
against the oil industry. First there was the drilling ban, which was later overturned by federal courts as illegal. Seahawk Drilling , a Texas-based shallow-water drilling company cited that moratorium as the cause of its bankruptcy filing saying
heavily dependent on the Gulf, the sustained slowdown is more than they can take... Seahawk Drilling is Sunk On February 11, Texas-based Seahawk Drilling announced that it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company – spun off from
the last couple of weeks, Ensco ( ESV ) announced its intentions to acquire Pride International ( PDE ), while Seahawk Drilling ( HAWK ) declared bankruptcy and is selling its assets to competitor Hercules Offshore ( HERO ). The rationales
Ian Bezek submits: Seahawk Drilling 's ( HAWK ) asset sale and bankruptcy filing marks the end ..... significant value at either company? Somewhat surprisingly, Seahawk Drilling shares have retained a significant valuation despite the bankruptcy
Michael Filloon submits: On Friday, Seahawk Drilling Inc. ( HAWK ) filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be selling 20 jackup rigs to Hercules Offshore Inc. ( HERO ). As difficult
Shares of Hercules Offshore ( HERO ) jump premarket after the company says it will purchase assets owned by Seahawk Drilling ( HAWK ) for $105M ( PR ). Seahawk announces that it has filed for bankruptcy protection ( PR ). HERO +25.7
Feb 11 (Reuters) - Shallow water driller Seahawk Drilling said it plans to file for bankruptcy protection and sell drilling assets to bigger rival Hercules Offshore for about $100 million.
Andrew August submits: PMC Commercial Trust ( PCC ) is similar to Seahawk Drilling when it comes to attempts at killing the company . While the discount to book value is not as steep, quite a discount exists and
Alacra Pulse Check Blog submits: By Sheena Lee Companies like Vantage Drilling ( VTG ) and Seahawk Drilling ( HAWK ) could become potential acquisition targets as M&A among offshore drillers is likely to accelerate, according to Bloomberg
drilling permits, which has created a de facto moratorium. The hardest impacted players are Gulf specialists such as Seahawk Drilling HAWK and Hercules Offshore HERO, but larger drillers like Diamond Offshore DO and Ensco also have a few Gulf rigs