Type: Public
On the web: http://www.parkerdrilling.com
Employees: 2,011
Employee growth: (15.2%)

Parker Drilling parks its oil rigs off the beaten path. Its helicopter-transportable rigs allow the drilling contractor to work in otherwise inaccessible desert, mountain, and remote jungle locations. Its barge rigs allow the company to drill in transition zones (such as bays and marshes). Parker Drilling owns 25 land rigs and 15 US-based barge drilling and workover rigs. The company has worked in 54 countries since its founding and was active in 12 in 2010. Subsidiary Quail Tools provides rental tools for oil and gas drilling and workover activities, with operations in the Gulf Coast, the Rocky Mountains, and West Texas regions. Parker Drilling also has project management and drilling rig construction units.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $659.5M
One year growth: (12.4%)
Net income: ($14.5)M

Officers:
Chairman: Robert L. (Bobby) Parker Jr.
Chairman Emeritus: Robert L. Parker Sr.
President, CEO and Director: David C. Mannon

Competitors:
Helmerich & Payne
Noble
Transocean

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