DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 2007--ENSCO International
Incorporated (NYSE:ESV) announced today that its Contract Status of
Offshore Rig Fleet Report has been updated as of July 16, 2007.
The Report is available on the Company's website at
http://www.enscous.com and can be accessed from the home page by
clicking on "Rig Contract Status." The Report also can be accessed
through the SEC EDGAR System. The Company updates and files the Report
with the SEC on Form 8-K on or about the 15th of each month.
Statements contained in the Contract Status of Offshore Rig Fleet
Report, including information regarding the Company's estimated rig
availability, contract duration or future day rates, customers or
contract status are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking
statements are made pursuant to safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements include references to estimated rig availability, future
day rates, customers, contract duration or rig utilization. It is
important to note that our actual results could differ materially from
those projected in such forward-looking statements. The factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements include the following: (i) industry
conditions and competition, including changes in rig supply and demand
or new technology, (ii) cyclical nature of the industry, (iii)
worldwide expenditures for oil and gas drilling, (iv) operational
risks, including hazards created by severe storms and hurricanes, (v)
risks associated with offshore rig operations or, rig relocations in
general, and in foreign jurisdictions in particular, (vi)
renegotiation, nullification, or breach of contracts with customers or
other parties, (vii) changes in the dates our rigs undergoing shipyard
construction work, repairs or enhancement will enter a shipyard,
return to or enter service, (viii) risks inherent to domestic and
foreign shipyard rig construction, rig repair or rig enhancement, (ix)
unavailability of transport vessels to relocate rigs, (x)
environmental or other liabilities, risks, or losses including
hurricane related equipment damage, loss or wreckage or debris removal
in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, that may arise in the future which are not
covered by insurance or indemnity in whole or in part, (xi) the impact
of current and future laws and government regulation affecting the oil
and gas industry in general including taxation, our operations in
particular, as well as repeal or modification of same, (xii) political
and economic uncertainty, (xiii) limited availability of economic
insurance coverage for certain perils such as hurricanes in the Gulf
of Mexico or removal of wreckage or debris, (xiv) self-imposed or
regulatory limitations on jackup rig drilling locations in the Gulf of
Mexico during hurricane season, (xv) our availability to attract and
retain skilled or other personnel, (xvi) excess rig availability or
supply resulting from delivery of new drilling units, (xvii) heavy
concentration of our rig fleet in premium jackups, (xviii) terrorism
or military action impacting our operations or financial performance,
and (xix) other risks described from time to time as Risk Factors and
otherwise in the Company's SEC filings. Copies of such SEC filings may
be obtained at no charge by contacting our investor relations
department at 214-397-3045 or by referring to the investor relations
section of our website at http://www.enscous.com.
Information in the Reports is as of the date posted. The Company
undertakes no duty to update the contents of the Contract Status of
Offshore Rig Fleet Reports or any forward-looking statement contained
therein to conform the statement to actual results or to reflect
changes in the Company's expectations.
ENSCO, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, owns and operates a modern
fleet of offshore drilling rigs servicing the petroleum industry on a
global basis.
CONTACT: ENSCO International Incorporated
Richard LeBlanc, 214-397-3011
SOURCE: ENSCO International Incorporated