Exhibit 99.1 ------------ DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF MAY 21, 2001 RATED WATER RIG NAME DEPTH DESIGN LOCATION STATUS OPERATOR - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Crusader 200' Mat Cantilever GOM Contracted - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Drake 200' Mat Cantilever GOM Contracted Chevron - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Champion 250' Mat Slot GOM Contracted Walter - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Columbia 250' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted BP - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spartan 250' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted BP - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spur 250' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted BP - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Sovereign 250' Independent Leg Cantilever Indonesia Contracted Maxus - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Heritage 250' Independent Leg Cantilever Indonesia Contracted Maxus - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean King 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted BP - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nugget 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted Newfield - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Summit 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted Seneca - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Warwick 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted BP - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Titan 350' Independent Leg Slot GOM Contracted Dominion - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Tower 350' Independent Leg Slot GOM Contracted Spinnaker - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Liberator 600' Aker H-3 Ivory Coast Stacked - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Century 800' Korkut GOM Cold Stacked - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Ambassador 1,100' Bethlehem SS-2000 GOM Contracted Unocal - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nomad 1,200' Aker H-3 North Sea Contracted BG - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 RATED WATER RIG NAME DEPTH DESIGN LOCATION STATUS OPERATOR - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean New Era 1,500' Korkut GOM Contracted Houston Exploration - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Bounty 1,500' Victory Class Australia Contracted Woodside - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Guardian 1,500' Earl & Wright Sedco North Sea Contracted Shell 711 Series - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Princess 1,500' Aker H-3 North Sea Contracted Talisman - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Whittington 1,500' Aker H-3 Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Epoch 1,640' Korkut China Contracted Burlington - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean General 1,640' Korkut Australia Contracted Woodside - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Prospector 1,700' Victory Class GOM Cold Stacked - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Endeavor 2,000' Victory Class GOM Contracted Westport - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Rover 2,000' Victory Class GOM Cold Stacked - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Concord 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Walter - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Lexington 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Kerr McGee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Saratoga 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Walter - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yorktown 2,850' F&G SS-2000 Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Voyager 3,200' Victory Class GOM Contracted Anadarko - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 RATED WATER RIG NAME DEPTH DESIGN LOCATION STATUS OPERATOR - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yatzy 3,300' DP DYVI Super Yatzy Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Worker 3,500' F&G 9500 Enhanced GOM Contracted Shell Pacesetter - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Quest 3,500' Victory Class GOM Contracted Kerr McGee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Winner 3,500' Aker H-3 Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Star 5,500' Victory Class GOM Contracted Kerr McGee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Victory 5,500' Victory Class GOM Contracted BP - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean America 5,500' Ocean Odyssey GOM Contracted Anadarko - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Valiant 5,500' Ocean Odyssey GOM Contracted Amerada Hess - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Alliance 5,000' Alliance Class Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Baroness 6,500' Victory Class Singapore Shipyard Upgrade - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Confidence 7,500' DP Aker H-3.2 Modified GOM Contracted BP - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Clipper 7,500' DP Fluor/Mitsubishi Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES: DOTS = Diamond Offshore Team Solutions, Inc. GOM = Gulf of Mexico 3 ** TABLE CONTINUED ** RIG NAME CURRENT TERM START DATE ESTIMATED END DATE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Crusader leg inspection/repairs early May 2001 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Drake six month extension late March 2001 late September 2001 plus option - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Champion one well early May 2001 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Columbia six month extension mid January 2000 late July 2001 plus option - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spartan six month term late November 2000 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spur six month term early April 2001 early October 2001 plus option - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Sovereign two-year term mid September 2000 early September 2002 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Heritage one-year term late January 2001 late January 2002 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean King 90 day term late February 2001 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nugget second of two workovers mid March 2001 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Summit one well mid February 2001 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Warwick three month extension early April 2001 early July 2001 plus option - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Titan one-well mid May 2001 mid July 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Tower one well mid February 2001 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Liberator - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Century - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Ambassador two wells plus option mid February 2001 early May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nomad one well late April 2001 early June 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 RIG NAME CURRENT TERM START DATE ESTIMATED END DATE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean New Era one well early May 2001 mid June 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Bounty 180-day contract early March 2001 late September 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Guardian nine months plus option mid May 2001 mid February 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Princess one well early April 2001 