Parker Drilling Reports 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

HOUSTON, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Parker Drilling Company (NYSE: PKD), a global drilling contractor and service provider, today reported financial and operating results for the 2008 fourth quarter and year. For the fourth quarter of 2008 Parker Drilling reported a net loss of $39.5 million or $0.35 per diluted share on revenues of $212.4 million. Excluding non-routine items, the most significant of which is a charge for goodwill impairment, net income was $29.9 million or $0.27 per diluted share. For all of 2008, the Company reported net income of $25.6 million or $0.23 per diluted share on revenues of $829.8 million. Excluding non-routine items, net income was $95.4 million or $0.85 per diluted share. (A reconciliation of net income excluding non-routine items is provided in the attached financial tables).

The fourth quarter closes a year of significant achievements for the Company, including:

    --  Record revenues of $829.8 million, a 27 percent increase over the prior
        year;
    --  Record earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
        (adjusted EBITDA) of $273.8 million, a 5 percent increase over the prior
        year (adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure defined below);
    --  Record revenues and segment gross margin for International Drilling,
        Project Management and Engineering Services and Rental Tools;
    --  A company-best safety performance of 0.66 Total Recordable Incident Rate
        (TRIR) for 2008, below last year's record 0.81 TRIR;
    --  Significant Project Management wins, including the Engineering
        Procurement Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract for the
        land-based BP Liberty rig, designed to drill ultra extended-reach wells
        to offshore targets in the Liberty field of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea;
        and the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for the
        drilling package portion of the Sakhalin-1 Arkutun-Dagi offshore
        platform; and
    --  Parker's reentry into the Alaskan drilling market with the
        commitment to build two advanced design land rigs to fulfill a long-term
        development drilling contract for BP.  The two Parker-owned rigs are
        expected to start operations during the latter part of 2010.

"Parker's strategy delivered in 2008," said Robert L. Parker Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Our diverse businesses cushioned the effects of the year's wide swings in oil and natural gas prices, while we focused on programs to realize solid returns from our drilling, project management and rental tool operations. Our position as a preferred partner was enhanced by the award of new FEED, EPCI and newbuild contracts for work in some of the world's most technology-intensive environments; our investments in our global rig fleet; and the expansion of our rental tools operations," he continued.

"Although the outlook for 2009 will be affected by restrained customer spending, we believe the strategy and focus of the Company are suited to this difficult environment," said Mr. Parker. "Our financial condition is sound and our technical and safety leadership, cultivated through decades of project execution in remote, extreme and environmentally sensitive locations, equips us with a competitive edge. We will proceed cautiously at the outset of 2009, and will employ our strategic balance and geographic diversity to sustain our overall performance," he concluded.

Goodwill Impairment Charge

Included in 2008 fourth quarter non-routine items is a $100.3 million non-cash charge ($77.8 million, net of tax benefits, or $0.69 per diluted share) eliminating all goodwill associated with the Company's 1996 acquisitions of the Gulf of Mexico barge drilling business, Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc. ($64.2 million) and the rental tools business, Quail Tools, Inc. ($36.1 million). This impairment of goodwill, resulting from the application of SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, is primarily driven by adverse financial market conditions that have reduced the Company's equity market capitalization below its Shareholders' Equity. It takes into account the deteriorating macro-economic environment, the reduced accessibility to the credit markets for customers, and the high degree of uncertainty about the eventual return to normalcy. The Company continues to believe there is value to be derived from both the competitive advantage achieved by the recent upgrades of its Gulf of Mexico barge fleet and the continuing strong results of the rental tools business.

Fourth Quarter Financial Review

For the three months ended December 31, 2008, Parker posted a net loss of $39.5 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, on revenues of $212.4 million, compared to net income of $34.6 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, on revenues of $180.8 million for the fourth quarter 2007. The results for the fourth quarter of 2008 included net after-tax expense of $69.4 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, for non-routine items. Among these were: goodwill impairment of $100.3 million related to the 1996 acquisitions of Mallard Bay Drilling and Quail Tools; $6.3 million of expenses related to the previously disclosed investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the Company's utilization of the services of a customs agent in certain countries and an internal investigation regarding U.S. economic sanctions related primarily to the Company's operations in Turkmenistan; and $12.5 million of foreign tax credits for prior years' taxes. Net income in the fourth quarter of 2007 included a gain of $8.6 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for non-routine items. These included a $17.6 million reserve related to the Saudi Arabia joint venture operations; a $25.6 million tax benefit from the application of FIN 48: Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes; and $0.6 million for other items. (Details of the non-routine items are provided in the attached financial tables.)

