Exhibit 99.1 DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF Page 1 of 3 DECEMBER 31, 2001 Water Rated Rig Name Depth Design Location Status Operator - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Crusader 200' Mat Cantilever GOM Contracted ChevronTexaco - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Drake 200' Mat Cantilever GOM Contracted ChevronTexaco - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Champion 250' Mat Slot GOM Shipyard - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Columbia 250' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted Murphy - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Kerr McGee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nugget 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted ADTI/Seneca - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Summit 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted DOTS/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 Gabon Contracted Shell - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Century 800' Korkut GOM Cold Stacked - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Ambassador 1,100' Bethlehem SS-2000 GOM Contracted Murphy - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nomad 1,200' Aker H-3 North Sea Contracted Veba - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean New Era 1,500' Korkut GOM Stacked - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Bounty 1,500' Victory Class Australia Contracted Woodside - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Guardian 1,500' Earl & Wright Sedco 711 Series North Sea Contracted Shell - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Princess 1,500' Aker H-3 North Sea Contracted Talisman - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Whittington 1,500' Aker H-3 Brazil Contracted Shell - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Epoch 1,640' Korkut Vietnam Contracted BP - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean General 1,640' Korkut Australia Contracted OMV - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Prospector 1,700' Victory Class GOM Cold Stacked - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Endeavor 2,000' Victory Class GOM Contracted Walter - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Concord 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Amerada Hess - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Lexington 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Murphy - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Saratoga 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Amerada Hess - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yorktown 2,850' F&G SS-2000 Brazil Contracted Enterprise - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Voyager 3,200' Victory Class GOM Contracted Westport - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yatzy 3,300' DP DYVI Super Yatzy Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Worker 3,500' F&G 9500 Enhanced Pacesetter GOM Contracted Shell - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Quest 3,500' Victory Class GOM Contracted Kerr McGee - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Winner 3,500' Aker H-3 Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Alliance 5,000' Alliance Class 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 Baroness 6,500' Victory Class Singapore Shipyard Upgrade - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Rover 6,500' Victory Class Enroute to 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 - 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Exhibit 99.1 DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF Page 2 of 3 DECEMBER 31, 2001 Dayrate Rig Name Current Term Start Date Estimated End Date (in thousands) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Crusader one well plus options early December 2001 mid January 2002 lower 20's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Drake 60-day extension plus option mid December 2001 late January 2002 lower 20's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Champion - early August 2001 early January 2002 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Columbia one workover plus option late December 2001 early February 2002 lower 20's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Spartan 120-day extension plus option early December 2001 late March 2002 upper 40's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Spur 120-day extension plus option early October 2001 early February 2002 lower 40's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Sovereign two-year term mid September 2000 mid October 2002 lower 30's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Heritage one-year term late January 2001 late January 2002 mid 30's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean King one well late December 2001 mid March 2002 mid 20's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Nugget one well early December 2001 early January 2002 upper teens - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Summit one well mid December 2001 mid January 2002 upper teens - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Warwick 90 day extension plus option early October 2001 early January 2002 upper 40's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Titan one-well plus option late September 2001 early January 2002 lower 50's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Tower drill and complete one-well plus option late October 2001 early January 2002 lower 20's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Liberator one well mid December 2001 mid January 2002 upper 50's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Century - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Ambassador one well plus options for 2 completions early January 2002 mid February 2002 mid 30's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Nomad two wells late November 2001 early March 2002 lower 70's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean New Era - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Bounty one well early January 2002 late January 2002 mid 90's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Guardian nine months plus option mid May 2001 mid February 2002 lower 70's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Princess three-month term early December 2001 late March 2002 upper 70's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Whittington two wells plus 2 options early January 2002 early June 2002 upper 50's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Epoch five wells plus options early December 2001 early June 2002 lower 60's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean General four wells plus one abandonment early October 2001 mid January 2002 mid 90's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Prospector - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Endeavor one well mid December 2001 late January 2002 lower 30's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Concord one well early December 2001 early January 2002 mid 30's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Lexington nine month term plus option early June 2001 early March 2002 upper 40's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Saratoga subsea completion late December 2001 early February 2002 lower 30's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Yorktown 15-well development mid September 2001 late August 2003 lower 60's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Voyager one well plus option early November 2001 early January 2002 lower 30's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Yatzy five-year term plus option early November 1998 early November 2003 120's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Worker four-year term plus option mid January 1998 mid January 2002 120's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Quest one well early November 2001 early January 2002 lower 80's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Winner 18-month extension early July 2001 early November 2002 lower 80's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Alliance two-year contract early September 2000 early September 2002 110's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Star two wells plus option late October 2001 early January 2002 120's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Victory three months plus option late October 2001 mid January 2002 120's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean America one well assignment from BP early April 2001 early January 2002 110's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Valiant 810 day term late April 2001 early January 2002 120's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Baroness - - early March 2002 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Rover - - Second Quarter 2003 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Confidence five-year term early January 2001 early January 2006 170's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Clipper three-year term mid January 2000 early January 2003 lower 90's - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table continued... Exhibit 99.1 DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF Page 3 of 3 DECEMBER 31, 2001 Rig Name Future Contract and Other Information - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Crusader available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Drake available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Champion shipyard for inspection and repair then available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Columbia available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spartan available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spur available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Sovereign available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Heritage one well and one workover plus option with Nexen in Australia in lower 80's ending in late March 2002. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean King shipyard for scheduled survey then available. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nugget one workover with Seneca Resource in upper teens ending mid January 2002 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Summit available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Warwick available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Titan available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Tower available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Liberator available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Century - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Ambassador available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nomad available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean New Era available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Bounty available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Guardian five-well extension with Shell in lower 90's ending mid October 2002. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Princess available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Whittington available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Epoch Rate change after 3/1/02 to lower 70's ending early June 2002. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean General two wells plus two options with Anadarko in upper 90's ending mid February 2002. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Prospector - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Endeavor available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Concord available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Lexington available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Saratoga available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yorktown available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Voyager available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yatzy available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Worker available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Quest eight month contract plus options with Kerr McGee in lower 80's ending late July 2002. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Winner available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Alliance downtime for repairs from early September 2001 through early November 2001. Loss of hire insurance includes 30-day deductible. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Star one well completion plus 2 well option with Kerr McGee in 110's ending late January 2002 followed by a 30-day scheduled survey ending late February 2002. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Victory two month extension with BP in 110's ending mid March 2002. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean America available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Valiant available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Baroness LOI for two wells plus options with Murphy in 170's ending mid August 2002. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Rover available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Confidence available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Clipper available - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES: DOTS = Diamond Offshore Team Solutions, Inc. GOM = Gulf of Mexico