Ensco International Inc. is reported to have posted a report saying that a 17 percent jump in second-quarter profit and a surge in revenue, beating Wall Street expectations. For the period ended June 30, the contract driller posted profit of $296.7 million, or $2.07 per share, compared with profit of $254.4 million, or $1.72 per [...]

The chief financial officer of offshore drilling company Ensco International Inc. exercised options for 15,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday.
In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, James W. Swent III reported he exercised options for the shares Friday for $27.31 to $33.55 apiece and then sold [...]