ME NewsWire

LAGOS, Nigeria. - Thursday, May 22nd 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE) Pacific International Drilling West Africa Limited (PIDWAL) announced today

that Prince Rotimi Benjamin Ibidapo has been appointed Chairman of its Board of Directors.

PIDWAL congratulates Prince Ibidapo on his appointment, which further strengthens PIDWAL’s

commitment to the objectives of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Act.

Prince Rotimi Ibidapo was appointed to the PIDWAL Board of Directors in 2010. He is the founder

and Managing Director of Derotech Offshore Services Limited, one of PIDWAL’s founding

shareholders.

About Pacific Drilling

With its best-in-class drillships and highly experienced team, Pacific Drilling is a fast-growing

company that is committed to becoming the industry’s preferred ultra-deepwater drilling contractor.

Pacific Drilling’s fleet of eight ultra-deepwater drillships will represent one of the youngest and most

technologically advanced fleets in the world. The company currently operates six drillships under

customer contract and has two drillships under construction at Samsung. Pacific Drilling operates

three drillships in Nigeria through its subsidiary Pacific International Drilling West Africa Ltd. For

more information about Pacific Drilling, including our current Fleet Status, please visit our website at

www.pacificdrilling.com.

Contacts

Pacific Drilling Services, Inc.

Amy Roddy, +1 832 255 0502

Investor@pacificdrilling.com

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