HOUSTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that it would hold its conference call and webcast in conjunction with its Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter earnings release. The Company's conference call/webcast is scheduled for Tuesday, November 24, 2009. The earnings announcement is scheduled to be released Monday, November 23, 2009 after market closes.

You are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet at 11:00 A.M. ET, Tuesday, November 24, 2009 with John Irwin, President and CEO and Jim Holland, Senior Vice President and CFO.

What: Atwood Oceanics, Inc.'s Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter Earnings Release

When: 11:00 A.M. ET (10:00 a.m. CT), Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Where: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=115338&eventID=2519666

Dial In: 1-800-862-9098 Conference ID#: ATWOOD

Contact: Jim Holland, Senior Vice President and CFO 281-749-7804

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. is engaged in the business of international offshore drilling of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells and related support management and consulting services. The Company currently owns and operates a modern fleet of eight mobile offshore drilling units.

Some of the matters that will be discussed in the Conference Call on November 24, 2009 will be forward-looking statements, based on current expectations, that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual future activities to be materially different from those that will be suggested or discussed in the Conference Call. If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived for 30 days on the website www.prnewswire.com.

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