EXHIBIT 99.1
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF
OCTOBER 15, 2001
RATED
WATER
RIG NAME DEPTH DESIGN LOCATION STATUS OPERATOR
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Ocean Crusader 200' Mat Cantilever GOM Shipyard -
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Ocean Drake 200' Mat Cantilever GOM Contracted Chevron
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Ocean Champion 250' Mat Slot GOM Shipyard -
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Ocean Columbia 250' Independent Leg GOM Contracted Murphy
Cantilever
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Ocean Spartan 250' Independent Leg GOM Contracted BP
Cantilever
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Ocean Spur 250' Independent Leg GOM Contracted BP
Cantilever
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Ocean Sovereign 250' Independent Leg Indonesia Contracted Maxus
Cantilever
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Ocean Heritage 250' Independent Leg Indonesia Contracted Maxus
Cantilever
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Ocean King 300' Independent Leg GOM Contracted BP
Cantilever
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Ocean Nugget 300' Independent Leg GOM Contracted Seneca
Cantilever
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Ocean Summit 300' Independent Leg GOM Shipyard -
Cantilever
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Ocean Warwick 300' Independent Leg GOM Contracted BP
Cantilever
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Ocean Titan 350' Independent Leg Slot GOM Contracted Dominion
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Ocean Tower 350' Independent Leg Slot GOM Contracted Spinnaker
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Ocean Liberator 600' Aker H-3 Ivory Coast Stacked -
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Ocean Century 800' Korkut GOM Cold Stacked -
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Ocean Ambassador 1,100' Bethlehem SS-2000 GOM Stacked -
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RATED
WATER
RIG NAME DEPTH DESIGN LOCATION STATUS OPERATOR
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Ocean Nomad 1,200' Aker H-3 North Sea Contracted Veba
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Ocean New Era 1,500' Korkut GOM Contracted Texaco JIP
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Ocean Bounty 1,500' Victory Class Australia Contracted Bass Strait
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Ocean Guardian 1,500' Earl & Wright Sedco North Sea Contracted Shell
711 Series
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Ocean Princess 1,500' Aker H-3 North Sea Contracted Talisman
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Ocean Whittington 1,500' Aker H-3 Brazil Contracted Devon
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Ocean Epoch 1,640' Korkut China Contracted CACT
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Ocean General 1,640' Korkut Australia Contracted OMV
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Ocean Prospector 1,700' Victory Class GOM Cold Stacked -
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Ocean Endeavor 2,000' Victory Class GOM Contracted Westport
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Ocean Concord 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Walter
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Ocean Lexington 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Murphy
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Ocean Saratoga 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Pogo Producing
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Ocean Yorktown 2,850' F&G SS-2000 Brazil Contracted Enterprise
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Ocean Voyager 3,200' Victory Class GOM Contracted Westport
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Ocean Yatzy 3,300' DP DYVI Super Yatzy Brazil Contracted Petrobras
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Ocean Worker 3,500' F&G 9500 Enhanced GOM Contracted Shell
Pacesetter
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RATED
WATER
RIG NAME DEPTH DESIGN LOCATION STATUS OPERATOR
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Ocean Quest 3,500' Victory Class GOM Contracted BHP
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Ocean Winner 3,500' Aker H-3 Brazil Contracted Petrobras
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Ocean Star 5,500' Victory Class GOM Contracted Kerr McGee
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Ocean Victory 5,500' Victory Class GOM Contracted BP
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Ocean America 5,500' Ocean Odyssey GOM Contracted Anadarko
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Ocean Valiant 5,500' Ocean Odyssey GOM Contracted Amerada Hess
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Ocean Alliance 5,000' Alliance Class Brazil Contracted Petrobras
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Ocean Baroness 6,500' Victory Class Singapore Shipyard Upgrade -
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Ocean Rover 6,500' Victory Class GOM Upgrade -
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Ocean Confidence 7,500' DP Aker H-3.2 Modified GOM Contracted BP
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Ocean Clipper 7,500' DP Fluor/Mitsubishi Brazil Contracted Petrobras
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NOTES:
DOTS = Diamond Offshore Team Solutions, Inc.
