Nabors Announces Second Quarter 2024 Results

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HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nabors Industries Ltd. ("Nabors" or the "Company") (NYSE: NBR) today reported second quarter 2024 operating revenues of $735 million, compared to operating revenues of $734 million in the first quarter. The net loss attributable to Nabors shareholders for the quarter was $32 million, compared to a net loss of $34 million in the first quarter. This equates to a loss of $4.29 per diluted share, compared to a loss per diluted share of $4.54 in the first quarter. Second quarter adjusted EBITDA was $218 million, compared to $221 million in the previous quarter.

Highlights

  • Nabors Lower 48 rigs continued to set the standard for performance on challenging wells. A major operator in the Delaware Basin drilled its fastest four-mile lateral, utilizing a Nabors PACE®-X rig and a package of NDS technology. A second large operator, in the Eagle Ford, drilled a single-run, four-mile lateral in 14 days, using a Nabors PACE®-M1000 rig.

  • A large operator in the Bakken committed to Nabors' full automation suite across all of its rigs, including SmartDRILL™ and SmartSLIDE®. With these installations, NDS will reach record penetration of its automated directional drilling solution on Nabors rigs.

  • A major operator committed funding to support the next generation of Nabors' RZR red zone robotics drillfloor automation module. This includes an installation on one of this client's rigs in the Permian, and the opportunity to scale up from there.

  • Kuwait Oil Company formally awarded multiyear contracts for three high-specification rigs. The Company plans to deploy existing in-country rigs for this opportunity.

Anthony G. Petrello, Nabors Chairman, CEO and President, commented, "Our second quarter operating results were better than we expected. This performance was driven by growth and higher average daily margins in our International Drilling segment, as well as stronger performance in our Drilling Solutions and Rig Technologies segments.

"Rig count continued to grow in our International segment, as we started up previously awarded rigs. With a substantial number of additional rig awards already in hand, across the Middle East and Latin America, we have a well-defined trajectory for international expansion over the next couple of years. We have scheduled 19 deployments over the next 18 months. We also have identified additional opportunities that could extend this growth path.

"Stable pricing supported our results in the Lower 48 market. Our average rig count decreased somewhat compared to the prior quarter, essentially in line with our expectation. Activity declines in the Northeast and South Texas were partially offset by increases in North Dakota and our Western region. Results in our Drilling Solutions segment were above our target, reflecting growth in our International markets as well as on third party rigs in the U.S."