                         22,908       22,936
                                                       --------     --------
   PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, at cost:
        Drilling vessels, equipment and drill pipe      382,185      358,372
        Other                                             7,885        7,317
                                                       --------     --------
                                                        390,070      365,689
        Less-accumulated depreciation                   167,937      146,775
                                                        -------     --------
              Net Property and Equipment                222,133      218,914
                                                        -------     --------

    DEFERRED COSTS AND OTHER ASSETS                       1,341        1,222
                                                       --------     --------
                                                       $304,231     $293,604
                                                       ========     ========


The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.






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                      PART I. ITEM I - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (In thousands)


                                                       June 30,    September 30,
                                                         2000          1999
                                                      ----------  -------------
                                                      (Unaudited)
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
        Accounts payable                              $    4,786   $    7,640
        Accrued liabilities                               10,125       11,373
                                                      ----------    ---------

             Total Current Liabilities                    14,911       19,013
                                                      ----------    ---------

LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities:                46,000       54,000
                                                      ----------    ---------

DEFERRED CREDITS:
        Income taxes                                       9,007        8,168
        Other                                             23,717       20,194
                                                       ---------     --------
                                                          32,724       28,362
                                                       ---------     --------
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
        Preferred stock, no par value;
           1,000,000 shares authorized,
             none outstanding                                ---         ---
        Common stock, $1 par value;
            20,000,000  shares  authorized
            with 13,822,000 and 13,675,000 shares
            issued and outstanding at June 30, 2000
            and September 30, 1999, respectively          13,822       13,675
         Paid-in capital                                  54,412       52,458
         Accumulated other comprehensive
            income (loss)                                   (159)        (139)
         Retained earnings                               142,521      126,235
                                                        --------    ---------
                                                         210,596      192,229
                                                        --------    ---------
                                                        $304,231     $293,604
                                                        ========     ========

The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.




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                      PART I. ITEM I - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (In thousands, except per share amounts)

<TABLE>

<S>                                       <C>                <C>            <C>            <C>

                                                 Three Months Ended              Nine Months Ended
                                                       June 30,                       June 30,
                                               2000               1999           2000          1999
                                          ---------------     ----------     ---------     ----------
                                                       (Unaudited)                  (Unaudited)
REVENUES:
         Contract drilling                    $ 32,934        $ 38,503        $ 95,473       $113,632
         Contract management                       477             224           1,483          1,397
                                              --------        --------        --------       --------
                                                33,411          38,727          96,956        115,029
                                              --------        --------        --------      ---------
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
         Contract drilling                      14,457          18,626          40,815         52,646
         Contract management                       370             141           1,113          1,256
         Depreciation                            7,883           6,008          21,591         17,792
         General and administrative              2,050           1,710           6,187          5,816
                                              --------        --------        --------      ---------
                                                24,760          26,485          69,706         77,510
                                              --------        --------        --------      ---------

OPERATING INCOME                                 8,651          12,242          27,250         37,519
                                              --------        --------        --------      ---------

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
         Interest expense                        (901)          (1,125)         (2,829)        (3,226)
         Interest income                          662              667           1,780          1,801
                                              -------         --------        --------      ---------
                                                 (239)            (458)         (1,049)        (1,425)
                                               -------         --------        --------      ---------

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                      8,412           11,784          26,201         36,094

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                      3,160            4,390           9,915         13,200
                                               ------         --------        --------      ---------

NET INCOME                                      5,252         $  7,394        $ 16,286      $  22,894
                                               ======         ========        ========      =========

EARNINGS PER SHARE
              Basic                             $ .38            $ .54           $1.18          $1.68
              Diluted                           $ .37            $ .53           $1.17          $1.66
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF
   COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
            Basic                              13,822           13,669          13,744         13,641
            Diluted                            14,026           13,849          13,902         13,773

</TABLE>

The  accompanying  notes are an integral  part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.

