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Diamond Offshore Announces First Quarter 2011 Results

HOUSTON, Apr 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) today reported net income for the first quarter of 2011 of $250.6 million, or $1.80 per share on a diluted basis, compared with net income of $290.9 million, or $2.09 per share on a diluted basis, in the same period a year earlier. Revenues in the first quarter of 2011 were $806.4 million, compared with revenues of $859.7 million for the first quarter of 2010.

Diamond Offshore provides contract drilling services to the energy industry and is a leader in deepwater drilling. Additional information on Diamond Offshore and access to the Company's SEC filings is available on the Internet at www.diamondoffshore.com.

As previously announced, Diamond Offshore will provide a simulcast and rebroadcast of its first quarter 2011 earnings release conference call. The live broadcast of our quarterly conference call will be available online at www.diamondoffshore.com on April 21, 2011 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time. The online replay will follow immediately and continue for the remainder of the calendar quarter after the original call. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes before the broadcast to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected by management of the Company. A discussion of the important risk factors and other considerations that could materially impact these matters as well as the Company's overall business and financial performance can be found in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and readers of this release are urged to review those reports carefully when considering these forward-looking statements. Copies of these reports are available through the Company's website www.diamondoffshore.com. Given these risk factors, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.

DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2011 2010
Revenues:
Contract drilling $ 788,873 $ 844,438
Revenues related to reimbursable expenses 17,516 15,243
Total revenues 806,389 859,681
Operating expenses:
Contract drilling, excluding depreciation 362,364 306,227
Reimbursable expenses 16,950 14,705
Depreciation 101,173 97,402
General and administrative 17,725 16,654
Bad debt recovery (8,447 ) (1,100 )
Gain on disposition of assets (2,641 ) (884 )
Total operating expenses 487,124 433,004
Operating income 319,265 426,677
Other income (expense):
Interest income 450 1,282
Interest expense (22,044 ) (22,321 )
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss) (1,606 ) 461

Other, net

784 (87 )
Income before income tax expense 296,849 406,012
Income tax expense (46,237 ) (115,159 )
Net income $ 250,612 $ 290,853
Earnings per share:
Basic $ 1.80 $ 2.09
Diluted $ 1.80 $ 2.09
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Shares of common stock 139,027 139,026
Dilutive potential shares of common stock 26 103

Total weighted average shares outstanding

139,053 139,129

DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended

March 31,

2011 2010
REVENUES
High Specification Floaters $ 361,066 $ 383,788
Intermediate Semisubmersibles 379,499 380,701
Jack-ups 48,218 79,949
Other 90 --
Total Contract Drilling Revenue $ 788,873 $ 844,438

Revenues Related to Reimbursable
Expenses

$ 17,516 $ 15,243
CONTRACT DRILLING EXPENSE
High Specification Floaters $ 181,037 $ 109,155
Intermediate Semisubmersibles 137,737 138,599
Jack-ups 42,100 53,628
Other 1,490 4,845
Total Contract Drilling Expense $ 362,364 $ 306,227
Reimbursable Expenses $ 16,950 $ 14,705
OPERATING INCOME
High Specification Floaters $ 180,029 $ 274,633
Intermediate Semisubmersibles 241,762 242,102
Jack-ups 6,118 26,321
Other (1,400 ) (4,845 )
Reimbursable expenses, net 566 538
Depreciation (101,173 ) (97,402 )
General and administrative expense (17,725 ) (16,654 )
Bad debt recovery 8,447 1,100
Gain on disposition of assets 2,641 884
Total Operating Income $ 319,265 $ 426,677
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
March 31, December 31,
2011 2010
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 493,221 $ 464,393
Marketable securities 500,564 612,346

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
accounts

550,750 609,606
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 159,602 177,153
Total current assets 1,704,137 1,863,498
Drilling and other property and equipment, net of
accumulated depreciation 4,225,999 4,283,792
Long-term receivable 15,003 35,361
Other assets 666,764 544,333
Total assets $ 6,611,903 $ 6,726,984
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities $ 392,522 $ 626,288
Long-term debt 1,495,650 1,495,593
Deferred tax liability 528,164 542,258
Other liabilities 203,022 201,133
Stockholders' equity 3,992,545 3,861,712
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 6,611,903 $ 6,726,984

DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

AVERAGE DAYRATES AND UTILIZATION

First Quarter Fourth Quarter First Quarter
2011 2010 2010
Dayrate Utilization Dayrate Utilization Dayrate Utilization

(Dayrate in thousands)

High Specification Floaters $339 81% $357 79% $400 79%
Intermediate Semis $273 80% $281 79% $276 78%
Jack-ups $82 47% $82 43% $100 63%

SOURCE: Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
Les Van Dyke, 281-492-5370
Director, Investor Relations