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Top 25 Deep water drilling contractors worldwide

RevenueBase identified 2,709 company matches for deep water drilling contractors worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 274,886 professional contacts across them, including 49,292 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Houston the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for deep water drilling contractors worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for deep water drilling contractors follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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.

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274,886Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest deep water drilling contractors worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,709 company matches for deep water drilling contractors worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchZug, SwitzerlandHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,00011,020 contacts →

Exact match

“Transocean is a leading international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchAmsterdam, NetherlandsHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0009,397 contacts →

Exact match

“SBM Offshore is the world’s deepwater ocean-infrastructure expert.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchHouston, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0006,924 contacts →

Exact match

“Long recognized for extraordinary performance, superb safety and long-standing partnerships, and now incorporating Frank’s International, Expro is focused on enabling our…”

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4Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+6,404 contacts →

Exact match

“Nabors Industries is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry.”

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5Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0006,077 contacts →

Exact match

“Noble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry.”

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6Exact matchHouston, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0005,319 contacts →

Exact match

“Seadrill is setting the standard in deepwater oil and gas drilling.”

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7Exact matchBeveren-kruibeke-zwijndrecht, BelgiumHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0004,731 contacts →

Exact match

“DEME (Euronext Brussels: DEME) is a leading contractor in the fields of offshore energy, dredging and marine infrastructure, and environmental remediation.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
8Exact match3063 Nh, NetherlandsHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0004,613 contacts →

Exact match

“Van Oord is a leading international marine contractor focusing on dredging, infrastructure and offshore energy projects.”

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9Exact matchHouston, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0003,352 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

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10Exact matchBergen, NorwayHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0003,303 contacts →

Exact match

“With a multi-national workforce of over 5,700 personnel, DOF is an international group of companies which owns and operates a fleet of modern offshore/subsea vessels, with an…”

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11Exact matchDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,887 contacts →

Exact match

“Shelf Drilling is a wholly owned subsidiary of ADES Holding Company, a leading international oil and gas drilling services provider.”

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12Exact matchLeiden, NetherlandsHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,841 contacts →

Exact match

“Heerema Marine Contractors is a world-leading marine contractor in the international offshore energy industry.”

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13Exact matchChâtel-saint-denis, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,837 contacts →

Exact match

“Allseas is a world-leading contractor in the offshore energy market.”

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14Exact matchCalgary, TX, CanadaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0002,730 contacts →

Exact match

“Precision is a leading provider of safe and High Performance, High-Value services to the oil and gas industry.”

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15Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202610001+2,552 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

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16Exact matchAl-khobar, Saudi ArabiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,473 contacts →

Exact match

“Zamil Offshore Services Company has been offering diversified offshore and marine support services to the oil and gas industry since 1977.”

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17Exact matchSandnes, NorwayHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0002,455 contacts →

Exact match

“Archer is a company providing drilling and well services to the global energy industry.”

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18Exact matchRio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,402 contacts →

Exact match

“A OCYAN atua há décadas na prestação de serviços para o setor de óleo e gás upstream, estruturando suas operações em três frentes de atuação.”

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19Exact matchComuna 1, ArgentinaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,324 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

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20Exact matchRio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,216 contacts →

Exact match

“Constellation Oil Services is a drilling contractor highly differentiated due to its unique experience in deep and ultra-deepwater drilling.”

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21Exact matchAl-khobar, Saudi ArabiaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0002,169 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

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22Exact matchCairo, EgyptHQ recorded Nov 6, 20265,001-10,0002,168 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

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23Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,119 contacts →

Exact match

“For oil & gas exploration and production companies worldwide, Superior Energy Services is an oilfield products and services company with global reach, financial stability and…”

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24Exact matchAberdeen, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,952 contacts →

Exact match

“Odfjell Drilling is an international drilling company with around 1,500 employees with operations around the world.”

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25Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0001,853 contacts →

Exact match

“Borr Drilling Limited is an offshore shallow-water drilling contractor providing worldwide offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry.”

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Deep water drilling contractors worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
17.9%Verified-email coverage
101.5Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
5.1%Largest-city concentration · Houston
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
643
11-50
913
51-200
559
201-500
272
501-1,000
128
1,001-5,000
134
5,001-10,000
29
10001+
14

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for deep water drilling contractors are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “deep water drilling contractors” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 49,292 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Deep water drilling contractors by location

23 lists · largest first

Every Deep water drilling contractors 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 SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “deep water drilling contractors”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many deep water drilling contractors are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 2,709 company matches for deep water drilling contractors worldwide as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Transocean tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most deep water drilling contractors?

The United States leads with 637 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (157) and Canada (119). Every deep water drilling contractors list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most deep water drilling contractors?

Houston leads with 138 company records, followed by Singapore (62) and Aberdeen (36).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 49,292 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 2,709 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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About this data

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 SmartSearch, 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.