Topics covered: Strong Demand for Higher-Specification Rigs, Shale Drilling Dynamics, Offshore Deepwater Oil Discoveries, Drilling Shift From Gas to Liquids
Companies covered: Bridge Capital Holdings (NASDAQ:BBNK), SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB), Heritage Commerce Corp (NASDAQ:HTBK), Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT), Schlumberger N.V. (NYSE:SLB), Oceaneering International, Inc. (NYSE:OII), National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE:NOV), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI), Cameron International Corporation (NYSE:CAM), Baker Hughes (NYSE:BKR), City National Corporation (NYSE:CYN), Comerica Incorporated (NYSE:CMA), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG), Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE), Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR), Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP), BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC), Summit State Bank (NASDAQ:SSBI), Zion Oil & Gas Inc (NASDAQ:ZN)