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Drill Ships

World Fleet of Drill Ships

Most recent update: October 15, 2012.

This table has been restructured to provide more information.

Operator Rig Name Design Water Depth (ft.) 1,000 4,200 4,500 7,500 10,000 10,000 10,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 10,000 5,000 7,200 2,300 2,000 6,000 4,500 1,700 4,000 12,000 12,000 10,000 10,000 7,500 2,000 10,000 12,000 12,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 2,950 1,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 1,500 2,750 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 12,000 4,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 7,800 7,800 7,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 10,000 Drilling Depth (ft.) 20,000 20,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 31,500 31,500 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 35,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 20,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 35,000 25,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 32,000 32,000 35,000 35,000 20,000 20,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 20,000 25,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 30,000 35,000 20,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 25,000 30,000 25,000 35,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 Builder/Converter Country Flag Class Contract Delivery

83 Drill Ships in Operation Worldwide

Aban Offshore Aban Offshore Aban Offshore Diamond Offshore Dolphin A/S Ensco Drilling Ensco Drilling Ensco Drilling Ensco Drilling Ensco Drilling Ensco Drilling Etesco Jasper Drilling Mike Mullen Noble Drilling Noble Drilling Noble Drilling Noble Drilling Noble Drilling Noble Drilling Noble Drilling Noble Drilling Noble Drilling Noble Drilling North Atlantic Drilling Northern Offshore Ocean Rig Ocean Rig Ocean Rig Ocean Rig Odebrecht Odebrecht Odebrecht Odebrecht Odfjell/Metrostar Odfjell/Metrostar ONGC ONGC Pacific Drillship Pacific Drillship Pacific Drillship Pacific Drillship PetroSaudi PetroSaudi Petroserv Queiroz Galvao Queiroz Galvao Saipem Saipem Schahin Drilling Schahin Drilling Schahin Drilling Schahin Drilling SeaDrill Ltd SeaDrill Ltd SeaDrill Ltd Stena Drilling Stena Drilling Stena Drilling Stena Drilling Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Aban Ice Aban Abraham Deep Venture Ocean Clipper Belford Dolphin Ensco DS-1 Ensco DS-2 Ensco DS-3 Ensco DS-4 Ensco DS-5 Ensco DS-6 Etesco Takatsugu J Jasper Explorer Peregrine I Noble Duchess Noble Discoverer Noble Roger Eason Noble Phoenix Noble Leo Segerius Noble Muravlenko Noble Bully 1 Noble Bully 2 Noble Globetrotter I Noble Globetrotter II West Navigator Energy Searcher Ocean Rig Corcovado Ocean Rig Olympia Ocean Rig Poseidon Ocean Rig Mykonos Norbe VIII Norbe IX ODN 1 ODN 2 Deepsea Metro I Deepsea Metro II Sagar Vijay Sagar Bhushan Pacific Bora Pacific Scirocco Pacific Mistral Pacific Santa Ana Petrosaudi Discoverer Petrosaudi Saturn Carolina Amaralina Star Laguna Star Saipem 10000 Saipem 12000 SC Lancer Vitoria 10000 Cerrado Sertao West Polaris West Capella West Gemini Stena DrillMAX Stena Carron Stena Forth Stena IceMAX Deepwater Navigator GSF Explorer Discoverer Seven Seas Discoverer Enterprise Deepwater Pathfinder Deepwater Expedition Deepwater Millennium Deepwater Frontier Discoverer Spirit GSF C. R. Luigs GSF Jack Ryan Discoverer Deep Seas Converted Tanker Gusto Gusto Converted Bulker Navis class Gusto Gusto S10000E S10000E S10000E S10000E