Atwood Oceanics Inc.

Mr. Irwin has over thirty years of experience in the industry including resident assignments in the U.S., Europe, Singapore, Myanmar, Nigeria and Sharjah. He joined Atwood Oceanics in July 1979 as Operations Manager – Technical Services and was promoted to Vice President – Operations in 1980 and to Executive Vice President in 1988. Mr. Irwin was promoted to President and also appointed to serve as a director of the Company in 1992. He has served as Atwood’s Chief Executive Officer since 1993. Mr. Irwin is a director and past chairman of the International Association of Drilling Contractors, a Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia, a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and served as a director of the Offshore Technology Conference from 1999 to 2007.

Mr. Holland joined Atwood Oceanics in April 1977 as Accounting Manager after seven years with the public accounting firm, Arthur Andersen & Co., the last two of which he served as an Audit Manager. Mr. Holland was promoted to Controller in October, to Treasurer in January 1980, and to Vice President – Finance in May 1981. He served in these capacities until October 1988 when he was appointed to his current position. Mr. Holland received his Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1967, his Masters of Business Administration from Texas Tech University in 1970, and he has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1971. Mr. Holland, as Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for the financial and accounting activities of Atwood and serves as the company’s corporate Secretary. Mr. Holland’s activities have involved finance, accounting and tax matters, (both in the U.S. and in various international areas in which Atwood has operated), as well as investor relations.

Mr. Quintero has served as the Company's Senior Vice President of Operations since June 2008. Prior to serving as Senior Vice President of Operations, Mr. Quintero held the position of Vice President of Engineering from June 2007 until June 2008, General Manager of Engineering from May 2006 to June 2007 and Manager of Engineering from August 1994 to May 2006. Mr. Quintero joined the Company in July 1993 as Senior Project Engineer. Mr. Quintero has worked in the E&P, engineering, service and drilling contracting sides of the oil industry, providing a varied experience. He joined Atwood after two years with Underwater Tools, Inc. as Project Manager. Prior to this, Mr. Quintero spent six years with Exxon Company USA in various drilling, engineering and management positions. Mr. Quintero holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a director of the IADC.

Mr. Kelley worked for Atwood Oceanics from 1974 until 1980 in various accounting and administrative positions. He then was employed by Diamond M Company as Director, Foreign Administration until December 1982, when he re-joined Atwood as Manager of Operations Administration, and was promoted to his current position in October 1988. Mr. Kelley attended Graceland College and the University of Texas where he received a Degree in Business Administration in 1970. Mr. Kelley is responsible for contracts, including bid coordination, contract negotiating, property risk management and insurance. In addition, he is responsible for the planning and compliance of international operations, administration of local joint ventures in host countries and internal operation budget analysis and management. Mr. Kelley has served as chairman of the IADC International Taxation Sub-Committee for several years.

Mr. Smith joined Atwood Oceanics Inc. in April 2006. Mr. Smith started his career with Diamond M Offshore as a Mechanic in company central shop and worked up to Chief Mechanic while attending classes on Electrical systems. Mr. Smith then joined Culver Drilling Co. as Maintenance Superintendent where he was charged with the maintenance and repair of fourteen land rigs. Mr. Smith then joined Sonat Offshore which is now Transocean where he worked for more than twenty years. He worked for Transocean in various positions through out the company from Electrician to Corporate Maintenance Manager. In his roles he was responsible for the implementation of the worldwide maintenance system for over eighty-five plus drilling vessels. Mr. Smith was also heavily involved with the equipment selection and design on the company’s fifth generation drilling vessels. While onboard the Transocean vessel Mr. Smith held a Unlimited MODU Chief Engineers License and was an approved DNV and Lloyds Surveyor for the selected rigs.

Mr. Campbell joined Atwood Oceanics in March 2001 and served as Controller and subsequently as General Manager – Financial Services from September 2001 to December 2008 before being promoted to his current position in January 2009. Working with Mr. Holland, Mr. Campbell is responsible for overseeing all accounting, tax and financial reporting matters for Atwood. After obtaining his Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Texas A&M University in 1991, Mr. Campbell worked four years in public accounting at Ernst & Young primarily in the oilfield service industry. He then spent six years as an Assistant Controller at a manufacturing company and subsequently at a privately held investment company before joining Atwood.

Mr. Presley joined Atwood Oceanics in March 1987 as Administrative Manager. Previously, Mr. Presley was employed with Diamond M Company and Fish Engineering and Construction Company serving in accounting, administrative, operations and management positions. Several of these activities involved extended assignments in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Zaire, and Australia as well as the United States. Upon joining Atwood, Mr. Presley served in India for two years assisting in the successful commencement of joint-venture operations. In 2006, Mr. Presley was promoted to General Manager – Administrative Services. In this capacity Mr. Presley has broad ranging management responsibilities that cover Internal Audit including all areas of corporate compliance; the Company’s Information Technology Department; Human Resources; Employee Development; the Safety, Health, Environment and Security Department; Benefits; and Office Services. In June 2008 Mr. Presley was promoted to Vice President – Administrative Services. Mr. Presley attended Texas Tech University and the University of Houston where he received his Bachelors Degree in Accounting in 1976.

Mr. Hall joined Atwood Oceanics in February 1995. Mr. Hall began his oilfield career in 1974 as a floorman. After acquiring broad international operations experience, both in offshore rig positions and as an Operations Manager in a number of international locations including the Iris Sea, West Africa, Trinidad, the Middle East, Pakistan and China, he received a B. S. in Civil Engineering, cum laude, from Texas Tech University in 1992. Since joining Atwood Oceanics, Mr. Hall has completed several international management assignments in Australia, Malaysia, Egypt, Israel and Italy. Mr. Hall managed the upgrade project and renovation of the ATWOOD SOUTHERN CROSS in Singapore during 1997 and was the Operations Manager of the ATWOOD EAGLE during the upgrade project in Greece during 2002. Mr. Hall was appointed General Manager of Operations in April 2007 and Vice President of Operations in April 2008.

James E. Gillenwater is Manager of Human Resources. Mr. Gillenwater joined Atwood Oceanics in February 1990. Mr. Gillenwater has experience in personnel management as well as in developing and implementing safety and training programs for domestic and international operations including: Supervisory Development Training, Well Control, Offshore Survival, and Fire Fighting. Mr. Gillenwater is an active member of the IADC and the International Personnel Association....

Richard Morgan is Employee Relations Representative based in the U.K. and an officer and a director of AOPL. Mr. Morgan began his career in the offshore drilling industry in 1967 working in the North Sea. He joined Atwood Oceanics in 1974. In 1981 he was assigned to establish an Atwood representative office in the UK to support the Atwood worldwide fleet recruiting personnel....

James R. Montague has served as a director of our general partner since July 2001. Since 2003, he has been retired. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Montague served as President of EnCana Gulf of Mexico LLC, a subsidiary of EnCana Corporation, which is in the business of oil and gas exploration and production. From 1996 to June 2001, Mr. Montague served as President of two subsidiaries of International Paper Company, IP Petroleum Company, an exploration and production oil and gas company, and GCO Minerals Company, a company that manages International Paper Company’s mineral holdings. Mr. Montague also serves as Chairman of the Board of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. Mr. Montague serves as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Davis Petroleum Corp., as a director of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. and as a director of the general partner of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.