Rowan Companies, Inc. is a major provider of international and domestic contract drilling services. With a special focus on high-specification, premium jack-up rigs and a manufacturing division that is unique within the industry, we offer our customers innovative drilling products and systems including those that serve our niche market — hard-to-drill deep gas wells.

Operating on the principle that people are more important than machines and tools, we back our state-of-the-art equipment with an experienced leadership team and highly-skilled operating crews. These dedicated employees are the power behind the Rowan legacy of operational excellence that spans 85 years.

The Future

We are first and foremost a jack-up drilling contractor with a commitment to building and operating rigs offering the highest drilling capabilities, in the toughest operating environments throughout the world. Our ongoing construction program has added nine rigs since 1998 and currently includes three new 240-C class rigs, with deliveries expected in 2009, 2010 and 2011. In addition, we have entered into contracts for the construction of four Rowan EXL (Enhanced Super 116E) class jack-ups to be delivered in 2010 and 2011.