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Whittington three-year term mid March 1998 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Epoch one well assignment mid May 2001 early June 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean General 200-day term contract mid February 2001 early September 2001 plus option - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Prospector - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Endeavor one well plus option mid May 2001 early August 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Rover - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Concord one well mid April 2001 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Lexington third of three wells late January 2001 mid May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Saratoga one well mid February 2001 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yorktown five-year term early June 1996 early June 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Voyager one well plus option mid April 2001 mid July 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 RIG NAME CURRENT TERM START DATE ESTIMATED END DATE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yatzy five-year term early November 1998 early November 2003 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Worker four-year term mid January 1998 mid January 2002 plus option - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Quest one well plus option early April 2001 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Winner two-year term early May 1999 late May 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Star six month term late April 2001 late October 2001 plus option - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Victory 180-day extension late March 2001 mid October 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean America one well assignment early April 2001 late August 2001 from BP - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Valiant 810 day term late April 2001 late December 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Alliance three-year term early September 2000 early September 2003 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Baroness - - February 2002 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Confidence five-year term early January 2001 early January 2006 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Clipper three-year term mid January 2000 mid January 2003 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES: DOTS = Diamond Offshore Team Solutions, Inc. GOM = Gulf of Mexico 3 ** TABLE CONTINUED ** DAYRATE RIG NAME (IN THOUSANDS) FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Crusader - one well with Walter in lower 40's ending early June 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Drake lower 40's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Champion upper 30's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Columbia lower 40's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spartan lower 40's six month extension plus option with BP in upper 40's ending late November 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spur upper 40's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Sovereign lower 30's shipyard repairs beginning mid December 2000 and ending late June 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Heritage mid 30's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean King lower 50's 90-day extension plus option with BP in lower 50's ending late August 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nugget lower 50's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Summit lower 40's shipyard for spud can inspection ending mid July 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Warwick lower 50's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Titan mid 40's followed by one well plus option with Dominion in lower 50's ending early September 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Tower lower 40's one well extension plus option with Spinnaker in mid 40's ending late June 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Liberator - available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Century - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Ambassador lower 40's one-well extension with Unocal in mid 50's ending mid July 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nomad mid 70's one well plus two options with Veba in mid 60's ending early October 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 DAYRATE RIG NAME (IN THOUSANDS) FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean New Era lower 40's Committed for mud lift JIP ending mid September 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Bounty lower 80's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Guardian lower 70's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Princess upper 30's mid period survey ending early June 2001; followed by one well with Talisman in lower 40's ending late August 2001; followed by three month term plus options with Talisman in high 60's ending late November 2001. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Whittington 100's modification and mobe period with ExxonMobil in mid 30's ending early July 2001, followed by one well with ExxonMobil in lower 60's ending mid August 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Epoch mid 50's two option wells with CACT in lower 60's ending late August 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean General lower 80's one well with Woodside in 100's ending late October 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Prospector - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Endeavor lower 40's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Rover - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Concord upper 30's one well with Walter in lower 40's ending mid June 2001; followed by one well in mid 50's ending late June 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Lexington lower 40's one P&A with Kerr McGee in lower 50's ending late May 2001; followed by four wells with Murphy in upper 40's ending mid February 2002 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Saratoga lower 40's one well with Walter in mid 40's ending late June 2001; followed by one well plus option with Walter in upper 40's ending early August 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yorktown lower 60's Committed for 16 well development ending early August 2003 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Voyager lower 50's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 DAYRATE RIG NAME (IN THOUSANDS) FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yatzy 120's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Worker 120's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Quest lower 80's one well plus option with Kerr McGee in lower 90's ending late June 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Winner lower 80's contracted for 18 month extension with Petrobras in lower 80's ending late October 2002 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Star 100's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Victory 110's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean America 110's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Valiant 120's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Alliance 110's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Baroness - available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Confidence 170's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Clipper lower 90's available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES: DOTS = Diamond Offshore Team Solutions, Inc. GOM = Gulf of Mexico 3