Gulf Drilling International

Established in May 2004 as the first offshore and onshore drilling service provider in Qatar, Gulf Drilling International Ltd. (GDI) specializes in the provision of contract land and offshore drilling and associated services to oil and gas exploration and production companies. GDI is a growth-oriented company. In less than 9 years, GDI has accumulated twelve rigs, consisting of 6 offshore jack-up rigs, 1 offshore accommodation jack-up barge and 6 Land rigs and a Lift Boat that GDI is presently operating on behalf of its owner. In addition, two brand new hi-spec premium offshore jack-up rigs the 'B-341' and DUKHAN are to be put into operation. GDI took delivery of the 'B-341' in September from the Keppel Fels shipyard in Singapore. This is the second of three high specification offshore drilling rigs ordered by GDI over the past two years. The first one "Al Jassra" is already working in Qatar and the third rig 'Dukhan', is expected to arrive in Qatar in the fourth quarter of 2014. GDI is in the process of acquiring two new Lift Boats to feed these new services into the Qatari upstream market.