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Top 25 Deepwater drilling companies based in Nigeria

RevenueBase identified 140 deepwater drilling companies headquartered in Nigeria as of September 2026 and tracks 2,748 professional contacts across them, including 423 with verified work emails. Port Harcourt is the largest hub.

This list covers deepwater drilling companies headquartered in Nigeria, 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.

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.

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140Companies
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The 25 largest deepwater drilling companies based in Nigeria

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 140 deepwater drilling companies based in Nigeria, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to deepwater 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceVictoria Island, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500377 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Marine Platforms is an oil service company focused on providing diverse services to the upstream sector of the oil & gas industry in Nigeria and the African continent sustainably.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceVictoria Island, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500356 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Geoplex Drillteq Limited is the fastest-growing indigenous service provider in Sub-Saharan Africa, proudly holding the API Q2 certification, a testament to our commitment to…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLagos, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200172 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Vision To be the preferred Integrated Upstream Oilfield Services Provider in Africa creating value for all stakeholders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLekki, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Company Emval Nigeria Limited is a servicing company that provides onshore and offshore technical services to the Oil & Gas industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceLagos, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Depthwize is a Nigerian Drilling Contractor with current assets in the swamp and shallow offshore drilling market.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceLagos, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50073 contacts →

Partial evidence

“AOECL provides Drilling & Well completion, Manpower, Procurement, Dredging, Inspection, and EPCI services (Engineering, Procurement, Technical Consultancy, Facility Maintenance…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidencePort Harcourt, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50050 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Oil Quest International Limited (OQIL) is an indigenous Oil and Gas integrated technical support Service Company incorporated in Nigeria as a limited liability company on 11th…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceVictoria Island, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20045 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“New Energy Services Company Limited (NESSCO) is a 100% Nigerian owned company incorporated in 2003.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceLekki Phase 1, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20036 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Zamam Offshore Services Limited (ZOSL) is a Nigerian oilfield services company responsible for the provision of production support services to the oil and gas industry in Africa…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidenceLagos, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50036 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ocean Deep Drilling ESV Nigeria Limited (ODENL) is the Nigerian joint venture of Valaris, the world's leading offshore drilling services provider.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidencePort Harcourt, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5030 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Overview Subsea100 Global(SHG), established in 2011, is a leading independent Offshore Services Contractor providing a range of Geophysical, Geotechnical and Subsea related…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceWarri, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5029 contacts →

Partial evidence

Deepwater Engineering Limited (DEL) is a multi-discipline service provider formed by experienced professionals with years of direct experience within the major offshore Oil and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceLekki, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20026 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“First Priority Resources International Ltd (FPRIL) is a vibrant oil servicing company that offers Marine Logistics, Procurement, Engineering and Equipment Rental services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidencePort Harcourt, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Oil & Gas Services company”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidencePort Harcourt, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5023 contacts →

Partial evidence

“STELOG Ltd since its establishment in 2008 and full offtake in 2012 is involved in Drilling, Intervention and Production services in the Oil and gas value chain.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidencePort Harcourt, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Matpatson Petroleum Services is your One-Stop-Shop for Oilfield Services and Solutions with Qualified Manpower and Expertise”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceWarri, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,00022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bicens Resources Limited is a tech savvy multidisciplinary firm with competencies in the Oil & Gas Industry, Providing and delivering exceptional solutions in DRILLING,OPERATIONS…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceVictoria Island, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“XPO Marine Services is an integrated provider of offshore marine support services to the oil and gas industry in West Africa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidencePort Harcourt, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidencePort-harcourt, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“CD PRINCETON NIGERIA LIMITED is a fully registered company in Nigeria with the aim to deliver highly quality, cost effective and timely services and products to clients with its…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidencePort Harcourt, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“RAMEC Integrated Services Limited (RISL) is a subsidiary of the RAMEC GROUP, a wholly indigenous Nigerian company, offering services in Directional Drilling, Measurement While…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidencePort-harcourt, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Masije Oil & Integrated Services is the largest indigenous Well intervention Services provider in Nigeria.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceLekki, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-2008 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Derotech Offshore Services Limited is a preferred local offshore drilling company in Nigeria with technical support and ultramodern equipment from Pacific Drilling to respond to…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceVictoria Island, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-506 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Zeconia GIL is a world class servicing company that provides total Offshore and Onshore solutions across the entire Oil & Gas Industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceLekki, NigeriaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kaizen Global Engineering Solutions Ltd.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Deepwater drilling companies based in Nigeria at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
15.4%Verified-email coverage
19.6Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
23.6%Largest-city concentration · Port Harcourt
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
28
11-50
59
51-200
36
201-500
14
501-1,000
3

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Nigeria, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Nigeria, over 140 companies.

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 deepwater 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.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Nigeria whose own description of what they do matches “deepwater 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 deepwater 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 deepwater drilling companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Nigeria are excluded even when they keep an office there.
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, 423 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.

Deepwater drilling companies by metro

  • Deepwater drilling companies in Port Harcourt33
  • Deepwater drilling companies in Lagos25

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 deepwater 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 deepwater drilling companies are there based in Nigeria?

RevenueBase identified 140 deepwater drilling companies headquartered in Nigeria 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?

Marine Platforms Limited, headquartered in Victoria Island Lagos, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most deepwater drilling companies?

Port Harcourt leads with 33 headquartered companies, followed by Lagos (25) and Lagos State (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 423 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 140 companies.

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 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.