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Top 25 Deepwater drilling companies worldwide

RevenueBase identified 2,421 company matches for deepwater drilling companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 333,705 professional contacts across them, including 60,894 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Houston the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for deepwater drilling companies 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 September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for deepwater drilling companies 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.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 19, 2026 How this list was built
2,421Companies
333,705Contacts tracked
60,894Verified emails
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The 25 largest deepwater drilling companies worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,421 company matches for deepwater drilling companies worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 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 matchMilan, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 19, 202610001+34,095 contacts →

Exact match

“Saipem is a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchUnited KingdomHQ recorded Sep 19, 202610001+11,255 contacts →

Exact match

“Technip is a former company that was separated into two independent companies: TechnipFMC and Technip Energies, which now operate with no capital ties.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchZug, SwitzerlandHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,00010,068 contacts →

Exact match

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

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4Exact matchAmsterdam, NetherlandsHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0008,478 contacts →

Exact match

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

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5Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0006,466 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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6Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202610001+5,865 contacts →

Exact match

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

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7Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0005,601 contacts →

Exact match

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

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8Exact matchChuo-ku, JapanHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0005,077 contacts →

Exact match

“MODEC has been a leading provider of solutions for the floating offshore oil and gas market for over 50 years.”

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9Exact matchHouston, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0004,845 contacts →

Exact match

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

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10Exact matchUnited StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202610001+4,522 contacts →

Exact match

“A Premier Global Player with Deep Engineering Expertise in the offshore, marine and energy industries Engineering our Future Together.”

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11Exact match3063 Nh, NetherlandsHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0004,364 contacts →

Exact match

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

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12Exact matchJakarta Selatan, IndonesiaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0003,932 contacts →

Exact match

“We are the one and only national company that possesses combined competencies in oil & gas services: seismic, drilling and oilfield.”

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13Exact matchAl Khobar, Saudi ArabiaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0003,251 contacts →

Exact match

“ADES is a world-leading international provider of oil and gas drilling services.”

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14Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0003,173 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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15Exact matchBergen, NorwayHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0002,942 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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16Exact matchDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,689 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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17Exact matchLeiden, NetherlandsHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,643 contacts →

Exact match

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

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18Exact matchChâtel-saint-denis, SwitzerlandHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,554 contacts →

Exact match

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

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19Exact matchCalgary, AB, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0002,471 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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20Exact matchRio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,427 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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21Exact matchSandnes, NorwayHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0002,373 contacts →

Exact match

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

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22Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 202610001+2,317 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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23Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0002,215 contacts →

Exact match

“Oil States International, Inc.”

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24Exact matchCalgary, AB, CanadaHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,176 contacts →

Exact match

“Ensign Energy Services Inc.”

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25Exact matchCairo, EgyptHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0002,122 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…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

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Deepwater drilling companies worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
18.2%Verified-email coverage
137.8Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
6.4%Largest-city concentration · Houston
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
515
11-50
739
51-200
531
201-500
276
501-1,000
143
1,001-5,000
158
5,001-10,000
30
10001+
21

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 deepwater drilling companies are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “deepwater drilling companies” 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 60,894 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 September 19, 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.

Deepwater drilling companies by location

13 lists · largest first

Every Deepwater 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 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 “deepwater drilling companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many deepwater drilling companies are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 2,421 company matches for deepwater drilling companies worldwide as of September 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?

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

Which country has the most deepwater drilling companies?

The United States leads with 471 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (169) and Nigeria (140). Every deepwater drilling companies list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most deepwater drilling companies?

Houston leads with 156 company records, followed by Singapore (79) and Aberdeen (49).

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 60,894 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 2,421 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 September 19, 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.