History
The Atwood Group owns and operates eight offshore oil and gas drilling rigs. Organized in 1968, Atwood Oceanics began operation by 1970. In 1972 Atwood was placed on the stock market and is currently under the symbol ATW on the New York Stock Exchange. The Atwood Group has conducted drilling operations in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Black Sea, Australia, East and West Africa, Southeast Asia, Mediterranean Sea, China, Far East, Papua New Guinea, India, Central and South America and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Atwood Group's American headquarters is in Houston, Texas. It also operates from Australia, Malaysia, Malta, Indonesia, Egypt and the United Kingdom.
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