Gulf Drilling International Ltd. (q.s.c.), GDI, was established on May 18, 2004 as a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum (QP), the Qatar national oil corporation, and Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. (JDC), a Japanese offshore drilling company, with the paid-up capital of US$103.2 Millions (QP:70% and JDC:30%).                                                                  

GDI is the first Onshore and Offshore drilling service provider established in Qatar based on the vision of HE Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, the Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman of Qatar Petroleum, to promote and foster the technically advanced and internationally competitive oil field services company in Qatar.Our current rig fleet consists of 9 rigs (Five Offshore Jack-up rigs and Four Land rigs) .