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                      PART I. ITEM I - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In thousands)
<TABLE>
<S>                                                         <C>           <C>

                                                              Nine Months Ended June 30,
                                                                2000            1999
                                                             ---------      -----------
                                                                  (Unaudited)
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
     Net Income                                               $ 16,286          $22,894
                                                              --------          -------
       Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
       provided (used) by operating activities:
            Depreciation                                        21,591           17,792
            Amortization                                           391              349
            Deferred federal income tax provision                  850            1,900
       Changes in assets and liabilities:
            (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable          (6,691)           5,426
            Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and
                 accrued liabilities                            (3,141)           5,432
            Net mobilization fees                                3,528            8,391
            Other                                                  495            2,106
                                                              --------          -------
                                                                17,023           41,396
                                                              --------          -------
              Net cash provided by operating activities         33,309           64,290
                                                              --------          -------

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
      Capital expenditures                                     (25,897)         (39,431)
                                                              --------          -------
             Net cash used by investing activities             (25,897)         (39,431)
                                                              --------          -------

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACITIVITES:
      Proceeds from revolving credit facility                   52,000           13,000
      Principal payments on long-term debt                     (60,000)         (17,750)
      Proceeds from exercises of stock options                   2,101              486
                                                              --------          -------
             Net cash provided by financing activities          (5,899)          (4,264)
                                                              --------          -------

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND
   CASH EQUIVALENTS                                              1,513           20,595
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, at beginning of period               20,105           11,621
                                                               -------          -------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, at end of period                    $21,618          $32,216
                                                               =======          =======
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
    Cash paid during the period for domestic
         and foreign income taxes                              $ 7,658          $ 8,913
                                                               =======          =======
       Cash paid during the period for interest,
           net of amounts capitalized                          $ 3,914          $ 4,138
                                                               =======          =======

</TABLE>

  The accompanying  notes are an integral part of these  consolidated  financial
statements.


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                      PART I. ITEM 1 - FIANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.       UNAUDITED INTERIM INFORMATION

         The unaudited interim financial  statements as of June 30, 2000 and for
each of the nine month  periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999,  included  herein,
have been prepared by the Company,  pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial reporting. Accordingly,
these financial  statements and related  information  have been prepared without
audit,  and  certain  information  and note  disclosures  normally  included  in
financial  statements  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed or omitted, although management believes that the
note  disclosures  are  adequate to make the  information  not  misleading.  For
interim periods,  the Company records income taxes using the expected  effective
tax rate for the fiscal year.  In the opinion of the Company's  management,  the
unaudited interim financial  statements  reflect all adjustments  (consisting of
normal recurring  adjustments)  considered  necessary for a fair presentation of
the financial  position and results of operations of the Company for the periods
presented.  The interim  financial results may not be indicative of results that
could be expected for a full year.


2.       EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

         The  computation of basic and diluted  earnings per share is as follows
(in thousands, except per share amounts):
<TABLE>

<S>                                            <C>          <C>        <C>                <C>           <C>        <C>

                                                       Three Months Ended                           Nine Months Ended
                                                -------------------------------------      -------------------------------
                                                 Net                   Per Share             Net                   Per Share
                                                Income       Shares      Amount             Income        Shares     Amount
June 30, 2000:
          Basic earnings per share              $ 5,252       13,822     $ .38             $16,286       13,744      $ 1.18
          Effect of dilutive securities-
                  Stock Options                    ---           204      (.01)                --           158        (.01)
                                                -------      -------     -----             -------       ------      ------

          Diluted earnings per share            $ 5,252       14,026     $ .37             $16,286       13,902      $ 1.17
                                                =======      =======     =====             =======       ======      ======

June 30, 1999:
           Basic earnings per share             $ 7,394       13,669       .54             $22,894       13,641      $ 1.68
           Effect of dilutive securities-
                   Stock Options                    ---          180      (.01)                ---          132        (.02)
                                                -------      -------     -----             --------      ------      ------

           Diluted earnings per share           $ 7,394       13,849     $ .53             $22,894       13,773      $ 1.66
                                                =======      =======     =====             ========      ======      ======
</TABLE>


3.       COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

         Comprehensive income includes the following (in thousands):


THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,                                   2000       1999
                                                           -------    -------
Net Income                                                 $ 5,252    $ 7,394
Other comprehensive income:
     Unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale
      Securities, net of tax expense of $ 1 in 2000 and
         $17 in 1999, respectively                               3         29
                                                           -------    -------
Comprehensive income                                       $ 5,255    $ 7,423
                                                           =======    =======