S10000E Gusto Gusto Converted Tanker Converted Bulker Converted Bulker Gusto Gusto Gusto Gusto PRD12000 Gusto PRD12000 Huisman Globetrotter Huisman Globetrotter MST III Converted Bulker S10000E S12000E S12000E S10000E Daewoo 10000 Daewoo 10000 Daewoo 10000 Daewoo 10000 Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 Hitachi Hitachi S10000E S10000E S10000E S10000E Offshore Discoverer Global Marine Daewoo 10000 F&G F&G Samsung S12000E Gusto S10000E S10000E S10000E S10000E S10000E S10000E Samsung SAMS DMS SAMS DMS SAMS DMS Arctic Offshore Discoverer Global Marine Offshore Discoverer Offshore Discoverer Conoco/R&B Gusto Conoco/R&B Conoco/R&B Offshore Discoverer Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 Offshore Discoverer Lloyd Werft IHC Schiedam Rauma Repola Mitsubishi Samsung Hyundai Hyundai Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung IHC Holland Rauma Repola CSBC Avondale Mitsubishi Scott-Lithgow Rotterdam DY Rauma Repola Shanghai SY/Keppel Shanghai SY/Keppel STX Shipbuilding STX Shipbuilding Samsung Hong Kong DY Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Daewoo Daewoo Daewoo Daewoo Hyundai Hyundai Hitachi Zosen Hindustan SY Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Mitsui FELS Daewoo Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Scott-Lithgow Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Mitsui Sun Ship Mitsui Astano Samsung Rauma Repola Samsung Samsung Astano Harland & Wolff Harland & Wolff Astano Germany Netherlands Finland Japan Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Netherlands Finland Taiwan U.S.A. Japan Scotland Netherlands Finland China/S'pore China/S'pore China/Korea China/Korea Korea Hong Kong Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Japan India Korea Korea Korea Korea Japan Singapore Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea U.K. Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Japan USA Japan Spain Korea Finland Korea Korea Spain N. Ireland N. Ireland Spain Panama Bahamas Barbados Marshall I. Singapore Bahamas Bahamas Marshall I. Marshall I. Marshall I. Marshall I. Panama Singapore Bahamas Liberia Liberia Liberia Liberia Liberia Bahamas Liberia Liberia Liberia Liberia Panama Liberia Marshall I. Marshall I. Marshall I. Marshall I. Bahamas Bahamas Bahamas Bahamas Bermuda Bermuda India India Liberia Liberia Liberia Liberia Singapore Singapore Liberia Panama Panama Bahamas Bahamas Panama Marshall I. Marshall I. Marshall I. Panama Panama Panama U.K. U.K. U.K. U.K. Marshall I. U.S.A. Panama Marshall I. Vanuatu Marshall I. Marshall I. Panama Marshall I. Vanuatu Vanuatu Marshall I. IRS NV NV AB NV NV NV AB AB AB AB AB NV NV AB NV NV NV NV BV NV NV AB AB NV LR AB AB AB AB AB AB NV NV NV NV IRS AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB AB BV AB AB BV AB AB AB NV NV NV NV NV AB IRS NV AB NV AB IRS NV AB AB NV Apr-75 28-Sep-76 Jul-81 Mar-77 14-Mar-00 14-May-99 30-Sep-99 28-Feb-10 17-Sep-10 24-Jan-11 13-Jan-12 15-Dec-11 16-Jan-73 30-Sep-82 Jan-74 May-76 Jul-63 Jun-79 11-Aug-81 30-Jun-82 1-Sep-11 14-Dec-11 18-May-11 22-Jul-12 23-Feb-98 1982 3-Jan-11 30-Mar-11 29-Jul-11 30-Sep-11 15-Mar-11 17-May-11 23-Apr-12 6-Jun-12 22-Jun-11 25-Nov-11 1-Feb-85 28-May-87 13-Oct-10 13-Apr-11 1-Jun-11 20-Dec-11 20-Dec-76 1-Oct-83 24-Aug-11 7-Feb-12 12-Sep-12 10-May-00 25-Apr-10 28-Mar-77 9-Jul-10 30-Jul-11 22-Feb-12 15-Jul-08 29-Dec-08 29-Jun-10 31-Dec-07 22-Aug-08 13-Aug-09 16-Apr-12 Jul-71 Jul-73 30-Jun-76 7-Aug-98 30-Oct-98 Jul-96 3-Apr-99 2-Mar-99 6-Oct-99 16-Mar-00 25-Jul-00 1-Jul-01

