Ensco riding high on Gulf deepwater drilling recovery

摘要

Houston-Operators are showing more con- fidence in their ability to navigate the new post-Macondo permitting rules in the Gulf of Mexico, providing just one more sign of an upbeat global outlook for deepwater drilling in 2012, Ensco International CEO Ran Rabun said February 23. Rabun offered his view during a confer- ence call with analysts to discuss the drilling contractor's 2011 financial results, which included adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of $1.02/share that beat consensus expecta- tions of $0.95.