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Top 25 Contract drilling companies worldwide

Name: Contract drilling companies worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 4,030 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 4,030 contract drilling companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 309,948 professional contacts across them, including 57,692 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Houston the largest hub.

This list covers contract drilling companies worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for contract drilling companies follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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309,948Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest contract drilling companies worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 4,030 contract drilling companies worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to contract drilling companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Halliburton	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	53,380 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We collaborate and engineer solutions to maximize asset value for our customers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Transocean	Strong evidence	Zug, SwitzerlandHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	10,068 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Transocean is a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	EXPRO	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,466 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Long recognized for extraordinary performance, superb safety and long-standing partnerships, and now incorporating Frank’s International, Expro is focused on enabling our…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Nabors Industries	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	5,865 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nabors Industries is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Noble Corporation	Strong evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,601 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Noble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Seadrill	Partial evidence	Houston, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,845 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Seadrill is setting the standard in deepwater oil and gas drilling.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	PT Elnusa TBK	Partial evidence	Jakarta Selatan, IndonesiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,932 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are the one and only national company that possesses combined competencies in oil & gas services: seismic, drilling and oilfield.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	NESR	Indirect evidence	Houston, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,683 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “National Energy Services Reunited Corp.(NESR) was founded in 2017 as one of the largest national oilfield services providers in the MENA and Asia Pacific regions and was the first…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Boart Longyear	Partial evidence	West Valley City, UT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,285 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 1890, Boart Longyear is the world’s leading innovative provider of drilling services, manufacturer of productivity-driven drilling equipment and performance…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	ADES	Partial evidence	Al Khobar, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,251 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ADES is a world-leading international provider of oil and gas drilling services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Valaris Limited	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,173 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We Are Valaris With decades of expertise and strategic commitment built on efficiency, capability and ingenuity, our sights are continually set toward a future built with purpose…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	KEY Energy Services	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,755 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Key Energy Services provides a wide array of leading edge energy production solutions and services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Shelf Drilling	Partial evidence	Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,689 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Shelf Drilling is a wholly owned subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, a leading international oil and gas drilling services provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Precision Drilling	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,471 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Precision is a leading provider of safe and High Performance, High-Value services to the oil and gas industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Archer	Partial evidence	Sandnes, NorwayHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,373 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Archer is a company providing drilling and well services to the global energy industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Patterson-Uti	Partial evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	2,317 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Patterson-UTI is a leading provider of drilling and completion services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States and other select…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Taqa Industrialization & Energy Services Company	Indirect evidence	Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,250 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TAQA is an international company that offers leading well solutions for the energy industry and is creating value and opportunity for all its stakeholders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Oilserv	Partial evidence	Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,249 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OiLSERV is a provider of an expanding range of oilfield services, including well logging, well testing, production enhancement, drilling services, surface production management…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	OIL States International	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,215 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Oil States International, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Ensign Energy Services	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,176 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ensign Energy Services Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Egyptian Drilling Company EDC	Strong evidence	Cairo, EgyptHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,122 contacts →
	Strong evidence “EDC is one of the leading drilling contractors in Egypt and the MENA region; established in 1976 in partnership with Maersk Drilling, EDC is now 100% owned by Egyptian General…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	SAN Antonio Internacional	Indirect evidence	Comuna 1, ArgentinaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,064 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Somos la mayor prestadora de servicios de perforación de la Argentina y somos líderes en la prestación de servicios asociados al mantenimiento y optimización de los pozos de…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Arabian Drilling	Partial evidence	Al-khobar, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,042 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are the region’s trusted onshore and offshore oil & gas drilling company with an extensive track record of operational excellence and advanced capabilities that have enabled…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Superior Energy Services	Indirect evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,938 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For oil & gas exploration and production companies worldwide, Superior Energy Services is an oilfield products and services company with global reach, financial stability and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Odfjell Drilling	Partial evidence	Aberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,864 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Odfjell Drilling is an international drilling company with around 1,500 employees with operations around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: contract drilling companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names contract drilling companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of contract drilling companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name contract drilling companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Contract drilling companies worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

18.6%Verified-email coverage

76.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

4.6%Largest-city concentration · Houston

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

972

11-50

1,353

51-200

895

201-500

399

501-1,000

168

1,001-5,000

185

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among contract drilling companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for contract drilling companies are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “contract drilling companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names contract drilling companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among contract drilling companies, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 57,692 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Contract drilling companies by location

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Every Contract drilling companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names contract drilling companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many contract drilling companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 4,030 contract drilling companies worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Halliburton, headquartered in Houston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most contract drilling companies?

The United States leads with 1,071 companies, followed by Canada (294) and the United Kingdom (145). Every contract drilling companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most contract drilling companies?

Houston leads with 187 headquartered companies, followed by Calgary (98) and Midland (51).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.