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Toggle Summary Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2001 Earnings
HOUSTON, Jan 22, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE:DO) today reported net income of $39.8 million, or $0.29 per share on a diluted basis, on revenues of $222.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2001, compared to net income of $28.7 million, or $0.20 per share on a diluted
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Toggle Summary Diamond Offshore Drilling Corrects Dilutive Potential Common Shares Outstanding; 16.4 Million Shares Sted 9.4
--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In BW2191, (TX-DIAMOND-OFFSHORE) Announces Fourth Quarter 2001 Earnings, in the Consolidated Statements of Income table under the heading Twelve Months Ended Dec. 31, 2001, the dilutive potential common shares should read xxx 16,408 (sted 9,479).
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Toggle Summary Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. to Host Webcast of First Quarter 2002 Conference Call
HOUSTON, Apr 3, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE:DO) announced today that its first quarter 2002 earnings release and conference call has been scheduled for Thursday, April 18, 2002. The press release will be issued before the market opens and the conference call will be
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Toggle Summary Diamond Offshore Receives Three District Safe Awards and Corporate Leadership Award
HOUSTON, Apr 4, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE:DO) today announced that the U.S. Department of Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) awarded the Company three District 2001 SAFE awards (Safety Award for Excellence).
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Toggle Summary Diamond Offshore Receives MMS National SAFE Award
HOUSTON, Apr 15, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE:DO) has been named the recipient of the prestigious U. S. Department of Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) 2001 National SAFE Award (Safety Award for Excellence) for Drilling Contractors.
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Toggle Summary Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. Declares Cash Dividend
HOUSTON, Apr 16, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE:DO) today announced that the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.125 per common share payable June 3, 2002 to stockholders of record on May 1, 2002. Diamond Offshore is a leader in deep water drilling.
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Toggle Summary Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. Announces First Quarter 2002 Earnings
HOUSTON, Apr 18, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE:DO) today reported net income of $22.6 million, or $0.17 per share on a diluted basis, on revenues of $193.7 million for the first quarter of 2002, compared to net income of $36.8 million, or $0.27 per share on a diluted
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Toggle Summary Diamond Offshore's Ocean Baroness Experiences Failure of Riser Connection
HOUSTON, Apr 25, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE:DO) announced today that the Ocean Baroness experienced a parting of its marine riser during operations offshore Malaysia on April 22, 2002 in 5,700 feet of water. No injuries were sustained in this incident and the well
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Toggle Summary Diamond Offshore Announces Ocean Baroness Resumes Operations
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2002--Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE:DO) (the "Company") announced today that the semisubmersible "Ocean Baroness" has resumed normal operations under its contract with Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation.
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Toggle Summary Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. Announces Resignation of Bill Richardson From Board of Directors
HOUSTON, Jun 14, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE:DO) today announced that Bill Richardson has submitted his resignation as a member of the Company's board of directors effective June 30, 2002. On June 4, 2002, Mr. Richardson became the democratic nominee for governor of
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