Total revenues for the fourth quarter 2008 increased 17 percent compared to the same period last year, with increases in all segments except U.S. Drilling. U.S. Drilling revenues declined 34 percent, to $33.6 million from $50.9 million, due to lower utilization and lower dayrates for the Gulf of Mexico barge drilling fleet. International Drilling revenues rose 24 percent to $86.2 million from $69.7 million, primarily the result of higher average dayrates in each of Parker's three focus regions and the addition of two rigs to the fleet during 2008. Rental Tools revenues increased 11 percent to $45.7 million from $41.1 million, led by increased coverage in the active shale areas of Williston, ND and a new facility in Texarkana, TX. Revenues for Project Management and Engineering Services increased nearly two-fold, to $37.9 million from $19.1 million, primarily as a result of higher dayrates, including retroactive adjustments, for the Sakhalin projects. Construction Contract segment revenues of $8.9 million reflect the quarter's progress on the construction contract for the BP Liberty ultra-extended-reach rig.

Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter 2008 was $69.3 million compared to $69.7 million in the fourth quarter 2007. (Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The calculation of adjusted EBITDA and reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is shown on the attached tables). The Company's U.S. Drilling segment gross margin was $14.7 million, down from $30.6 million in the prior year's comparable period, reflecting the impact of lower utilization and dayrates. With a larger fleet operating at a higher average dayrate, Parker's International Drilling operations' gross margin increased 61 percent to $27.7 million, compared to fourth quarter 2007 segment gross margin of $17.2 million. As a result of growing revenues, Rental Tools achieved a record segment gross margin of $28.7 million, 15 percent greater than segment gross margin of $25.0 million for the comparable period of 2007 and topping the record set in the third quarter of 2008. Segment gross margin for Project Management and Engineering Services was $8.1 million - more than two times the prior year's fourth quarter level of $3.1 million, reflecting higher dayrates for the Sakhalin projects, including retroactive adjustments, and additional projects.

Operations Review

    --  Average utilization for the Company's Gulf of Mexico barge rigs for
        the fourth quarter 2008 was 61 percent, compared to the 83 percent
        reported for the fourth quarter 2007 and the 79 percent reported for the
        third quarter 2008.  Recent barge rig utilization has declined to
        approximately 20 percent.  The Company's  barge dayrates in the
        Gulf of Mexico averaged $40,100 per day during the fourth quarter 2008,
        compared to $40,900 per day in the fourth quarter 2007 and $39,900 per
        day in the third quarter 2008.  (Average dayrates for each
        classification of barge by quarter are available on Parker's
        website and can be viewed or downloaded by going to "Investor
        Relations" then to "Quarterly Support Materials" and then
        to "Dayrates - GOM").
    --  Average utilization of international rigs, both land and barge rigs, for
        the fourth quarter 2008 was 87 percent, compared to 82 percent reported
        for the fourth quarter of 2007 and 84 percent reported for the third
        quarter 2008.  (Average utilization for the international rig fleet by
        quarter is available on Parker's website and can be viewed or
        downloaded by going to "Investor Relations" then to
        "Quarterly Support Materials" and then to "Rig
        Utilization Schedule").
        --  The Company's Latin America fleet operated near 90 percent
            utilization, with nine of ten rigs working throughout the quarter. 
            Several of these are on multi-well, long-term contracts.
        --  Similarly, nine of Parker's ten rigs located in the CIS region
            were under contract throughout the quarter.  The Company realized a
            significant dayrate increase on the barge rig operating in this
            region while three land rigs experienced several weeks of down time
            to make equipment changes.
        --  Six of the eight Parker rigs located in the Asia Pacific region
            worked during the quarter, one of which was released in late
            December.
    --  In Project Management and Engineering Services, the Yastreb, designed,
        built and operated by Parker Drilling for the Sakhalin-1 consortium,
        mobilized to a new location at the Odoptu field during the fourth
        quarter of 2008.

