Your Ref: Our Ref: A&A/1600480/DAMA/LKH/JDW 23 August 2016 Vantage Drilling International 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056 Attn: Melisa Jacobs Dear Sirs, Re: Registration of Securities of Vantage Drilling International and Subsidiaries 1. BACKGROUND We have acted as special Malaysia counsel for Vantage Drilling International (formerly known as Offshore Group Investment Limited) (the “Company”), Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd. (“VDM”) and Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd (“VDL”) in connection with the registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-1 (File No. 333-212081), including all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Act”) relating to the sale by the selling securityholders identified in the prospectus (the “Selling Securityholders”) from time to time of up to 2,999,100 units of stapled securities (the “Stapled Securities”) of the Company. Each Stapled Security comprises one ordinary share of the Company, par value USD$0.001 per share (the “Common Share”), and USD$172.61 original issuance principal amount of the Company’s 1%/12% Step-Up Senior Secured Third Lien Convertible Notes due 2013 (the “Notes”), in each case subject to adjustment as described in the Indenture (as defined below). The Notes were issued under an indenture, dated February 10, 2016 (as supplemented, the “Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors named therein, including VDM and VDL (the “Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and not in its individual capacity but solely as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the “Noteholder Collateral Agent”). The Notes are guaranteed (the “Guarantees” and, together with Stapled Securities and the Notes, the “Securities”) by the Guarantors. In rendering this opinion, we have reviewed originals, copies, drafts or conformed copies of the following documents: 1.1 The Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association of VDM as registered or adopted as at the date of incorporation, 25th day of January 2011 (“VDM Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association”); | | Zuhaidi Mohd Shahari Noreeta Mohd Nor Farhah Hayati Mamat Abu Daud Abd Rahim Rosinah Mohd Salleh Norhisham Abd Bahrin Siti Zurina Sabarudin Sharizan Sarif Philip Teoh Moo Eng Thing Ahmad Syahir Yahya SENIOR ASSOCIATES 1 Haji Mohd Rasheed Khan Jaswandar Singh Mohd Shah Hashim Hajah Noraini Abdullah Syed Muhammad Ridza Syed Abdullah Melinda Marie D’Angelus Lee Kin Hing Suhara Mohamad Sidik SENIOR ASSOCIATES 2 Faizah Khamarudin Farah Nadiah Zainudin Lim Sheh Ting Marlyn Abdul Malik Perone Hazira Fatiha Ismail Jazmin Yaacob Norazlianaliza Supar Zarith’ Aidah Ahmad Shukri Ahmed Ezzedin Mohammed ASSOCIATES Mohd Farizal Farhan Abd Ghafar Izzah Zayana Abu Bakar Ahmad Syiimir Suffian Lee Ai Wi Nadia Liyana Hassan Wan Nor Nadia W. Ramli Lina Nadrah Jaafar Mohd Sallahudin Abdullah Jolene Lee Miao Chi Anis Afiqah Che Rahim Cassandra Lim Jen Nie Kueh Joe Jye Aini Salbia Mohd Shukri Nur Ajeerah Mustafa Justin Dominic Wong Chi Wen Nazran Arvind Nahdan Rengganathan Mohd Ashraf Ramli Nur Fardhiah Mohd Nawawi Shazlinaah Kamaludeen Ahmad Danial Abdul Rahim Nur Farahin Abd Manaf Yong Chui Wen Pung Qing Wei Nawal ‘Aqilah Mohd Baharudin Farid Ariffin Zainal Ariffin Hanizah Mohd Huzin Siti Fitrah Mohamed Jamal Lim Ming Lun Hanani Hayati Mohd Adhan Nur’ Isadora Ismail Jack Lee Yong Jie Abdul Hakim Abdul Halim Nur Sajati Asan Mohamed Komathi A/P P. Karuppanan MAIN OFFICES OF TERRALEX ASIA PACIFIC |