Exhibit 99.1




            DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF
                                  MAY 27, 2003

                       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         Noble Energy

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Ocean Sovereign        250'      Independent Leg Cantilever  Indonesia        Shipyard                -
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Ocean Heritage         300'      Independent Leg Cantilever  Indonesia       Contracted             CNOOC
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Ocean Spartan          300'      Independent Leg Cantilever   GOM            Contracted         Noble Energy
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Ocean Spur             300'      Independent Leg Cantilever   GOM            Contracted        Hunt Petroleum
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Ocean King             300'      Independent Leg Cantilever   GOM            Contracted          BP America
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Ocean Nugget           300'      Independent Leg Cantilever   GOM            Contracted         Taylor Energy

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Ocean Summit           300'      Independent Leg Cantilever   GOM            Contracted        Hunt Petroleum
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Ocean Warwick          300'      Independent Leg Cantilever   GOM            Contracted          BP America
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Ocean Titan            350'      Independent Leg Slot         GOM           Shipyard for             -
                                                                        cantilever upgrade
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Ocean Tower            350'      Independent Leg Cantilever   GOM            Contracted       Ridgelake Energy
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ocean Liberator        600'      Aker H-3                  S. Africa        Cold Stacked              -
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ocean Century          800'      Korkut                       GOM           Cold Stacked              -
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Ocean Ambassador       1,100'    Bethlehem SS-2000            GOM               Idle                  -
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Ocean Nomad            1,200'    Aker H-3                  North Sea       Special Survey             -
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Ocean New Era          1,500'    Korkut                       GOM           Cold Stacked              -
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Ocean Bounty           1,500'    Victory Class             Australia         Contracted              OMV
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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              EDC
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Ocean Whittington      1,500'    Aker H-3                    Ghana              Idle                  -
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Ocean Vanguard         1,500'    Bingo 3000                North Sea         Contracted          Norsk Hydro
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Ocean Patriot          1,500'    Bingo 3000               South Africa       Contracted            Pioneer
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Ocean Epoch            1,640'    Korkut                    Australia            Idle                  -
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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       Walter Oil & Gas
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Ocean Lexington        2,200'    F&G SS-2000                  GOM            Contracted       Walter Oil & Gas
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Ocean Saratoga         2,200'    F&G SS-2000                  GOM            Contracted             Devon
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Ocean Yorktown         2,850'    F&G SS-2000                 Brazil          Contracted             Shell
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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             LLOG
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Ocean Quest            3,500'    Victory Class                GOM            Contracted            Murphy
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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            Contracted          Kerr McGee
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Ocean America          5,500'    Ocean Odyssey                GOM            Contracted             Devon
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Ocean Valiant          5,500'    Ocean Odyssey                GOM            Contracted             Devon
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Ocean Baroness         7,000'    Victory Class             Indonesia         Contracted            Unocal
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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:
* ASSUME 95-98% UTILIZATION RATE DURING CONTRACTED PERIODS TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL
EQUIPMENT REPAIR DOWNTIME
DOTS = Diamond Offshore Team Solutions, Inc.
GOM  = Gulf of Mexico


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Exhibit 99.1




            DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF
                                  MAY 27, 2003


       RIG NAME               CURRENT TERM             START DATE          ESTIMATED END DATE
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Ocean Crusader            second of two wells       early March 2003         early June 2003

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Ocean Drake                    12 months            late August 2002        late August 2003

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Ocean Champion                     -                       -                        -
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Ocean Columbia                  one well             mid April 2003          early June 2003

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Ocean Sovereign                    -                mid January 2003          late May 2003
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ocean Heritage           12 month term program     late December 2002      mid September 2003
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Ocean Spartan             one well plus option        mid May 2003            mid July 2003
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Ocean Spur                one well plus option       mid April 2003           late May 2003
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Ocean King                   multiple wells         early April 2003          mid July 2003
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Ocean Nugget            fifth of seven wells plus    mid March 2003        mid September 2003
                                 option
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Ocean Summit                   two wells              mid May 2003            mid July 2003
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Ocean Warwick                multiple wells          mid April 2003           mid July 2003
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Ocean Titan                       -                       -                        -