2008 Financial Review

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, Parker reported revenues of $829.8 million and net income of $25.6 million or $0.23 per diluted share compared to revenues of $654.6 million and net income of $104.1 million or $0.94 per diluted share for the same period of 2007. Reported 2008 results were decreased by a net after-tax expense of $69.8 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, from non-routine items. Included in 2007 results was a net after-tax gain of $9.1 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, from non-routine items. (Details of the non-routine items are provided in the attached financial tables).

Capital expenditures for the twelve months ended December 31, 2008 totaled $197.1 million, including $31.2 million to complete the construction of international land rigs; $53.5 million for the construction of two newbuild land rigs for Alaska; and $36.8 million for tubular goods and other rental equipment.

At the end of the period total debt was $461.1 million, and the Company's total debt-to-capitalization ratio was 44.8 percent. To assure the availability of capital to meet its newbuild Alaska land rig commitments, Parker drew most of its credit facilities during the second half of 2008. As a result, the Company's cash and cash equivalents totaled $172.3 million at December 31, 2008, and Parker's ratio of net-debt-to-net capitalization improved to 33.7 percent from 37.0 percent at the end of 2007. The Company's $50 million term loan begins to amortize at $3.0 million per quarter beginning the third quarter of 2009, while the remaining components of the Company's debt do not mature until 2012 and 2013.

Conference Call

Parker Drilling has scheduled a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CST (11:00 a.m. EST) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 to discuss fourth quarter 2008 results. Those interested in listening to the call by telephone may do so by dialing (303) 228-2961. Alternatively, the call can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site at http://www.parkerdrilling.com. A replay of the call will be available by telephone from Feb. 24 through March 3 by dialing (303) 590-3000 and using the access code 11124439#, and on the Company's Web site for 12 months.

This release contains certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Acts. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including earnings per share guidance, the outlook for rig utilization and dayrates, general industry conditions including demand for drilling and customer spending and the factors affecting demand, competitive advantages including cost effective integrated solutions and technological innovation, future technological innovation, future operating results of the Company's rigs and rental tool operations, capital expenditures, expansion and growth opportunities, asset sales, successful negotiation and execution of contracts, strengthening of financial position, increase in market share and other such matters, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that its expectations stated in this release are based on reasonable assumptions, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to certain risk factors, including the ongoing credit crisis which has created volatility in oil and natural gas prices and could result in reduced demand for drilling services. For a detailed discussion of risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations, please refer to the Company's reports filed with the SEC, and in particular, the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the risk factors in the Form 10-Qs for the periods ended June 30, 2008 and September 30, 2008. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.




                     PARKER DRILLING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
                                    (Unaudited)

                                                  December 31,   December 31,
                                                      2008           2007
                                                  -------------  -------------
                       ASSETS                       (Dollars in Thousands)
    CURRENT ASSETS
        Cash and Cash Equivalents                     $172,298        $60,124
        Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net             186,164        166,706
        Rig Materials and Supplies                      30,241         24,264
        Deferred Costs                                   7,804          7,795
        Deferred Income Taxes                            9,431          9,423
        Other Current Assets                            70,599         54,871
                                                        ------         ------
            TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                       476,537        323,183
                                                       -------        -------

    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET                 675,548        585,888

    OTHER ASSETS
        Goodwill                                             -        100,315
        Deferred Income Taxes                           27,621         40,121
        Other Assets                                    33,925         27,480
                                                        ------         ------
            TOTAL OTHER ASSETS                          61,546        167,916
                                                        ------        -------

    TOTAL ASSETS                                    $1,213,631     $1,076,987
                                                    ==========     ==========

           LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    CURRENT LIABILITIES
        Current  Portion of Long-Term Debt              $6,000        $20,000
        Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities       152,528        104,180
                                                       -------        -------
            TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                  158,528        124,180
                                                       -------        -------

    LONG-TERM DEBT                                     455,073        353,721

    LONG-TERM DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY                     8,230          8,044

    OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                         21,396         56,318

    STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                               570,404        534,724

                                                    ----------     ----------
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      $1,213,631     $1,076,987
                                                    ==========     ==========