NINE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,                                    2000       1999
                                                           -------    -------
Net Income                                                 $16,286    $22,894
Other comprehensive income:
     Unrealized holding loss on available-for-sale
      Securities, net of tax benefit of $ 11 and $ 2
      in 2000 and 1999, respectively                           (20)        (5)
                                                           -------    -------
Comprehensive income                                       $16,266    $22,889
                                                           =======    =======

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                                 PART I. ITEM 2
                     ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



     All non-historical  information set forth herein is based upon expectations
and  assumptions  deemed  reasonable  by the  Company.  The  Company can give no
assurance  that  such  expectations  and  assumptions  will  prove to have  been
correct,  and  actual  results  could  differ  materially  from the  information
presented herein.  The Company's  periodic reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission  should be  consulted  for a  description  of risk  factors
associated with an investment in the Company.


MARKET OUTLOOK

         Worldwide  utilization  of offshore  drilling  equipment  is  currently
around 84% compared to around 70% at the  beginning  of fiscal year 2000.  There
are encouraging  indications that the offshore drilling market environment could
continue to improve toward the end of 2000 and into 2001. Except for RIG-200 and
RIG-19,  the Company's  drilling units have current  contract  commitments  that
should keep the various  rigs  employed  into fiscal 2001.  The ATWOOD  SOUTHERN
CROSS (idle since September  1998) commenced  working in June 2000 off the coast
of Israel. Even though the operating results for fiscal 2000 will not be as good
as fiscal 1998 and 1999, it will be the Company's seventh consecutive profitable
year.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         Contract  revenues  for the three months and nine months ended June 30,
2000  decreased  14% and 16%,  respectively,  compared to the same periods ended
June 30, 1999. A comparative analysis of contract revenues is as follows:

<TABLE>
                                                        CONTRACT REVENUES
                                                           (In Millions)
                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>         <C>         <C>           <C>      <C>        <C>

                                   Three Months Ended                          Nine Months Ended
                                        June 30,                                   June 30,
                               ---------------------------------      -----------------------------
                                 2000        1999       Variance       2000      1999      Variance
                                -----       -----       --------      -----     -----      --------
SEAHAWK                         $ 5.7       $ 2.0          $ 3.7      $13.6     $ 7.8       $ 5.8
RICHMOND                          1.8         0.0            1.8        4.8       3.7         1.1
ATWOOD SOUTHERN CROSS             0.8         0.0            0.8        0.8       0.0         0.8
ATWOOD FALCON                    10.0         9.7            0.3       30.4      24.8         5.6
VICKSBURG                         2.9         3.3           (0.4)       9.1       7.1         2.0
ATWOOD HUNTER                     7.2         8.7           (1.5)      25.0      24.8         0.2
ATWOOD EAGLE                      4.5         8.5           (4.0)      11.8      28.2       (16.4)
RIG 200/RIG-19                    0.0         4.4           (4.4)       0.0      12.4       (12.4)
GOODWYN 'A'/NORTH RANKIN 'A'      0.5         2.1           (1.6)       1.4       6.2        (4.8)
                                -----      -------         -----      -----    ------       -----
                                $33.4       $38.7          $(5.3)     $96.9    $115.0      $(18.1)
                                =====        ====          =====      =====    ======      ======
</TABLE>

