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National Oilwell Varco net up 32%, sports record orders (Market Watch)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:35:00 GMT

National Oilwell Varco Inc. cashed in on the world’s growing need for oil and gas drilling with a 32% rise in net income, even after absorbing about $63 million in costs related to its purchase of Grant Prideco during the second quarter.

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National Oilwell, Grant Prideco merger nears end (The Houston Business Journal)

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:44:44 GMT

The National Oilwell Varco Inc. merger with Grant Prideco Inc. is one step closer to a done deal. (NOV) (GRP)

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Houston energy services companies report earnings (The Houston Business Journal)

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:35:48 GMT

Grant Prideco Inc. and Dril-Quip Inc. reported fourth-quarter and annual earnings Friday, while Southern Union Co. posted year-end results. (GRP) (NOV) (DRQ) (SUG)

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National Oilwell to Buy Grant Prideco (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:52:00 GMT

National Oilwell agreed to buy Grant Prideco for about $7.2 billion in cash and stock, a deal coming amid consolidation in the oil-services sector.

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National Oilwell Builds a Drilling Powerhouse (Business Week )

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:24:00 GMT

The company's deal to buy Grant Prideco makes it a formidable competitor—but it may face price battles in its new drill-bit market

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National Oilwell to buy Grant Prideco (MSNBC.com: Financial Times Highligh)

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:12:02 GMT

National Oilwell Varco on Monday agreed to buy Grant Prideco for $7.5bn in cash and stock, in a deal that unites the two Houston-based oil services companies amid a wave of consolidation in the sector driven by high oil prices.

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National Oilwell, Grant Prideco merger to form $32B company (The Houston Business Journal)

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:04:32 GMT

National Oilwell Varco Inc. has agreed to acquire Houston oil drilling equipment-maker Grant Prideco Inc. in a cash-and-stock merger valued at about $7.4 billion. (NOV) (GRP)

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National Oilwell buys Grant Prideco for $7.5bn (Financial Time)

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:39:00 GMT

National Oilwell Varco agreed to buy Grant Prideco for $7.5bn in cash and stock, in a deal that unites the two Houston-based oil services companies amid a wave of consolidation in the sector

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Houston's National Oilwell to buy Grant Prideco (Houston Chronicle)

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:13:04 GMT

National Oilwell Varco has agreed to acquire Grant Prideco in a combination cash-stock deal, the Houston-based companies said today in a joint news release.

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Grant Prideco Sells Self To National-Oilwell (Forbes)

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:54:02 GMT

The the oil services companies would bring combined $32 billion market cap

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National Oilwell Varco buying Grant Prideco for $7.5 bln (Market Watch)

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:09:43 GMT

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- National Oilwell Varco on Thursday said it would buy Grant Prideco for about $7.5 billion in cash and stock. National Oilwell, a leading oil drilling firm, will pay $23.50 in cash and 0.4498 a share of its stock for each share of Grant Prideco. The deal values Grant Prideco at a premium of 22% to Friday's closing price. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire,...

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National Oilwell and Grant Prideco market cap about $32 bln (Market Watch)

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:52:55 GMT

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Ken Heebner Buys Cisco Systems Inc., MetLife Inc., Halliburton Company, Sells McDonald's Corp., MasterCard Inc., Safeway Inc. (GuruFocus Updates)

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:45:04 GMT

... Nucor Corp., sells McDonald's Corp., Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., IntercontinentalExchange Inc., Grant Prideco Inc., Frontier Oil Corp., Fannie Mae, EMBRAEREmpresa Brasileira de Aeronutica, DrilQuip Inc., Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., Carpenter Technology Corp., Copa Holdings S.A., Chaparral Steel Company, CB Richard Ellis Group Inc., Air Products and Chemicals Inc., AmeriCredit Corp.,...

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Jim Cramers Mad Money Stock Picks for Monday September 17 2007 (Jim Cramer's Mad Money)

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:46:55 GMT

Jim Cramers Mad Money Stock Picks for Monday September 17 2007. These are all of Jim Cramer’s stock picks that are a Buy! I bold my picks. Buy: Crocs, Inc. (CROX) EMC Corp (EMC) Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) Grant Prideco Inc (GRP) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (GT) NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) Parker Hannifin Corp (PH) Rosetta Resources (ROSE) RRSat Global Communications Network [...]

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Ken Heebner Buys Mastercard Incorporated Class A, Research In Motion Ltd., McDermott International Inc., Sells Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (GuruFocus Updates)

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:19:23 GMT

... Smith International Inc., Manitowoc Co. Inc., Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Devon Energy Corp., Grant Prideco Inc., Praxair Inc., Intercontinentalexchange, Inc., Par V, Fannie Mae, Nike Inc., Conocophillips, Atwood Oceanics Inc., Chaparral Steel Company, Wimm-bill-dann Foods Ojsc, Oceaneering International Inc., Air Products & Chemicals Inc., Jos. A Bank Clothiers Inc., Pan American...

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