    Current Ratio                                         3.01           2.60

    Total Long-Term Debt as a Percent of
     Capitalization                                         44%            39%

    Book Value Per Common Share                          $5.03          $4.78



                     PARKER DRILLING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
                                    (Unaudited)


                               Three Months Ended       Twelve Months Ended
                                   December 31,              December 31,
                                ------------------        -----------------
                                2008          2007        2008         2007
                                ----          ----        ----         ----
                                         (Dollars in Thousands)
    REVENUES:
        U.S. Drilling          $33,634      $50,888     $173,633     $225,263
        International
         Drilling               86,211       69,732      325,096      213,566
        Project Management
         and Engineering
         Services               37,928       19,080      110,147       77,713
        Construction
         Contract                8,911            -       49,412            -
        Rental Tools            45,696       41,126      171,554      138,031
                                ------       ------      -------      -------
    TOTAL REVENUES             212,380      180,826      829,842      654,573
                               -------      -------      -------      -------

    OPERATING
     EXPENSES:
        U.S. Drilling           18,929       20,251       84,431       94,352
        International
         Drilling               58,494       52,486      231,409      154,339
        Project Management
         and Engineering
         Services               29,858       15,977       91,677       64,981
        Construction
         Contract                8,442            -       46,815            -
        Rental Tools            17,034       16,114       67,048       54,377
        Depreciation
         and
         Amortization           31,961       25,059      116,956       85,803
                                ------       ------      -------       ------
    TOTAL
     OPERATING
     EXPENSES                  164,718      129,887      638,336      453,852
                               -------      -------      -------      -------

    TOTAL
     OPERATING
     GROSS MARGIN               47,662       50,939      191,506      200,721
                                ------       ------      -------      -------

    General and
     Administrative
     Expense                   (10,288)      (6,328)     (34,708)     (24,708)
    Impairment
     of Goodwill              (100,315)           -     (100,315)           -
    Provision for
     Reduction in
     Carrying
     Value of
     Certain
     Assets                          -         (371)           -       (1,462)
    Gain on
     Disposition of
     Assets, Net                   683         (784)       2,697       16,432
                                   ---         ----        -----       ------

    TOTAL
     OPERATING
     INCOME (LOSS)             (62,258)      43,456       59,180      190,983
                               -------       ------       ------      -------

    OTHER INCOME
     AND (EXPENSE):
        Interest Expense        (7,147)      (5,266)     (24,533)     (25,157)
        Change in
         Fair Value
         of
         Derivative
         Position                    -            -            -         (671)
        Interest Income            284          902        1,405        6,478
        Loss on
         Extinguishment of
         Debt                        -            -            -       (2,396)
        Equity in Loss of
         Unconsolidated
        Joint Venture
         and Related
        Charges, Net of
         Taxes                       -      (25,978)      (1,105)     (27,101)
        Minority Interest            -            -            -       (1,000)
        Other Income            (1,047)          78         (544)         665
                                ------           --         ----          ---
    TOTAL OTHER
     INCOME AND
     (EXPENSE)                  (7,910)     (30,264)     (24,777)     (49,182)
                                ------      -------      -------      -------

    INCOME
     (LOSS)
     BEFORE
     INCOME
     TAXES                     (70,168)      13,192       34,403      141,801
                               -------       ------       ------      -------

    INCOME TAX
     EXPENSE
     (BENEFIT)
        Current                (14,563)     (25,621)      (1,539)      17,602
        Deferred               (16,128)       4,242       10,384       20,121
                               -------        -----       ------       ------
    TOTAL INCOME
     TAX EXPENSE
     (BENEFIT)                 (30,691)     (21,379)       8,845       37,723
                               -------      -------        -----       ------

    NET INCOME                $(39,477)     $34,571      $25,558     $104,078
                              ========      =======      =======     ========


    EARNINGS  PER
     SHARE - BASIC
        Net
         Income
         (Loss)                 $(0.35)       $0.31        $0.23        $0.95

    EARNINGS PER
     SHARE -
     DILUTED
        Net
         Income
         (Loss)                 $(0.35)       $0.31        $0.23        $0.94