GOM = Gulf of Mexico
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** TABLE CONTINUED....... **
RIG NAME CURRENT TERM START DATE ESTIMATED END DATE
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Ocean Crusader - mid September 2001 early December 2001
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Ocean Drake 60-day extension early October 2001 late November 2001
plus option
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Ocean Champion - early August 2001 late October 2001
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Ocean Columbia one well plus option early October 2001 early November 2001
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Ocean Spartan six month term late May 2001 late November 2001
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Ocean Spur 120-day extension early October 2001 early February 2002
plus option
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Ocean Sovereign two-year term mid September 2000 mid October 2002
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Ocean Heritage one-year term late January 2001 late January 2002
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Ocean King one-well mid September 2001 early November 2001
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Ocean Nugget three workovers early October 2001 mid November 2001
plus options
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Ocean Summit - mid June 2001 mid November 2001
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Ocean Warwick 90 day extension early October 2001 early January 2002
plus option
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Ocean Titan one-well plus option late September 2001 mid November 2001
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Ocean Tower one well plus option early August 2001 late October 2001
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Ocean Liberator - - -
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Ocean Century - - -
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Ocean Ambassador - - -
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RIG NAME CURRENT TERM START DATE ESTIMATED END DATE
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Ocean Nomad one well early August 2001 mid October 2001
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Ocean New Era one well (mud lift JIP) early August 2001 late October 2001
plus option
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Ocean Bounty one well mid October 2001 mid November 2001
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Ocean Guardian nine months plus option mid May 2001 mid February 2002
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Ocean Princess three-month term early September 2001 early December 2001
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Ocean Whittington one well plus option mid October 2001 mid November 2001
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Ocean Epoch second option well early August 2001 early November 2001
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Ocean General four wells plus one early October 2001 late January 2002
abandonment
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Ocean Prospector - - -
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Ocean Endeavor one well mid May 2001 late August 2001
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Ocean Concord one well mid September 2001 early November 2001
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Ocean Lexington nine month term early June 2001 early March 2002
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Ocean Saratoga two wells mid August 2001 late November 2001
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Ocean Yorktown 16-well development mid September 2001 late August 2003
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Ocean Voyager one well plus option mid September 2001 late October 2001
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Ocean Yatzy five-year term early November 1998 early November 2003
plus option
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Ocean Worker four-year term mid January 1998 mid January 2002
plus option
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RIG NAME CURRENT TERM START DATE ESTIMATED END DATE
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Ocean Quest one well mid August 2001 late October 2001
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Ocean Winner 18-month extension early July 2001 early November 2002
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Ocean Star six month term late April 2001 late October 2001
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Ocean Victory 180-day term late March 2001 mid October 2001
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Ocean America one well assignment early April 2001 late November 2001
from BP
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Ocean Valiant 810 day term late April 2001 late December 2001
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Ocean Alliance three-year term early September 2000 early September 2003
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Ocean Baroness - - early March 2002
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Ocean Rover - - Second Quarter 2003
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Ocean Confidence five-year term early January 2001 early January 2006
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Ocean Clipper three-year term mid January 2000 early January 2003
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NOTES:
DOTS = Diamond Offshore Team Solutions, Inc.
GOM = Gulf of Mexico
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** TABLE CONTINUED....... **
DAYRATE
RIG NAME (IN THOUSANDS) FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Ocean Crusader - shipyard for scheduled survey then available
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Ocean Drake lower 20's available
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Ocean Champion - shipyard for inspection and repair then available
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Ocean Columbia lower 20's available
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Ocean Spartan upper 40's 120-day extension plus option with BP in mid 40's
ending late March 2002.
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Ocean Spur lower 40's available
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Ocean Sovereign lower 30's available
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Ocean Heritage mid 30's available
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Ocean King mid 50's available
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Ocean Nugget lower 20's available
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Ocean Summit - available
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Ocean Warwick upper 40's available
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Ocean Titan lower 50's available
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Ocean Tower mid 40's available
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Ocean Liberator - available
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Ocean Century - -
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Ocean Ambassador - available
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DAYRATE
RIG NAME (IN THOUSANDS) FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Ocean Nomad mid 60's one well with Shell in lower 70's ending mid
November 2001; followed by two wells with Veba in
lower 70's ending mid February 2002.
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Ocean New Era mid 40's available
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Ocean Bounty upper 90's Woodside to demobe rig to Darwin in mid 80's ending
early January 2002
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Ocean Guardian lower 70's available
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Ocean Princess upper 60's three month option plus option with Talisman in
upper 70's ending early March 2002.
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Ocean Whittington lower 60's available
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Ocean Epoch lower 60's five wells plus options with BP in Vietnam in lower
60's ending early March 2002, rate change after
3/1/02 to lower 70's ending early May 2002.
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Ocean General mid 90's available
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Ocean Prospector - -
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Ocean Endeavor lower 40's available
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Ocean Concord mid 40's available
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Ocean Lexington upper 40's available
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Ocean Saratoga mid 50's available
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Ocean Yorktown lower 60's available
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Ocean Voyager mid 40's available
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Ocean Yatzy 120's available
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Ocean Worker 120's available
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DAYRATE
RIG NAME (IN THOUSANDS) FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Ocean Quest lower 90's one well with Kerr McGee in lower 80's ending late
November 2001
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Ocean Winner lower 80's available
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Ocean Star 100's two wells plus option with Kerr McGee in 120's
ending early December 2001.
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Ocean Victory 110's three month extension with BP in 120's ending mid
January 2002.
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Ocean America 110's available
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Ocean Valiant 120's available
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Ocean Alliance 110's downtime for repairs from early September 2001
through mid October 2001.
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Ocean Baroness - LOI for two wells plus options with Murphy in 170's
ending mid August 2002.
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Ocean Rover - available
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Ocean Confidence 170's available
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Ocean Clipper lower 90's available
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NOTES:
DOTS = Diamond Offshore Team Solutions, Inc.
GOM = Gulf of Mexico
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