ESV News and Press, Ensco plc Class A From 10/19/18

Rowan EXL II Rowan ( RDC ) has recently published its fleet status report , which is especially interesting in light of the upcoming merger with Ensco ( ESV ). Without further ado, let's look at the indicated changes in the company's fleet status. Drillship Rowan Resolute will work ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In new independent research reports released early this morning, Market Source Research released its latest key findings for all current investors, traders, and shareholders of Endeavour Silver Corporation (NYSE:EXK), Triton International Limited ...

Tidewater ( TDW ) and GulfMark ( GLF ) have just filed a definitive proxy statement regarding their upcoming merger. Both stocks have recently seen a sudden spike and have already returned to previous levels. Now, we have a chance to evaluate some real data on the merger, namely the financia...

The merger between Transocean ( RIG ) and Ocean Rig ( ORIG ) is gaining steam. New merger materials are out in public, so investors have the chance to see how Ocean Rig was trying to sell itself and how the company ended in Transocean’s hands. It turns out that Ocean Rig’s ...

Merger activity increased last week with eight new deals announced and four pending deals closing. Deal Statistics: New Deals: The acquisition of Rowan Companies (RDC) by Ensco (ESV) for $3.44 billion in an all stock deal. Under the terms of the transaction agreement, Rowan sh...

In my recent article on the offshore drilling industry titled “How Fragmented Is The Offshore Drilling Industry?” I highlighted the fact that the industry remained highly fragmented despite the recent moves like Transocean's ( RIG ) purchase of Ocean Rig ( ORIG ) or the merg...

Weatherford ( WFT -0.4% ) is only modestly lower after Societe Generale downgrades shares to Sell from Buy, as analyst Edward Muztafago says current U.S. challenges and the recent stock market drop create risk to WFT's asset divestiture plans, and "stumbles may not be well received." M...

In February, I wrote an article in which I analyzed my view that Ensco ( ESV ) was likely to double within the next 2-3 years. For the sake of good order, the title of my article was "Ensco will double within the next 2-3 years," but the editor changed it to "Ensco might double within the ne...

The recent news of Ensco ( ESV )-Rowan ( RDC ) merger (I wrote about it here ) provoked discussion on whether the offshore drilling industry is really fragmented or consolidation will bring pricing power. The recent days were characterized by increased volatility, but I managed to find time t...

Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) will hold its third quarter 2018 earnings conference call at 9:00 a.m. CDT (10:00 a.m. EDT and 2:00 p.m. London) on Tuesday, 30 October 2018. The earnings release will be issued before the New York Stock Exchange opens that morning. The conference call will be webcast l...