Company:Pacific Drilling
| Type | Public company |
|---|---|
| NYSE: PACD Russell 2000 Index component | |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Luxembourg |
Key people | Idan Ofer, owner |
| Website | pacificdrilling.com |
Pacific Drilling is an offshore ultra-deepwater drilling company.[1] It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading as PACD.[1][2][3]
Overview
The company was founded in 2006 by Idan Ofer, a billionaire Israeli business magnate.[4] It was listed on the Norwegian stock exchange as PDSA until 2011, when it joined the New York Stock Exchange as PACD.[4]
It is headquartered in Luxembourg, with its corporate office located in Houston, Texas.[1] It employs a workforce of roughly 900.[1] Its Chairman is Cyril Ducau and its Chief Executive Officer is Christian J. Beckett.[1][2]
It operates drillships for exploration internationally for ultra-deepwater offshore drilling.[4] In 2011, one ship called the Pacific Bora was active in the Agbami Field near Nigeria.[4] Other ships are active in the Offshore oil and gas in the US Gulf of Mexico and in Brazil .[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pacific Drilling S.A., The Wall Street Journal
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pacific Drilling Sa (PACD:New York), Bloomberg Businessweek
- ↑ Pacific Drilling S.A., MarketWatch
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Idan Ofer's Pacific Drilling files for $60m NYSE IPO, Globes, 07/11/2011
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