EXHIBIT 99.1



             DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF
                                  JULY 7, 2003




 RIG NAME              WD           DESIGN               LOCATION            STATUS*                  OPERATOR
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DOMESTIC DEEPWATER SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6)
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Ocean Quest           3,500'    Victory Class                GOM             Contracted              Murphy
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Ocean Star            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 Victory         5,500'    Victory Class                GOM                Idle                   -
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Ocean Confidence      7,500'    DP Aker H-3.2 Modified       GOM             Contracted               BP
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DOMESTIC 2ND/3RD GENERATION SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6)
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Ocean Ambassador      1,100'    Bethlehem SS-2000            GOM             Contracted              PEMEX
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Ocean Whittington     1,500'    Aker H-3                    Ghana            Contracted              PEMEX
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Ocean Concord         2,200'    F&G SS-2000                  GOM             Contracted              Kerr McGee
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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              Westport
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Ocean Worker          3,500'    F&G 9500 Enhanced            GOM             Contracted
                                Pacesetter                                                            LLOG
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DOMESTIC JACKUPS (11)
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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 Columbia        250'      Independent Leg              GOM             Contracted
                                Cantilever                                                           Noble Energy
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Ocean Spartan         300'      Independent Leg              GOM             Contracted
                                Cantilever                                                           Noble Energy
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Ocean Spur            300'      Independent Leg              GOM             Contracted
                                Cantilever                                                            Newfield
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Ocean King            300'      Independent Leg              GOM             Contracted
                                Cantilever                                                           BP America
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Ocean Nugget          300'      Independent Leg              GOM             Contracted
                                Cantilever                                                           Taylor Energy
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Ocean Summit          300'      Independent Leg              GOM             Contracted
                                Cantilever                                                            Spinnaker
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Ocean Warwick         300'      Independent Leg              GOM             Contracted
                                Cantilever                                                            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              GOM             Contracted
                                Cantilever                                                            Ridgelake Energy
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 RIG NAME             WD           DESIGN               LOCATION            STATUS*                   OPERATOR
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INTERNATIONAL SEMISUBMERSIBLES (14)
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AFRICA
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Ocean Patriot         1,500'    Bingo 3000               South Africa        Contracted               Pioneer
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NORTH SEA
- ---------
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Ocean Nomad           1,200'    Aker H-3                  North Sea          Contracted               PetroCanada
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Ocean Guardian        1,500'    Earl & Wright Sedco 711   North Sea          Contracted
                                Series                                                                  Shell
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Ocean Princess        1,500'    Aker H-3                  North Sea          Contracted                Talisman
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Ocean Vanguard        1,500'    Bingo 3000                North Sea              _                       -
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AUSTRALASIA
- -----------
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Ocean Bounty          1,500'    Victory Class             Australia          Contracted                Inpex
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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 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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BRAZIL
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Ocean Yorktown        2,850'    F&G SS-2000                 Brazil           Contracted               Shell
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Ocean Yatzy           3,300'    DP DYVI Super Yatzy         Brazil           Contracted              Petrobras
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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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INTERNATIONAL DRILLSHIPS (1)
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Ocean Clipper         7,500'    DP Fluor/Mitsubishi         Brazil           Contracted              Petrobras
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INTERNATIONAL JACKUPS (2)
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Ocean Sovereign       250'      Independent Leg            Indonesia             Idle
                                Cantilever                                                              -
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Ocean Heritage        300'      Independent Leg            Indonesia          Contracted
                                Cantilever                                                            CNOOC
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 RIG NAME           WD             DESIGN               LOCATION            STATUS*                   OPERATOR
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COLD STACKED (7)
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Ocean Liberator       600'      Aker H-3                  S. Africa         Cold Stacked                -
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Ocean Century         800'      Korkut                       GOM            Cold Stacked                -
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Ocean Prospector      1,700'    Victory Class                GOM            Cold Stacked                -
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Ocean Champion        250'      Mat Slot                     GOM            Cold Stacked                -
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Ocean Endeavor        2,000'    Victory Class                GOM            Cold Stacked                -
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Ocean Voyager         3,200'    Victory Class                GOM            Cold Stacked                -
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Ocean New Era         1,500'    Korkut                       GOM            Cold Stacked                -
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NOTES:

* ASSUME 95-98% UTILIZATION RATE DURING CONTRACTED PERIODS TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL
  EQUIPMENT REPAIR DOWNTIME

GOM = Gulf of Mexico



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             DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF
                                  JULY 7, 2003


 RIG NAME                    CURRENT TERM        DAYRATE (000S)     START DATE
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DOMESTIC DEEPWATER SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6)
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Ocean Quest                one well plus option      low 50's        mid June 2003
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Ocean Star                 nine month term work      mid 80's      early March 2003
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Ocean America                    one well           upper 60's      early June 2003
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Ocean Valiant                    one well           upper 50's      late April 2003
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Ocean Victory                        -                  -                  -
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Ocean Confidence              five-year term          170's       early January 2001
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DOMESTIC 2ND/3RD GENERATION SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6)
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Ocean Ambassador            four year term work      mid 50's       late July 2003
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Ocean Whittington           four year term work      low 60's       late July 2003
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Ocean Concord              two wells plus option     mid 40's       early July 2003
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Ocean Lexington            second of two wells     upper 30's      early May 2003
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Ocean Saratoga             one well plus option     upper 30's         mid June
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Ocean Worker                     one well            mid 40's       late April 2003
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DOMESTIC JACKUPS (11)
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Ocean Crusader           first of two wells plus     low 20's       late June 2003
                                option
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Ocean Drake                    12 months             low 20's      late August 2002
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Ocean Columbia                   one well            mid 20's       early June 2003
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Ocean Spartan              one well plus option      low 20's        mid May 2003
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Ocean Spur                       one well            mid 20's       late June 2003
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Ocean King                    multiple wells         mid 20's      early April 2003
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Ocean Nugget             sixth of seven wells plus   mid 20's       mid March 2003
                                 option
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Ocean Summit               one well plus option      mid 20's       early July 2003
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Ocean Warwick                 multiple wells         mid 20's       mid April 2003
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Ocean Titan                          -                  -                  -
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Ocean Tower              second of three wells    upper 20's       mid May 2003
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 RIG NAME                    CURRENT TERM        DAYRATE (000S)     START DATE
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INTERNATIONAL SEMISUBMERSIBLES (14)
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AFRICA
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Ocean Patriot              third of three wells     upper 50's     early April 2003
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NORTH SEA
- ---------
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Ocean Nomad                one well plus option      mid 40's        mid June 2003
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Ocean Guardian           one year plus one year      low 50's      early April 2003
                                option
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Ocean Princess           first of two wells plus     low 40's        late May 2003
                                option
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Ocean Vanguard                       _                  _                  _
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AUSTRALASIA
- -----------
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Ocean Bounty               three wells plus two     lower 70's       mid June 2003
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Ocean Epoch                          -                  -                  -
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Ocean General              First of three wells      mid 50's        mid May 2003
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Ocean Baroness             400 days plus option       110's         late March 2003
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Ocean Rover                          -                  -         early January 2002
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BRAZIL
- ------
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Ocean Yorktown           15-well development plus    low 60's     mid September 2001
                                options
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Ocean Yatzy              five-year term plus option   120's       early November 1998
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Ocean Winner                one year extension       low 60's     early November 2002
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Ocean Alliance              four-year contract        110's      early September 2000
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INTERNATIONAL DRILLSHIPS (1)
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Ocean Clipper               one-year extension        100's        mid February 2003
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INTERNATIONAL JACKUPS (2)
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Ocean Sovereign                       -                  -                  -
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Ocean Heritage              12 month term program    upper 40's    late December 2002
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 RIG NAME                    CURRENT TERM        DAYRATE (000S)     START DATE
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COLD STACKED (7)
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Ocean Liberator                      -                  -                  -
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Ocean Century                        -                  -                  -
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Ocean Prospector                     -                  -                  -
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Ocean Champion                       -                  -                  -
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Ocean Endeavor                       -                  -                  -
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Ocean Voyager                        -                  -                  -
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Ocean New Era                        -                  -                  -
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NOTES:

