US' Transocean stock off 8% after saying costs to jump

摘要

Houston-Deepwater contract driller Transocean saw its stock slide more than 8% Feb 14 after the company announced its fourth-quarter 2005 financial results and said its first-half 2006 earnings would be flat,with operating and maintenance costs exceeding those of last year's fourth quarter.The shares closed at 72.10,down 6.49,or 8.3%.