    NUMBER OF
     COMMON
     SHARES USED
     IN
     COMPUTING
     EARNINGS
     PER SHARE
        Basic              111,866,943  110,350,218  111,400,396  109,542,364
        Diluted            112,148,249  111,392,786  112,430,545  110,856,694



                     PARKER DRILLING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                              Selected Financial Data
                                    (Unaudited)

                                                   Three Months Ended
                                                   ------------------
                                              December 31,     September 30,
                                              ------------     -------------
                                               2008     2007             2008
                                               ----     ----             ----
                                                (Dollars in Thousands)
    REVENUES:
      U.S. Drilling                         $33,634  $50,888          $44,743
      International Drilling                 86,211   69,732           92,226
      Project Management and Engineering
       Services                              37,928   19,080           24,089
      Construction Contract                   8,911        -           20,421
      Rental Tools                           45,696   41,126           45,975
                                             ------   ------           ------
        Total Revenues                      212,380  180,826          227,454
                                            -------  -------          -------

    OPERATING
     EXPENSES:
      U.S. Drilling                          18,929   20,251           21,850
      International Drilling                 58,494   52,486           63,682
      Project Management and Engineering
       Services                              29,858   15,977           21,451
      Construction Contract                   8,442        -           19,323
      Rental Tools                           17,034   16,114           18,166
                                             ------   ------           ------
        Total Operating Expenses            132,757  104,828          144,472
                                            -------  -------          -------

    OPERATING GROSS
     MARGIN:
      U.S. Drilling                          14,705   30,637           22,893
      International Drilling                 27,717   17,246           28,544
      Project Management and Engineering
       Services                               8,070    3,103            2,638
      Construction Contract                     469        -            1,098
      Rental Tools                           28,662   25,012           27,809
      Depreciation and Amortization         (31,961) (25,059)         (30,663)
                                            -------  -------          -------
        Total Operating Gross Margin         47,662   50,939           52,319

      General and Administrative Expense    (10,288)  (6,328)          (9,271)
      Impairment of Goodwill               (100,315)       -                -
      Provision for Reduction in Carrying
       Value of Certain Assets                    -     (371)               -
      Gain on Disposition of Assets, Net        683     (784)             799

                                           --------  -------          -------
    TOTAL OPERATING
     INCOME (LOSS)                         $(62,258) $43,456          $43,847
                                           ========  =======          =======



                    Marketable Rig Count Summary
                       As of December 31, 2008

                                                       Total
                                                       -----

      U.S. Gulf of Mexico Barge Rigs
          Workover                                         2
          Intermediate                                     3
          Deep                                            10
                                                          --
      Total U.S. Gulf of Mexico Barge Rigs                15

      International Land and Barge Rigs
          Asia Pacific                                     9
          Africa - Middle East                             2
          Latin America                                   10
          CIS                                             10
                                                          --
              Total International Land and Barge Rigs     31


                                                          --
              Total Marketable Rigs                       46
                                                          ==



                                Adjusted EBITDA
                                  (Unaudited)
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

                                      Three Months Ended
                    December 31, September 30, June 30, March 31, December 31,
                         2008       2008         2008     2008       2007
                      ---------  ----------    -------- --------  ----------

    Net Income
     (Loss) from
     Continuing
     Operations          $(39,477)    $18,551  $22,596  $23,888    $34,571
      Adjustments:
        Income Tax
         (Benefit)
         Expense          (30,691)     20,158   14,232    5,146    (21,379)
        Total Other
         Income and
         Expense            7,910       5,138    5,362    6,367     30,264
        Loss/(Gain)
         on
         Disposition
         of Assets,
         Net                 (683)       (799)    (636)    (579)       784
        Impairment of
         Goodwill         100,315
        Depreciation
         and
         Amortization      31,961      30,663   28,166   26,166     25,059
        Provision for
         Reduction in
         Carrying
         Value of
         Certain Assets         -           -        -        -        371
                            -----       -----    -----    -----       ----

    Adjusted
     EBITDA               $69,335     $73,711  $69,720  $60,988    $69,670
                          =======     =======  =======  =======    =======


                          September 30, June 30,  March 31, December 31,
                                2007      2007      2007       2006

