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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE
OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: APRIL 13, 2009
ATWOOD OCEANICS,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER 1-13167
TEXAS
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Internal
Revenue Service – Employer Identification No. 74-1611874
15835
Park Ten Place Drive, Houston, Texas, 77084
(281)
749-7800
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ITEM
8.01 OTHER EVENTS
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., (NYSE - ATW) a
Houston-based International Drilling Contractor, announced that the RICHMOND has
been awarded a contract by Applied Drilling Technology, Inc. to drill one-well
in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at a dayrate of $52,500. This well
(estimated to take 40 days to complete) will be drilled immediately following
the completion of the rig’s current contract which is expected to terminate in
late April 2009 or early May 2009. The RICHMOND (the Company’s only
rig in the Gulf of Mexico) has been highly utilized for many years and has
repeatedly proven its outstanding station-keeping capability and durability
during recent hurricane seasons.
ITEM
9.01 EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
99.1 Press Release dated April 13, 2009
Statements contained in this report
with respect to the future are forward-looking statements. These
statements reflect management's reasonable judgment with respect to future
events. Forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated as a result of various factors including; the Company's dependence
on the oil and gas industry; the risks involved the construction of a rig;
competition; operating risks; risks involved in foreign operations; risks
associated with possible disruption in operations due to terrorism; risks
associated with a possible disruption in operations due to a war with Iraq; and
governmental regulations and environmental matters. A list of
additional risk factors can be found in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended September 30, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
EXHIBIT
NO. DESCRIPTION
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99.1
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Press
Release dated April 13, 2009
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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 hereunto duly
authorized.
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
(Registrant)
/s/ James M. Holland
James M. Holland
Senior Vice President
DATE: April 13,
2009