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To: Paul Senior who wrote (26887)	5/22/2007 8:27:46 AM
From: Mark Marcellus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78748

Re RIG, I was invested in both RIG and DO for a long time and made good money. I gradually got out of RIG (and reallocated 100% to DO) based on what I considered a lack of transparency, and periodic operational failures, on the part of RIG's management. I still own a good sized chunk of DO, though I pared back in early '06. I'm no expert (and this is where the drilling thread might be helpful) but my impression is that DO is the better managed company. The two stocks also track each other very closely, with DO being a slight outperformer over the long run, though RIG has outperformed in the past year. For those interested in entering this sector now, that might be a good argument for hedging bets and investing in both.