Exhibit 99.1
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF
OCTOBER 14, 2002
RATED
WATER
RIG NAME DEPTH DESIGN LOCATION STATUS OPERATOR
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Ocean Crusader 200' Mat Cantilever GOM Contracted Walter Oil & Gas
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Ocean Drake 200' Mat Cantilever GOM Contracted ChevronTexaco
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Ocean Champion 250' Mat Slot GOM Cold Stacked -
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Ocean Columbia 250' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted Spinnaker
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Ocean Sovereign 250' Independent Leg Cantilever Indonesia Contracted CNOOC
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Ocean Heritage 300' Independent Leg Cantilever Singapore Shipyard for water-depth -
upgrade
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Ocean Spartan 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Shipyard for water-depth -
upgrade
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Ocean Spur 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Shipyard for water-depth -
upgrade
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Ocean King 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted BP
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Ocean Nugget 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted Pogo Producing
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Ocean Summit 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted EOG Resources
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Ocean Warwick 300' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Contracted BP
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Ocean Titan 350' Independent Leg Slot GOM Contracted Walter Oil & Gas
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Ocean Tower 350' Independent Leg Cantilever GOM Shipyard for cantilever -
upgrade
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Ocean Liberator 600' Aker H-3 S. Africa Under tow -
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Ocean Century 800' Korkut GOM Cold Stacked -
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Ocean Ambassador 1,100' Bethlehem SS-2000 GOM Contracted El Paso
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Ocean Nomad 1,200' Aker H-3 North Sea Contracted Agip
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Ocean New Era 1,500' Korkut GOM Stacked -
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Ocean Bounty 1,500' Victory Class Australia Contracted Shell
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RATED
WATER
RIG NAME DEPTH DESIGN LOCATION STATUS OPERATOR
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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 Shipyard -
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Ocean Whittington 1,500' Aker H-3 Ghana Idle -
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Ocean Epoch 1,640' Korkut Vietnam Contracted BP
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Ocean General 1,640' Korkut Vietnam Contracted PetroVietnam
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Ocean Prospector 1,700' Victory Class GOM Cold Stacked -
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Ocean Endeavor 2,000' Victory Class GOM Cold Stacked -
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Ocean Concord 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted -
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Ocean Lexington 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted LLOG
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Ocean Saratoga 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Taylor Energy
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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 Cold Stacked -
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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 Pacesetter GOM Contracted Amerada Hess
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Ocean Quest 3,500' Victory Class GOM Shipyard for special -
survey
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Ocean Winner 3,500' Aker H-3 Brazil Contracted Petrobras
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Ocean Alliance 5,000' Alliance Class 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 Shipyard for special -
survey
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Ocean America 5,500' Ocean Odyssey GOM Stacked -
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Ocean Valiant 5,500' Ocean Odyssey GOM Contracted Murphy
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WATER
RIG NAME DEPTH DESIGN LOCATION STATUS OPERATOR
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Ocean Baroness 7,000' Victory Class Malaysia Contracted Murphy
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Ocean Rover 7,000' Victory Class Singapore Shipyard 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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RIG NAME CURRENT TERM START DATE ESTIMATED END DATE
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Ocean Crusader one well late September 2002 late October 2002
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Ocean Drake one well plus option mid September 2002 late October 2002
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Ocean Champion - early August 2001 -
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Ocean Columbia one well plus option mid September 2002 late October 2002
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Ocean Sovereign first two months of Ocean mid October 2002 mid December 2002
Heritage contract -
see Ocean Heritage below
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Ocean Heritage - late June 2002 mid December 2002
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Ocean Spartan - early April 2002 mid October 2002
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Ocean Spur - mid April 2002 mid November 2002
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Ocean King 90-day extension plus early August 2002 mid December 2002
option
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Ocean Nugget third of three wells plus late July 2002 early November 2002
option
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Ocean Summit one well plus option early September 2002 late October 2002
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Ocean Warwick one year early January 2002 late December 2002
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Ocean Titan one well plus option early October 2002 early January 2003
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Ocean Tower - mid August 2002 mid February 2003
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Ocean Liberator - late September 2002 early November 2002
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Ocean Century - 1998 -
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Ocean Ambassador one well plus option mid August 2002 early November 2002
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Ocean Nomad one well plus two one well mid October 2002 mid December 2002
options
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Ocean New Era - late October 2001 -
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Ocean Bounty mobe to New Zealand mid October 2002 late October 2002
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RIG NAME CURRENT TERM START DATE ESTIMATED END DATE
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Ocean Guardian five wells plus option early February 2002 early December 2002
