Pride International, Inc. provides offshore contract drilling and related services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. It conducts operations through the use of mobile offshore drilling rigs primarily on the oil and natural gas basins of South America, the Gulf of Mexico, west Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific, as well as in the United States and international waters.
As of February 2, 2009, the company operated a fleet of 44 rigs, including 2 deepwater drillships, 12 semisubmersible rigs, 27 jackups, and 3 managed deepwater drilling rigs. It also offers rig management services on various rigs, such as technical drilling assistance, personnel, repair, maintenance, and drilling operation management services.
The company was founded in 1966 and is based in Houston, Texas.
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