    Net Income
     (Loss) from
     Continuing
     Operations               $22,653   $16,860   $29,994    $37,168
      Adjustments:
        Income Tax
         (Benefit)
         Expense               19,180    15,813    24,109     (5,954)
        Total Other
         Income and
         Expense                8,767     4,231     5,920      3,554
        Loss/(Gain) on
         Disposition of
         Assets, Net             (543)     (269)  (16,404)      (672)
        Impairment of
         Goodwill
        Depreciation and
         Amortization          23,043    19,642    18,059     17,605
        Provision for
         Reduction in
         Carrying Value
         of Certain Assets      1,091         -         -          -
                                -----         -         -          -

    Adjusted EBITDA           $74,191   $56,277   $61,678    $51,701
                              =======   =======   =======    =======



                  PARKER DRILLING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   Reconciliation of Non-Routine Items *
                                (Unaudited)

                                                2008
                                          Three Months Ended
                          ----------------------------------------------------
                          March 31   June 30  September 30 December 31  Total
                          --------   -------  ------------ -----------  -----
                             (Dollars in thousands, except per share)

    Net income (loss)     $23,888   $22,596    $18,551   $(39,477)    $25,558
    Earnings per diluted
     share                  $0.21     $0.20      $0.16     $(0.35)      $0.23

    Adjustments:
      Impairment of
       goodwill               $ -        $-         $-   $100,315    $100,315
      Saudi Arabia          1,105         -          -          -       1,105
      FIN 48 tax benefit -
       Kazakhstan         (10,560)        -          -          -     (10,560)
      PNG tax               4,127         -          -          -       4,127
      DOJ investigation       441     2,885      2,264      6,279      11,869
      Other FIN 48
       Adjustments              -         -      2,407          -       2,407
      Prior year tax
       Credits                  -         -          -    (12,539)    (12,539)
                          -------    ------    -------    -------     -------
        Total
         adjustments      $(4,887)   $2,885     $4,671    $94,055     $96,724
      Tax effect of
       non-routine
       adjustments           (175)   (1,145)      (899)   (24,672)    (26,891)
                          -------   -------    -------    -------     -------
        Net non-routine
         adjustments      $(5,062)   $1,740    $ 3,772    $69,384     $69,833
                          -------   -------    -------    -------     -------
    Adjusted net income   $18,826   $24,336    $22,323    $29,907     $95,391
                          =======   =======    =======    =======     =======
    Adjusted earnings
     per diluted share      $0.17     $0.22      $0.20      $0.27       $0.85
                          =======   =======    =======    =======     =======




                                                2007
                                         Three Months Ended
                         ----------------------------------------------------
                         March 31   June 30  September 30 December 31  Total
                         --------   -------  ------------ -----------  -----
                              (Dollars in thousands, except per share)

    Net income            $29,994   $16,860    $22,653    $34,571    $104,078
    Earnings per
     diluted share          $0.27     $0.15      $0.20      $0.31       $0.94

    Adjustments:
      Gain on workover
       barges            $(15,075)       $-         $-         $-    $(15,075)
      Insurance
       Settlement               -         -          -       (992)       (992)
      Change in value
       of derivative          381        28        262          -         671
      Provision for
       reduction in
       carrying value           -         -      1,091        371       1,462
      Early extinguishment
       of debt                  -         -      2,396          -       2,396
      Saudi Arabia reserve      -         -          -     17,616      17,616
      FIN 48 tax benefit -
       Kazakhstan           1,931     4,006       (452)   (25,647)    (20,162)
                          -------    ------    -------   --------     -------
        Total
         adjustments     $(12,763)   $4,034     $3,297    $(8,652)   $(14,084)
      Tax effect of non-
       routine adjustments  6,742       (10)    (1,759)         -       4,973
                          -------    ------    -------   --------     -------
        Net non-routine
         adjustments      $(6,021)   $4,024     $1,538    $(8,652)    $(9,111)
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    Adjusted net income   $23,973   $20,884    $24,191    $25,919     $94,967
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    Adjusted earnings
     per diluted share      $0.22     $0.19      $0.22      $0.23       $0.86
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* Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP financial measure, excludes items that management believes are of a non-routine nature and which detract from an understanding of normal operating performance and comparisons with other periods. Management also believes that results excluding these items are more comparable to estimates provided by securities analysts and used by them in evaluating the Company's performance.

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