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Ocean Princess anchor winch repairs early October 2002 late October 2002
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Ocean Whittington - late September 2002 -
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Ocean Epoch five wells plus demobe early December 2001 mid November 2002
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Ocean General two well program plus mid May 2002 early December 2002
options plus demobe
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Ocean Prospector - 1998 -
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Ocean Endeavor - early March 2002 -
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Ocean Concord - early October 2002 late October 2002
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Ocean Lexington one well mid September 2002 mid October 2002
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Ocean Saratoga one well plus option early September 2002 mid October 2002
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Ocean Yorktown 15-well development plus mid September 2001 late July 2003
options
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Ocean Voyager - early March 2002 -
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Ocean Yatzy five-year term plus early November 1998 early November 2003
option
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Ocean Worker one well plus option mid September 2002 early November 2002
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Ocean Quest - late August 2002 mid October 2002
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Ocean Winner 18-month extension early July 2001 early November 2002
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Ocean Alliance four-year contract early September 2000 early September 2004
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Ocean Star two wells mid September 2002 mid November 2002
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Ocean Victory - mid August 2002 mid October 2002
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Ocean America - mid August 2002 mid October 2002
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Ocean Valiant seven month term plus early September 2002 mid April 2003
option
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RIG NAME CURRENT TERM START DATE ESTIMATED END DATE
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Ocean Baroness fifth well early October 2002 late November 2002
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Ocean Rover - early January 2002 third 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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DAYRATE
RIG NAME (IN THOUSANDS) FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Ocean Crusader high teens two wells with Walter in the lower 20's ending early
December 2002.
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Ocean Drake lower 20's available.
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Ocean Champion - -
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Ocean Columbia lower 20's available.
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Ocean Sovereign upper 40's Singapore shipyard for leg upgrade ending late
April 2003.
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Ocean Heritage - twelve-month term program with CNOOC in upper 40's
ending mid October 2003. Heritage assumes last ten
months after Sovereign has completed the first two
months of contract.
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Ocean Spartan - available.
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Ocean Spur - available.
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Ocean King upper 20's available.
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Ocean Nugget upper teens available.
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Ocean Summit upper 20's available.
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Ocean Warwick upper 20's available.
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Ocean Titan lower 20's available.
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Ocean Tower - available.
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Ocean Liberator - under tow to S. Africa for cold stacking.
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Ocean Century - -
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Ocean Ambassador lower 40's available.
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Ocean Nomad lower 40's available.
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Ocean New Era - available.
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Ocean Bounty lower 80's one well plus option with Shell in upper 70's ending
early December 2002.
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DAYRATE
RIG NAME (IN THOUSANDS) FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Ocean Guardian lower 90's special survey upon completion of contract ending
late December 2002, then available.
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Ocean Princess - available.
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Ocean Whittington - available.
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Ocean Epoch lower 70's available.
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Ocean General mid 60's available.
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Ocean Prospector - -
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Ocean Endeavor - -
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Ocean Concord upper 30's available.
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Ocean Lexington mid 30's available.
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Ocean Saratoga mid 30's available.
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Ocean Yorktown lower 60's available.
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Ocean Voyager - -
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Ocean Yatzy 120's available.
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Ocean Worker lower 40's available.
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Ocean Quest - one well plus option with Kerr McGee in lower 60's
beginning early November 2002 and ending mid
December 2002.
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Ocean Winner lower 80's one year extension in lower 60's with Petrobras
ending early November 2003.
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Ocean Alliance 110's available.
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Ocean Star upper 80's nine month term work with Kerr McGee in mid 80's
ending mid August 2003.
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Ocean Victory - one well with Maxus in mid 60's ending mid November
2002.
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Ocean America - one well plus option with Ocean Energy in upper
60's ending mid January 2003.
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Ocean Valiant lower 80's available.
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DAYRATE
RIG NAME (IN THOUSANDS) FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Ocean Baroness 120's demobe with Murphy in 170's ending early December
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 shipyard for 30 days beginning mid October 2002;
one year extension in 100's with Petrobras ending
early January 2004.
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NOTES:
DOTS = Diamond Offshore Team Solutions, Inc.
GOM = Gulf of Mexico
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