30-Mar-79

25-Jul-07 23-Jan-08 26-Aug-08 Jul-08

22-Jun-07 22-Jun-07 22-Sep-08 9-Aug-10

Jan-08 Jan-08

May-08 May-08

Feb-08 Feb-08

May-08 May-08

Jun-08 Jun-08

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Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Vantage Drilling Vantage Drilling Atwood Oceanics Atwood Oceanics Atwood Oceanics Diamond Offshore Diamond Offshore Diamond Offshore Diamond Offshore Dolphin A/S Ensco Drilling Ensco Drilling Ensco Drilling Maersk Drilling Maersk Drilling Maersk Drilling Maersk Drilling Noble Drilling Noble Drilling Noble Drilling Noble Drilling Ocean Rig Ocean Rig Ocean Rig Opus Offshore Opus Offshore Opus Offshore Opus Offshore Pacific Drillship Pacific Drillship Pacific Drillship Rowan Rowan Rowan Rowan SeaDrill Ltd SeaDrill Ltd SeaDrill Ltd SeaDrill Ltd SeaDrill Ltd SeaDrill Ltd SeaDrill Ltd Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Transocean Inc. Vantage Drilling Vantage Drilling Vantage Drilling Etesco Etesco Etesco Etesco Ocean Rig Ocean Rig Ocean Rig Ocean Rig Ocean Rig Odebrecht Odebrecht Odebrecht Odebrecht Odebrecht Odfjell Odfjell Odfjell SeaDrill Ltd. SeaDrill Ltd. Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 Discoverer Clear Leader Petrobras 10000 Discoverer Americas Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 Discoverer Inspiration Discoverer Luanda Discoverer India Deepwater Champion Platinum Explorer Titanium Explorer Atwood Advantage Atwood Achiever Atwood Admiral Ocean BlackHawk Ocean BlackHornet Ocean BlackRhino Ocean BlackLion Bolette Dolphin Ensco DS-7 Ensco DS-8 Ensco DS-9 S10000E Enhanced Enterprise S10000E Enhanced Enterprise S10000E Enhanced Enterprise Enhanced Enterprise Enhanced Enterprise Gusto P10000 Daewoo 12000 Daewoo 12000 Daewoo 12000 Daewoo 12000 Daewoo 12000 Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 S10000E GF 12000 GF 12000 S10000E S10000E S10000E S10000E Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 S12000E S12000E S12000E CSSC Tiger CSSC Tiger CSSC Tiger CSSC Tiger S12000E S12000E S12000E Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 Gusto P10000 S10000E S10000E S10000E S10000E S10000E S10000E S10000E Daewoo 12000 Daewoo 12000 Daewoo 12000 Daewoo 12000 Daewoo 12000 Daewoo 12000 MPF 10000 Daewoo 12000 Daewoo 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Gusto 12000 Jurong Espadon Jurong Espadon Jurong Espadon Jurong Espadon Jurong Espadon 12,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 10,000 12,000 12,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000

