Ensco UK //OLD S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

EXHIBIT 99.8

Effective November 9, 2009

     I hereby consent to being named as a person to become a member of the board of directors of Ensco International plc, which will be registered as a public limited company incorporated under English law, in the registration statement on Form S-4, of ENSCO International Limited that is to be filed on or about November 9, 2009.

/s/ Keith O. RattieKeith O. Rattie