Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated November 15, 2016 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Atwood Oceanics, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2016. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
February 1, 2017