Drill Ships
35,000 40,000 35,000 40,000 35,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 30,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 Samsung Daewoo Samsung Daewoo Samsung Daewoo Daewoo Daewoo Hyundai Daewoo Daewoo Daewoo Daewoo Daewoo Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai Samsung Samsung Samsung CSSC Offshore CSSC Offshore CSSC Offshore CSSC Offshore Samsung Samsung Samsung Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Samsung Daewoo Daewoo Daewoo Daewoo Daewoo Daewoo Cosco Daewoo Daewoo Enseada Paraguacu Enseada Paraguacu Rio Grande 2 Rio Grande 2 OSX Acu OSX Acu OSX Acu OSX Acu OSX Acu Enseada Paraguacu Enseada Paraguacu Enseada Paraguacu Enseada Paraguacu Enseada Paraguacu Jurong Aracruz Jurong Aracruz Jurong Aracruz Jurong Aracruz Jurong Aracruz Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea China China China China Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea Korea China Korea Korea Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Marshall I. Marshall I. Marshall I. Marshall I. Marshall I. Marshall I. Marshall I. Marshall I. Vanuatu Bahamas Bahamas AB NV AB NV AB NV NV NV NV AB AB 31-Jan-11 18-Oct-11 27-Sep-12 3-Jan-11 2-Feb-11 19-May-11 9-May-12 15-Apr-11 14-Dec-10 5-Apr-12 26-Jun-12 6-Apr-11 6-Apr-11 7-May-11 7-May-11 19-Jan-11 19-Jan-11 4-Mar-11 1-Sep-11 29-Apr-11 29-Apr-11 24-Jun-11 21-Sep-11 21-Sep-11 21-Aug-12 21-Aug-12 15-Mar-11 15-Mar-11 16-Mar-12 1-Jun-11 1-Jun-11 1-Nov-11 10-Sep-12 11-Nov-10 11-Nov-10 11-Apr-11 27-Feb-12 27-Feb-12 30-Apr-12 21-Sep-12 20-Feb-11 20-Feb-11 28-Sep-12 28-Sep-12 28-Sep-12 28-Sep-12 1-Jun-06 1-Nov-08 10-May-11 13-Aug-12 13-Aug-12 13-Aug-12 13-Aug-12 21-Sep-12 21-Sep-12 21-Sep-12 21-Sep-12 21-Sep-12 13-Aug-12 13-Aug-12 13-Aug-12 13-Aug-12 13-Aug-12 7-Aug-12 7-Aug-12 7-Aug-12 7-Aug-12 7-Aug-12 28-Feb-09 26-Mar-09 30-Jul-09 3-Aug-09 30-Oct-09 31-Oct-09 17-Mar-10 23-Aug-10 3-Nov-10 17-Nov-10 20-Apr-12 3Q 2013 2Q 2014 1Q 2015 2Q 2013 4Q 2013 2Q 2014 4Q 2014 3Q 2013 2Q 2013 3Q 2014 4Q 2014 3Q 2013 4Q 2013 2Q 2014 3Q 2014 2Q 2013 4Q 2013 2Q 2014 4Q2014 Jul-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Jun-14 Dec-14 Aug-14 Feb-15 Apr-13 Sep-13 May-14 Late 2013 Mid 2014 4Q 2014 1Q 2015 1Q 2013 2Q 2013 3Q 2013 2Q 2014 3Q 2014 2Q 2014 4Q 2014 4Q 2013 4Q 2013 2Q 2015 4Q 2015 2Q 2016 2Q 2016 Dec-12 Dec-12 May-13 2016 2017 2018 2020 2016 2017 2019 2020 2022 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 2015 2018 2018 2016 2017

47 Drill Ships on Order from Shipyards Worldwide (excluding Brazil)

Noble Don Taylor Noble Bob Douglas Noble Sam Croft Noble Tom Madden Ocean Rig Mylos

Pacific Khamsin Pacific Sharav Pacific Meltem Rowan Renaissance Rowan Resolute Rowan Reliance West Auriga West Tellus West Vela West Jupiter West Neptune West Saturn Deepwater Asgard Deepwater Invictus

Dalian Developer Cobalt Explorer Tungsten Explorer Cassino Curimim Salinas Comandatuba

28 Drill Ships on Order from Shipyards in Brazil

Ondina Pituba Boipeba Interlagos Itapema Guarapari Itaoca Siri Camburi Itaunas

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SeaDrill Ltd. SeaDrill Ltd. Sete Brasil Sete Brasil Sete Brasil Sete Brasil Sete Brasil Sete Brasil Sete Brasil

Itaunas Sahy Arpoador Copacabana Grumari Ipanema Leblon Leme Marambaia

Jurong Espadon Jurong Espadon S12000E S12000E S12000E S12000E S12000E S12000E S12000E

10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000

Drill Ships
40,000 40,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000

Jurong Aracruz Jurong Aracruz Atlantico Atlantico Atlantico Atlantico Atlantico Atlantico Atlantico

Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil

Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil

7-Aug-12 7-Aug-12 12-Feb-12 12-Feb-12 12-Feb-12 12-Feb-12 12-Feb-12 12-Feb-12 12-Feb-12

2017 2019 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018

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