EXHIBIT 99.1 DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF JULY 7, 2003 RIG NAME WD DESIGN LOCATION STATUS* OPERATOR - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC DEEPWATER SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Quest 3,500' Victory Class GOM Contracted Murphy - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Star 5,500' Victory Class GOM Contracted Kerr McGee - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean America 5,500' Ocean Odyssey GOM Contracted Devon - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Valiant 5,500' Ocean Odyssey GOM Contracted Devon - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Victory 5,500' Victory Class GOM Idle - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Confidence 7,500' DP Aker H-3.2 Modified GOM Contracted BP - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC 2ND/3RD GENERATION SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Ambassador 1,100' Bethlehem SS-2000 GOM Contracted PEMEX - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Whittington 1,500' Aker H-3 Ghana Contracted PEMEX - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Concord 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Kerr McGee - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Lexington 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Walter Oil & Gas - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Saratoga 2,200' F&G SS-2000 GOM Contracted Westport - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Worker 3,500' F&G 9500 Enhanced GOM Contracted Pacesetter LLOG - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOMESTIC JACKUPS (11) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Crusader 200' Mat Cantilever GOM Contracted Walter Oil & Gas - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Drake 200' Mat Cantilever GOM Contracted ChevronTexaco - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Columbia 250' Independent Leg GOM Contracted Cantilever Noble Energy - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Spartan 300' Independent Leg GOM Contracted Cantilever Noble Energy - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Spur 300' Independent Leg GOM Contracted Cantilever Newfield - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean King 300' Independent Leg GOM Contracted Cantilever BP America - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Nugget 300' Independent Leg GOM Contracted Cantilever Taylor Energy - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Summit 300' Independent Leg GOM Contracted Cantilever Spinnaker - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Warwick 300' Independent Leg GOM Contracted Cantilever BP America - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Titan 350' Independent Leg Slot GOM Shipyard for cantilever upgrade - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Tower 350' Independent Leg GOM Contracted Cantilever Ridgelake Energy - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 RIG NAME WD DESIGN LOCATION STATUS* OPERATOR - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERNATIONAL SEMISUBMERSIBLES (14) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AFRICA - ------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Patriot 1,500' Bingo 3000 South Africa Contracted Pioneer - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NORTH SEA - --------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Nomad 1,200' Aker H-3 North Sea Contracted PetroCanada - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Guardian 1,500' Earl & Wright Sedco 711 North Sea Contracted Series Shell - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Princess 1,500' Aker H-3 North Sea Contracted Talisman - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Vanguard 1,500' Bingo 3000 North Sea _ - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AUSTRALASIA - ----------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Bounty 1,500' Victory Class Australia Contracted Inpex - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Epoch 1,640' Korkut Australia Idle - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean General 1,640' Korkut Vietnam Contracted PetroVietnam - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Baroness 7,000' Victory Class Indonesia Contracted Unocal - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Rover 7,000' Victory Class Singapore Shipyard Upgrade - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BRAZIL - ------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Yorktown 2,850' F&G SS-2000 Brazil Contracted Shell - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Yatzy 3,300' DP DYVI Super Yatzy Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Winner 3,500' Aker H-3 Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Alliance 5,000' Alliance Class Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERNATIONAL DRILLSHIPS (1) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Clipper 7,500' DP Fluor/Mitsubishi Brazil Contracted Petrobras - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERNATIONAL JACKUPS (2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Sovereign 250' Independent Leg Indonesia Idle Cantilever - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Heritage 300' Independent Leg Indonesia Contracted Cantilever CNOOC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 RIG NAME WD DESIGN LOCATION STATUS* OPERATOR - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLD STACKED (7) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Liberator 600' Aker H-3 S. Africa Cold Stacked - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Century 800' Korkut GOM Cold Stacked - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Prospector 1,700' Victory Class GOM Cold Stacked - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Champion 250' Mat Slot GOM Cold Stacked - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Endeavor 2,000' Victory Class GOM Cold Stacked - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean Voyager 3,200' Victory Class GOM Cold Stacked - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ocean New Era 1,500' Korkut GOM Cold Stacked - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTES: * ASSUME 95-98% UTILIZATION RATE DURING CONTRACTED PERIODS TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL EQUIPMENT REPAIR DOWNTIME GOM = Gulf of Mexico ** TABLE CONTINUED ** 3 DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF JULY 7, 2003 RIG NAME CURRENT TERM DAYRATE (000S) START DATE - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOMESTIC DEEPWATER SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Quest one well plus option low 50's mid June 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Star nine month term work mid 80's early March 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean America one well upper 60's early June 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Valiant one well upper 50's late April 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Victory - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Confidence five-year term 170's early January 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOMESTIC 2ND/3RD GENERATION SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Ambassador four year term work mid 50's late July 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Whittington four year term work low 60's late July 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Concord two wells plus option mid 40's early July 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Lexington second of two wells upper 30's early May 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Saratoga one well plus option upper 30's mid June - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Worker one well mid 40's late April 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOMESTIC JACKUPS (11) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Crusader first of two wells plus low 20's late June 2003 option - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Drake 12 months low 20's late August 2002 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Columbia one well mid 20's early June 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spartan one well plus option low 20's mid May 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spur one well mid 20's late June 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean King multiple wells mid 20's early April 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nugget sixth of seven wells plus mid 20's mid March 2003 option - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Summit one well plus option mid 20's early July 