1210697--2/28/2006--TODCO

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{gas, price, oil}
{competitive, industry, competition}
{cost, regulation, environmental}
{personnel, key, retain}
{operation, international, foreign}
{system, service, information}
{operation, natural, condition}
{cost, operation, labor}
{financial, litigation, operation}
Our industry is highly cyclical, and our results of operations may be volatile. Our industry is highly competitive, with intense price competition. The increase of supply of rigs in the Gulf of Mexico could create an excess supply of jackup rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and adversely affect utilization rates and dayrates for our rigs. Our ability to move our rigs to other regions is limited. Our jackup rigs are at a relative disadvantage to higher specification rigs. Our business involves numerous operating hazards, and we are not fully insured against all of them. We are subject to litigation. Failure to retain key personnel could hurt our operations. Loss of key management could hurt our operations. Unionization efforts could increase our costs or limit our flexibility. Governmental laws and regulations may add to our costs or limit drilling activity. Compliance with or a breach of environmental laws can be costly and could limit our operations. Our non-U.S. operations involve additional risks not associated with our U.S. operations. Our Venezuela operations are subject to adverse political and economic conditions. Risks Related to Our Separation from Transocean The terms of our separation from Transocean, the related agreements and other transactions with Transocean were determined in the context of a parent-subsidiary relationship and thus may be less favorable to us than the terms we could have obtained from an unaffiliated third party. Our tax sharing agreement with Transocean could require substantial payments by us if an event occurs that accelerates the utilization or deemed utilization of pre-IPO tax benefits or an event could occur that may delay the utilization of the pre-IPO tax benefits. Our tax sharing agreement with Transocean could delay or preclude us from realizing post-IPO tax benefits. We could incur substantial losses during industry downturns and may need additional financing to withstand industry downturns.

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