         The SEAHAWK commenced drilling  operations,  following its upgrade,  in
January 2000 at a significant enhancement in dayrate over the reduced dayrate it
received during its upgrade  period,  accounting for its increase in revenues in
2000. The RICHMOND was idle in the third quarter of fiscal 1999 due to depressed
market conditions and did not return to work until September 1999. For the first
nine months of fiscal 2000, the RICHMOND was fully employed,  which accounts for
its increase in revenues.  In June 2000,  the ATWOOD  SOUTHERN CROSS returned to
work  (after  being idle  since  September  1998) off the coast of  Israel.  The
increase in revenues for the ATWOOD FALCON during the nine months ended June 30,
2000 compared to the same period in fiscal 1999 was due to the rig's upgrade not
being  completed  until  November  1998.  Thus far, the VICKSBURG has worked the
entire  fiscal year 2000  compared to having some idle days at the  beginning of
fiscal  1999 while  completing  its  upgrade,  accounting  for its  increase  in
revenues for the nine months ended June 30,  2000.  During the third  quarter of
fiscal 2000,  the ATWOOD  HUNTER  incurred  some  unanticipated  downtime due to
equipment problems,  which accounts for its decline in revenues. When the ATWOOD
EAGLE  commenced  working in the  Mediterranean  Sea in 1998,  its  dayrate  was
$115,000,  compared to a dayrate during 2000 of approximately $50,000. Besides a
dayrate reduction, the decline in revenues is also attributable to the rig being
idle in January 2000 while undergoing a water depth upgrade.  RIG-200 and RIG-19
are available  for contract  since  becoming  idle in June and  September  1999,
respectively. As a result of a decline in drilling activities on the GOODWYN "A"
and NORTH RANKIN "A" platforms,  the Company's management  activities related to
these platforms have also declined resulting in less revenues being received and
less costs being incurred.

                  Contract  drilling and  management  costs for the three months
and  nine  months  ended  June 30,  2000  decreased  21% and 22%,  respectively,
compared to the same  periods in 1999.  An analysis  of  contract  drilling  and
management costs by rig is as follows.

<TABLE>

                                                        CONTRACT DRILLING AND
                                                           MANAGEMENT COSTS
                                                            (In Millions)
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>            <C>        <C>            <C>         <C>          <C>

                                      Three Months Ended                        Nine Months Ended
                                           June 30,                                 June 30,
                                 ----------------------------------        --------------------------------
                                   2000         1999       Variance          2000        1999      Variance
                                 ------        ------     ---------        ------       ------     --------
ATWOOD HUNTER                    $  2.7        $  2.1        $  0.6        $  7.9       $  7.4      $  0.5
RICHMOND                            1.5           1.0           0.5           4.3          3.9         0.4
ATWOOD SOUTHERN CROSS               2.0           1.0           1.0           4.1          3.6         0.5
ATWOOD FALCON                       2.1           2.0           0.1           6.2          5.1         1.1
SEAHAWK                             1.9           1.9           0.0           6.0          5.3         0.7
VICKSBURG                           1.4           1.8          (0.4)          4.2          3.3         0.9
ATWOOD EAGLE                        2.5           4.0          (1.5)          6.7         11.5        (4.8)
RIG-200/RIG-19                      0.0           2.5          (2.5)          0.1          6.6        (6.5)
GOODWYN 'A'/NORTH RANKIN 'A'        0.4           1.5          (1.1)          1.2          4.9        (3.7)
OTHER                               0.3           1.0          (0.7)          1.2          2.3        (1.1)
                                  -----         -----         ------       ------        -----      ------
                                  $14.8         $18.8         $(4.0)        $41.9        $53.9      $(12.0)
                                  =====         =====         =====         =====        =====      ======
</TABLE>

         The  increase in operating  costs for the ATWOOD  HUNTER was related to
the equipment  downtime problems incurred by the rig during the third quarter of
fiscal 2000. The rig will be down for an estimated  seven days during the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2000 for some additional repairs to be completed. The RICHMOND
being idle during the third quarter of fiscal 1999 compared to working in fiscal
2000  accounts for its increase in  operating  costs.  The increase in operating
costs for the ATWOOD  SOUTHERN CROSS was due to its return to work. The increase
in drilling  costs for the ATWOOD FALCON and VICKSBURG for the nine months ended
June 30, 2000 was due to both rigs,  thus far,  working  the entire  fiscal 2000
while  working  only a  portion  of the  first  quarter  of  fiscal  1999 due to
completing  their upgrades  during which no operating  costs were incurred.  The
increase  in drilling  costs for the SEAHAWK for the nine months  ended June 30,
2000 was primarily due to additional costs incurred in December 1999 to mobilize
and  prepare  the rig for  commencement  of drilling  operations  following  its
required  upgrade  for  its  four-year  contract  extension.  The  reduction  in
operating  costs  for the  ATWOOD  EAGLE  was due to no  operating  costs  being
incurred  in  January  2000 when the rig was in a shipyard  for its water  depth
upgrade and due to a generally overall decline in maintenance and some personnel
costs.  RIG-200 and RIG-19 are currently  stacked on land in Australia with very
little costs being incurred.

