Maersk Drilling

Maersk Drilling
IndustryOilfield services
Founded1972 (1972)
Headquarters,
Denmark
Key people
Jørn Madsen (CEO)
ServicesOffshore drilling services
Number of employees
2,850
Websitewww.maerskdrilling.com

Maersk Drilling, also known as The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S, was the drilling-rig operator of Maersk. It was based in Lyngby, Denmark. Established in 1972, the company was a Nasdaq Copenhagen–listed company with the ticket name 'DRLCO'.

In November 2021, it was announced that Maersk Drilling would merge with Noble Corporation and that the combined company would be called Noble Corporation, with a valuation of £2.6 billion.[1] The merger was completed on October 3, 2022.[2]

  1. ^ "Regulator warns of more oil and gas price hikes after North Sea merger".
  2. ^ plc, Noble Corporation. "Noble and Maersk Drilling Close Business Combination, Creating a New and Dynamic Leader in Offshore Drilling". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2023-10-20.