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Ocean Tower                    two wells              mid May 2003            mid July 2003
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Ocean Liberator                    -                       -                        -
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Ocean Century                      -                       -                        -
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Ocean Ambassador                   -               late February 2003               -
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Ocean Nomad                        -               late January 2003                -
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Ocean New Era                      -                       -                        -
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Ocean Bounty                    one well              mid May 2003            mid June 2003
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Ocean Guardian         one year plus one year      early April 2003         late March 2004
                                option
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Ocean Princess                  One well             mid April 2003         late May 2003
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Ocean Whittington                  -              late September 2002               -
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Ocean Vanguard              Bareboat charter       early January 2003         late May 2003
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Ocean Patriot            second of three wells      early April 2003         early July 2003
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Ocean Epoch                        -              early February 2003               -
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Ocean General             First of three wells        mid May 2003          late August 2003
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Ocean Prospector                   -                       -                        -
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Ocean Endeavor                     -                       -                        -
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Ocean Concord             one well plus option      late April 2003           mid June 2003
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Ocean Lexington            first of two wells        early May 2003          early June 2003
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Ocean Saratoga            one well plus option        mid May 2003            mid June 2003
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ocean Yorktown          15-well development plus   mid September 2001         late May 2003
                                options
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Ocean Voyager                      -                       -                        -
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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               late April 2003          early July 2003
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Ocean Quest               one well, swap to        early January 2003         mid June 2003
                       complete Valiant contract
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Ocean Winner               one year extension     early November 2002      early November 2003
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Ocean Alliance             four-year contract     early September 2000    early September 2004
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Ocean Star                nine month term work      early March 2003       mid September 2003
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Ocean Victory             one well plus option     mid February 2003          late May 2003
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Ocean America                   one well            mid October 2002         early June 2003
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Ocean Valiant                   one well            late April 2003          early July 2003
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Ocean Baroness            400 days plus option      late March 2003          early May 2004
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Ocean Rover                        -               early January 2002               -
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Ocean Confidence             five-year term        early January 2001      early January 2006
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Ocean Clipper              one-year extension      mid February 2003       early January 2004
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NOTES:
* ASSUME 95-98% UTILIZATION RATE DURING CONTRACTED PERIODS TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL
EQUIPMENT REPAIR DOWNTIME
DOTS = Diamond Offshore Team Solutions, Inc.
GOM  = Gulf of Mexico


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Exhibit 99.1




            DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF
                                  MAY 27, 2003


                        DAYRATE
 RIG NAME             (IN THOUSANDS)    FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION
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Ocean Crusader              low 20's     Two additional wells plus option with Walter in
                                         lower 20's ending late August 2003.
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Ocean Drake                high teens    Rig currently scheduled for 30-day downtime during
                                         current contract for survey beginning late 2nd Qtr.
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Ocean Champion                  -        Cold Stacked Feb. '02
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Ocean Columbia              low 20's     One well plus option with Noble in mid 20's ending
                                         early July 2003
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Ocean Sovereign                 -        In shipyard for water depth upgrade; then available
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Ocean Heritage             upper 40's    available.
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Ocean Spartan               low 20's     available.
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Ocean Spur                  low 20's     available.
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Ocean King                  mid 20's     available
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Ocean Nugget                mid 20's     available.

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Ocean Summit                low 20's     available
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Ocean Warwick               mid 20's     available
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Ocean Titan                    -        Cantilever upgrade ending mid November 2003.

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Ocean Tower                upper 20's    available
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Ocean Liberator                 -        Cold stacked Nov. '02
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Ocean Century                   -        Cold stacked July '98
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Ocean Ambassador                -        available.
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Ocean Nomad                     -        Special survey ending mid June 2003; then available.
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Ocean New Era                   -        Cold stacked Dec. '02
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Ocean Bounty               lower 70's    Three plus two well program with Inpex in Australia
                                         in lower 70's beginning mid June and ending early
                                         December 2003.
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Ocean Guardian             low 50's     available

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Ocean Princess             low 40's     Two wells plus options with Talisman in the North Sea
                                        in low 40's beginning late May and ending early August.
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Ocean Whittington               -        available.
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Ocean Vanguard              low 10's     available.
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Ocean Patriot              upper 50's    available.
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Ocean Epoch                     -        available.
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Ocean General               mid 50's     Three wells plus option with Petro Vietnam in Viet
                                         Nam in mid 50's beginning in late August and ending
                                         in late January 2004.
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Ocean Prospector                -        Cold stacked Oct. '99
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Ocean Endeavor                  -        Cold stacked March '02
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Ocean Concord              upper 30's    available
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Ocean Lexington            upper 30's    Two wells plus option with Walter in GOM in upper
                                         30's  beginning early June and ending late June 2003.
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Ocean Saratoga              low 40's     One well with Westport in GOM in upper 30's beginning
                                         in mid June 2003 and ending in late July 2003.
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Ocean Yorktown              low 60's     available.

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Ocean Voyager                   -        Cold stacked March '02
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Ocean Yatzy                    120's      available.

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Ocean Worker                 mid 40's     available
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Ocean Quest                 low 80's     One well with Murphy in GOM in low 50's beginning
                                         in mid June and ending in late July 2003.
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Ocean Winner                low 60's     Scheduled for survey in 3rd Qtr. Estimated downtime
                                         60 days.
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Ocean Alliance                110's      Scheduled for survey in 4th Qtr. Estimated downtime
                                         60 days.
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Ocean Star                  mid 80's     available.
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Ocean Victory               mid 70's     available.
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Ocean America              upper 60's    available
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Ocean Valiant              upper 50's    available.
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Ocean Baroness                110's      available.
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Ocean Rover                     -        Upgrade estimated completion early 3rd Qtr. 2003,
                                         followed by LOI for 3 well program with Murphy in
                                         Malaysia in 110's ending late November 2003.
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Ocean Confidence              170's      available.
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Ocean Clipper                 100's      available.
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NOTES:
* ASSUME 95-98% UTILIZATION RATE DURING CONTRACTED PERIODS TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL
EQUIPMENT REPAIR DOWNTIME
DOTS = Diamond Offshore Team Solutions, Inc.
GOM  = Gulf of Mexico



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