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Warwick multiple wells mid 20's mid April 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Titan - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Tower second of three wells upper 20's mid May 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 RIG NAME CURRENT TERM DAYRATE (000S) START DATE - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL SEMISUBMERSIBLES (14) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFRICA - ------ - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Patriot third of three wells upper 50's early April 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH SEA - --------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nomad one well plus option mid 40's mid June 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Guardian one year plus one year low 50's early April 2003 option - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Princess first of two wells plus low 40's late May 2003 option - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Vanguard _ _ _ - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALASIA - ----------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Bounty three wells plus two lower 70's mid June 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Epoch - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean General First of three wells mid 50's mid May 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Baroness 400 days plus option 110's late March 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Rover - - early January 2002 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAZIL - ------ - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yorktown 15-well development plus low 60's mid September 2001 options - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yatzy five-year term plus option 120's early November 1998 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Winner one year extension low 60's early November 2002 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Alliance four-year contract 110's early September 2000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL DRILLSHIPS (1) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Clipper one-year extension 100's mid February 2003 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL JACKUPS (2) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Sovereign - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Heritage 12 month term program upper 40's late December 2002 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 RIG NAME CURRENT TERM DAYRATE (000S) START DATE - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLD STACKED (7) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Liberator - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Century - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Prospector - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Champion - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Endeavor - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Voyager - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean New Era - - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES: * ASSUME 95-98% UTILIZATION RATE DURING CONTRACTED PERIODS TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL EQUIPMENT REPAIR DOWNTIME GOM = Gulf of Mexico ** TABLE CONTINUED ** 3 DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. RIG STATUS REPORT AS OF JULY 7, 2003 RIG NAME ESTIMATED END DATE FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOMESTIC DEEPWATER SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Quest mid July 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Star late October 2003 available. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean America late July 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Valiant early August 2003 available. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Victory - available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Confidence early January 2006 available. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOMESTIC 2ND/3RD GENERATION SEMISUBMERSIBLES (6) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Ambassador mid December 2007 Preparing for PEMEX work - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Whittington early October 2006 Preparing for PEMEX contract; currently under tow from Ghana. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Concord early October 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Lexington late July 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Saratoga late July 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOMESTIC JACKUPS (11) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Crusader late August 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Drake late August 2003 Rig currently scheduled for 30-day downtime during current contract for survey beginning early 3rd Qtr. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Columbia late July 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spartan mid July 2003 available. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Spur late August 2003 available. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean King early August 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nugget late August 2003 available. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Summit mid August 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Warwick early August 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Titan - Cantilever upgrade ending late October 2003. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Tower late July 2003 One well with Merit Energy in upper 20's beginning late July and ending early September 2003. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 RIG NAME ESTIMATED END DATE FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL SEMISUBMERSIBLES (14) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFRICA - ------ - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Patriot mid August 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH SEA - --------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Nomad early September 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Guardian late March 2004 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Princess mid October 2003 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Vanguard _ Survey complete July 2003; then available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALASIA - ----------- - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Bounty late January 2004 available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Epoch - available. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Baroness early May 2004 available. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRAZIL - ------ - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yorktown early July 2003 available. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Yatzy early November 2003 available. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Winner early November 2003 Scheduled for survey in 3rd Qtr. Estimated downtime 60 days. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Alliance early September 2004 Scheduled for survey in 4th Qtr. Estimated downtime 60 days. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL DRILLSHIPS (1) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Clipper early January 2004 available. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL JACKUPS (2) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Sovereign - available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Heritage late July 2003 Early termination provision exercised (30 days); available - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 RIG NAME ESTIMATED END DATE FUTURE CONTRACT AND OTHER INFORMATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLD STACKED (7) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Liberator - Cold stacked Nov. '02 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Century - Cold stacked July '98 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Prospector - Cold stacked Oct. '99 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Champion - Cold Stacked Feb. '02 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Endeavor - Cold stacked March '02 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean Voyager - Cold stacked March '02 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ocean New Era - Cold stacked Dec. '02 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES: * ASSUME 95-98% UTILIZATION RATE DURING CONTRACTED PERIODS TO ALLOW FOR NORMAL EQUIPMENT REPAIR DOWNTIME GOM = Gulf of Mexico ** TABLE COMPLETE ** 3