Diamond Offshore files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Ocean Confidence, a semisubmersible deepwater drill rig used in the Gulf of Mexico. Image via BOEM/Courtesy of Diamond Oil.

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. announced today that it has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The Houston-based offshore driller operates a fleet of 15 floating rigs — 11 semisubmersibles and four drillships.

Diamond Offshore said it intends to use the proceedings to restructure and strengthen its balance sheet and achieve a more sustainable debt profile, while continuing to focus on safe, reliable, and efficient contract drilling...

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