Rowan Reports Improved Operating Results
July 16, 2002
For the three months ended June 30, 2002, Rowan incurred a net loss of $8.7 million, or $.09 per share, on revenues of $148.5 million, compared to net income $87.7 million, or $.92 per share, on revenues of $137.8 million in the first quarter of 2002, and net income of $34.3 million, or $.36 per share, on revenues of $210.4 million in the second quarter of 2001. First quarter 2002 results included net proceeds from the settlement of the Gorilla V contract dispute, which increased net income by approximately $102 million, or $1.07 per share. Excluding the effects of the settlement, the Company's first quarter 2002 results would have been a net loss of approximately $14 million, or $.15 per share.
Rowan's offshore rig utilization was 87 percent during the second quarter of 2002, versus 80 percent in the first quarter and 90 percent in the year-earlier period, and our average offshore day rate of $30,500 decreased by $2,400, or 7 percent, from the first quarter and by $30,600, or 50 percent, from the year-earlier period. Land rig utilization was 68% during the second quarter of 2002, versus 84 percent in the year- earlier period, and our average land rig day rate of $10,200 decreased by $400, or 4 percent, from the first quarter and by $4,100, or 29 percent, from the year- earlier period.
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