Exhibit No. 21
 

                       SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT


     The  following  list   sets  forth  the   name  and  jurisdiction   of
incorporation  of each  subsidiary of  the Registrant  (other than  certain
subsidiaries that,  considered  in the  aggregate as  a single  subsidiary,
would not constitute a significant subsidiary) and the percentage of voting
securities  owned  by  each  subsidiary's  immediate  parent.    Each  such
subsidiary is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

                                                                 Percentage
                                                    Percentage   of Voting 
                                                    of Voting    Securities
                                                    Securities    Owned by 
                                                     Owned by    Immediate 
                                                    Registrant     Parent  
                                                    ----------   ----------

ENSCO Drilling Company (Delaware) . . . . . . . .       100%  
  ENSCO Drilling (Caribbean), Inc. (Cayman Islands)                  85% 
     ENSCO Drilling Venezuela, Inc. (Cayman Islands)                100% 
ENSCO Engineering Company (Delaware)  . . . . . .       100%  
  ENSCO Holding Corporation (Delaware)  . . . . .                   100% 
     ENSCO Delaware, Inc. (Delaware)  . . . . . .                   100% 
          ENSCO Offshore Company (Delaware) . . .                   100% 
               ENSCO Offshore U.K. Limited (U.K.)                   100% 
ENSCO Incorporated (Texas)  . . . . . . . . . . .       100%  
ENSCO Limited (Cayman Islands)  . . . . . . . . .       100%  
ENSCO Marine Company (Delaware) . . . . . . . . .       100%  
ENSCO Oceanics Company (Delaware) . . . . . . . .       100%  
  Petroleum Finance Corporation (Cayman Islands)                    100% 
  ENSCO Netherlands Ltd. (Cayman Islands)   . . .                   100% 
ENSCO Acquisition Company (Delaware)  . . . . . .       100%