         The Company does not recognize  depreciation  expense during a period a
rig is out of service for a significant  upgrade.  The ATWOOD FALCON,  VICKSBURG
and SEAHAWK had some reduction in depreciation  expense in 1999 due to upgrades,
accounting for the increase in depreciation in 2000.

         A summary of the contract  status of the Company's  wholly or partially
owned drilling units as of August 9, 2000 is as follows:

<TABLE>

    NAME OF RIG                   LOCATION                                CONTRACT STATUS
<S>                               <C>                          <C>

--------------------              ------------------           ------------------------------------------------
ATWOOD FALCON                     Philippines                  Rig is under long-term contract,
                                                               which terminates in November 2001.

ATWOOD HUNTER                     United States                Current three-year contract executed in
                                  Gulf of Mexico               1997 terminates in November/December 2000.

ATWOOD EAGLE                      Mediterranean Sea            Rig is currently working in Egypt under
                                                               drilling programs, which should keep the
                                                               rig employed into the second half of fiscal 2001.

VICKSBURG                         India                        Rig is under term contract, which terminates
                                                               in December 2000.

SEAHAWK                           Malaysia                     Rig is currently drilling under a four-year
                                                               contract extension period, with a further option.

ATWOOD SOUTHERN CROSS             Mediterranean Sea            Currently working off the coast of Israel
                                                               under contracts, which should keep the rig
                                                               employed into 2001.

RICHMOND                          United States                Currently in a shipyard undergoing a minor
                                  Gulf of Mexico               upgrade which should be completed in
                                                               September 2000.  Following its upgrade,
                                                               the rig has contracts, which should keep
                                                               it employed into 2001.

RIG-19                            Australia                    Rig is available for contract since it became
                                                               idle in September 1999.

RIG-200                           Australia                    Rig is available for contract since it became
                                                               idle in June 1999.

</TABLE>

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     For the first  nine  months of fiscal  2000,  operating  cash flow  (before
changes in working capital and other assets and  liabilities)  was $39.1 million
compared to $42.9  million for the first nine months of fiscal 1999.  During the
first nine months of fiscal  2000,  the Company  utilized  internally  generated
funds to invest  approximately  $10.1 million in  completing  the upgrade of the
SEAHAWK,  to invest  approximately  $10.6  million in the  upgrade of the ATWOOD
EAGLE,  to fund  approximately  $5.2 million of other capital  expenditures,  in
addition to reducing long-term debt by $8 million. In August 2000, a minor $5 to
$6 million enhancement and refurbishment of the RICHMOND will be performed.  The
Company is also planning an additional $70 million future water depth upgrade to
the ATWOOD  EAGLE to enable the rig to work in water  depths of up to 5,000 feet
from its  current  water  depth  capacity  of 3,600  feet.  The  Company is also
evaluating  the   feasibility   of  making  million  in  certain   upgrades  and
refurbishment  to the ATWOOD  HUNTER  following  the  completion  of its current
drilling  program  (estimated   November/December  2000),  which  could  involve
expenditures in excess of $30 million.  In June 2000, the Company entered into a
$150 million revolving  (non-reducing)  Credit Facility with a bank group, which
matures in June 2005.  Proceeds  from this  facility  were used to refinance $46
million of existing debt and will be used to fund future capital expenditures to
upgrade existing offshore drilling units.

         The  Company  continues  to  explore  the market  for  possible  growth
opportunities.  Further  reduction or increase in long-term  debt will depend on
identifying  investment  opportunities.  The Company will adjust planned capital
expenditures,  debt  repayment  and financing  requirements  in light of current
market conditions.



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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
                     ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ITEM 6. Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)      Exhibits
                  None

         (b)      Report on Form 8-K
                  Execution of $150 million  Revolving  Credit  Facility on
                  June 30, 2000 (Filed July 5, 2000)


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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                   ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
                                   (Registrant)




Date:  August 11, 2000             s/JAMES M. HOLLAND
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                                     James M. Holland
                                     Senior Vice President
                                     and Chief Accounting Officer





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