SeaDrill Is Likely To Increase Dividends Going Forward

By Power Hedge: In the summer of last year, Seadrill (SDRL) acquired a stake in Asia Offshore Drilling, a company that had two jack-up drilling rigs under construction at the time.

By Power Hedge: One of the biggest concerns that many investors have about Seadrill (SDRL) is the company's substantial amount of debt. This concern is not unwarranted.

By Power Hedge: Seadrill Ltd. (SDRL) gave a presentation at the Credit Suisse Energy Summit on February 5, 2013. In this presentation, Seadrill discussed the prevailing trends in the offshore drilling industry, particularly its current strength, and the company's position in this growing industry.

By Power Hedge: North Atlantic Drilling Limited (NATDF.PK) is a name that is undoubtedly familiar to long-time investors in Seadrill (SDRL) or to those that follow the financial activities of billionaire shipping magnate John Fredriksen.

By Power Hedge: Seadrill Ltd. (SDRL) made a tender offer in November of last year to acquire all of the outstanding shares of shallow-water specialist Asia Offshore Drilling. Although Seadrill failed to get the entire company, it did manage to increase its stake to 66.16% of Asia Offshore Drilling.

By Power Hedge: SeaDrill Ltd. (SDRL) gave a presentation at the Pareto Oil and Offshore Conference on September 12, 2012. The company's presentation provided a look into the company's past, present, and future. This was quite interesting as an investor.

Power Hedge submits: SeaDrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) is a Norwegian-Bermudan offshore drilling company that is looking very interesting as a long-term value investment prospect. Due to various political and geographic factors, the world’s supply of oil is in increasingly difficult to access locations. SeaDrill is well aware of this and is positioning itself to capitalize on this unfortunate reality.

Power Hedge submits: In a recent article titled "SeaDrill Focuses on Expanding Moat and Its Actions Will Benefit Stockholders", I discussed SeaDrill’s (SDRL) more than $50 million windfall that was received from the sale of the West Janus jack-up rig.