* ASSUME 95-98% UTILIZATION RATE DURING CONTRACTED PERIODS TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL
EQUIPMENT REPAIR DOWNTIME

GOM = Gulf of Mexico



                             ** TABLE CONTINUED **

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             DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF
                                  JULY 7, 2003


 RIG NAME                ESTIMATED END DATE    FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION
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DOMESTIC DEEPWATER SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6)
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Ocean Quest                  mid July 2003       available
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Ocean Star                 late October 2003     available.
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Ocean America                late July 2003      available
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Ocean Valiant              early August 2003     available.
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Ocean Victory                      -             available
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Ocean Confidence           early January 2006    available.
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DOMESTIC 2ND/3RD GENERATION SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6)
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Ocean Ambassador           mid December 2007     Preparing for PEMEX work
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Ocean Whittington          early October 2006    Preparing for PEMEX contract; currently under tow
                                                 from Ghana.
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Ocean Concord              early October 2003    available
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Ocean Lexington              late July 2003      available
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Ocean Saratoga               late July 2003      available
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Ocean Worker                 mid July 2003       Prepare for PEMEX contract work beginning late July;
                                                 four year term work in GOM in upper 60' s ending
                                                 in late July 2007.
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DOMESTIC JACKUPS (11)
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Ocean Crusader              late August 2003     available
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Ocean Drake                 late August 2003     Rig currently scheduled for 30-day downtime during
                                                 current contract for survey beginning early 3rd Qtr.
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Ocean Columbia               late July 2003      available
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Ocean Spartan                mid July 2003       available.
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Ocean Spur                  late August 2003     available.
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Ocean King                 early August 2003     available
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Ocean Nugget                late August 2003     available.
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Ocean Summit                mid August 2003      available
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Ocean Warwick              early August 2003     available
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Ocean Titan                        -             Cantilever upgrade ending late October 2003.
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Ocean Tower                  late July 2003      One well with Merit Energy in upper 20's beginning
                                                 late July and ending early September 2003.
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 RIG NAME                ESTIMATED END DATE          FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION
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INTERNATIONAL SEMISUBMERSIBLES (14)
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AFRICA
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Ocean Patriot               mid August 2003      available
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NORTH SEA
- ---------
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Ocean Nomad               early September 2003   available
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Ocean Guardian              late March 2004      available
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Ocean Princess              mid October 2003     available
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Ocean Vanguard                     _             Survey complete July 2003; then available
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AUSTRALASIA
- -----------
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Ocean Bounty               late January 2004     available
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Ocean Epoch                        -             available.
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Ocean General               late August 2003     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 Baroness               early May 2004      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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BRAZIL
- ------
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Ocean Yorktown              early July 2003      available.
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Ocean Yatzy               early November 2003    available.
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Ocean Winner              early November 2003    Scheduled for survey in 3rd Qtr. Estimated downtime
                                                 60 days.
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Ocean Alliance            early September 2004   Scheduled for survey in 4th Qtr. Estimated downtime
                                                 60 days.
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INTERNATIONAL DRILLSHIPS (1)
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Ocean Clipper              early January 2004     available.
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INTERNATIONAL JACKUPS (2)
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Ocean Sovereign                     -             available
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Ocean Heritage                late July 2003      Early termination provision exercised (30 days);
                                                  available
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 RIG NAME                ESTIMATED END DATE      FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION
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COLD STACKED (7)
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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 Prospector                   -             Cold stacked Oct. '99
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Ocean Champion                     -             Cold Stacked Feb. '02
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Ocean Endeavor                     -             Cold stacked March '02
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Ocean Voyager                      -             Cold stacked March '02
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Ocean New Era                      -             Cold stacked Dec. '02
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NOTES:

* ASSUME 95-98% UTILIZATION RATE DURING CONTRACTED PERIODS TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL
   EQUIPMENT REPAIR DOWNTIME

GOM = Gulf of Mexico



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