Oil & Gas Stocks Under Review -- Atwood Oceanics, Patterson-UTI Energy, Antero Resources, and Ocean Rig

NEW YORK, May 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Stock-Callers.com brings focus on the Oil and Gas Drilling and Exploration space, which includes companies that search for potential underground or underwater crude oil or natural gas fields, and drill and operate wells that bring the crude oil or natural gas to the surface. Equities in today's lineup are: Atwood Oceanics Inc. (NYSE: ATW), Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEN), Antero Resources Corp. (NYSE: AR), and Ocean Rig UDW LLC (NASDAQ: ORIG). Learn more about these stocks by downloading their free research reports in PDF format at:

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Atwood Oceanics  

Last Friday at the close, shares in Houston, Texas headquartered Atwood Oceanics Inc. ended 9.24% higher at $7.92. The stock recorded a trading volume of 4.40 million shares, which was above its three months average volume of 3.34 million shares. The Company's shares are trading below their 50-day moving average by 12.09%. Furthermore, shares of Atwood Oceanics, which engages in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 45.38.

On April 18^th, 2017, Atwood Oceanics announced that it will release Q2 FY17 earnings after the market closes on Monday, May 08^th, 2017. The Company will hold its conference call and webcast to discuss its Q2 FY17 earnings release on Tuesday, May 09^th, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Sign up and read the free research report on ATW at:

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Patterson-UTI Energy  

Houston, Texas headquartered Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.'s stock finished Friday's session 5.22% higher at $21.77. A total volume of 5.06 million shares was traded, which was above their three months average volume of 4.16 million shares. The Company's shares are trading below their 200-day moving average by 9.13%. Additionally, shares of Patterson-UTI Energy, which through its subsidiaries, provides onshore contract drilling services to major and independent oil and natural gas operators in the US and Canada, have an RSI of 39.66.

On April 28^th, 2017, research firm Morgan Stanley resumed its 'Overweight' rating on the Company's stock.

On May 03^rd, 2017, Patterson-UTI Energy reported that for the month of April 2017, the Company had an average of 115 drilling rigs operating in the US and two rigs in Canada. Average drilling rigs operating reported in the Company's monthly announcements represent the average number of its drilling rigs that were operating under a drilling contract. The complimentary research report on PTEN can be downloaded at:

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Antero Resources  

Shares in Denver, Colorado headquartered Antero Resources Corp. ended the session 4.17% higher at $21.25 with a total trading volume of 2.96 million shares. The stock is trading below its 50-day moving average by 7.12%. Shares of the Company, which acquires, explores, produces, and develops natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil properties in the US, have an RSI of 40.79.

On April 24^th, 2017, Antero Resources announced that it plans to issue its Q1 2017 earnings release on Monday, May 08^th, 2017, after the close of trading on the NYSE. A conference call is scheduled on Tuesday, May 09^th, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. MT to discuss the results. A brief Q&A session for security analysts will immediately follow the discussion of the results for the quarter. Register for free on Stock-Callers.com and access the latest report on AR at:

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Ocean Rig  

Houston, Texas-based Ocean Rig UDW LLC's shares recorded a trading volume of 917,375 shares, and finished 1.97% lower at $0.22. The stock is trading 52.64% below its 50-day moving average. Shares of the Company, which operates as a subsidiary of Ocean Rig UDW Inc., have an RSI of 36.97.

On April 24^th, 2017, Ocean Rig UDW announced the results of its 2017 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("Meeting"). Among the approved proposals were the election of Mr. George Economou and Mr. Michael Pearson to serve as Class A Directors until the 2020 Meeting of the Company, and the appointment of Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A. as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31^st, 2017. Get free access to your research report on ORIG at:

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