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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.)

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
S10000E
Enhanced Enterprise
S10000E
Enhanced Enterprise
S10000E
Enhanced Enterprise
Enhanced Enterprise
Enhanced Enterprise
Gusto P10000
Daewoo 12000
Daewoo 12000

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
12,000
12,000
10,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
12,000
10,000
12,000
12,000

Drilling
Depth Builder/Converter
(ft.)

Country

Flag

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
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea
Korea

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.
Marshall I.
Marshall I.
Marshall I.
Marshall I.
Marshall I.
Marshall I.
Marshall I.
Marshall I.
Vanuatu
Bahamas
Bahamas

Class

Contract

Delivery

Cost
Original Name
($mm)

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.
Transocean Inc.
Transocean Inc.
Transocean Inc.
Transocean Inc.
Transocean Inc.
Transocean Inc.
Transocean Inc.
Transocean Inc.
Transocean Inc.
Vantage Drilling
Vantage Drilling

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
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

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
35,000
40,000
35,000
40,000
35,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000
40,000

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
Samsung
Daewoo
Samsung
Daewoo
Samsung
Daewoo
Daewoo
Daewoo
Hyundai
Daewoo
Daewoo

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
AB
NV
AB
NV
AB
NV
NV
NV
NV
AB
AB

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

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
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

675
720
745
709

Danwood Ice
Pelerin
Valentin Shashin
Western Offshore No. IX
Navis Explorer I
Pride Africa
Pride Angola
Deep Ocean Ascension
Deep Ocean Clarion
Deep Ocean Mendocino
Deep Ocean Molokai
Etesco 8
Havdrill
Western Offshore No. VIII
Matsuhiro Maru
Schouwen
Pacnorse I

585
550
MST Odin
661
661

690
690
Norbe X
Norbe XI
668
668

650
650
Neptune Discoverer
Songa Saturn

682
709

Peregrine VII
Hughes Glomar Explorer

Peregrine IV

Glomar C. R. Luigs
Glomar Jack Ryan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
35,000
35,000
35,000
35,000

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
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
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil

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

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

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

2016
2017
2018
2020
2016
2017
2019
2020
2022
2016
2017
2018
2019
2019
2015
2018
2018
2016
2017
2019
2015
2015
2016
2016
2017
2017
2018

600
600
635
590
590
610
655
615
600
645
645
650
650
650
650
605
605
615
630
600
600
608

600
600
600
605
605
600
620
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
600
750
750
750
750

585

28 Drill Ships on Order from Shipyards in Brazil

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

Cassino
Curimim
Salinas
Comandatuba

Ondina
Pituba
Boipeba
Interlagos
Itapema
Guarapari
Itaoca
Siri
Camburi
Itaunas
Sahy
Arpoador
Copacabana
Grumari
Ipanema
Leblon
Leme
Marambaia

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
Jurong Espadon
S12000E
S12000E
S12000E
S12000E
S12000E
S12000E
S12000E

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

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662
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662
662
662
662

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