Who We Are

Every day, Nabors’ employees are exploring new territory, digging deeper into what they can achieve. From designing new rigs, equipment and software that deliver higher levels of safety and efficiency for customers to setting operational performance records around the world, the people of Nabors are energized by a passion for excellence in everything they do.

Since its founding in 1952, Nabors has grown from a small land drilling business in Canada to one of the world’s largest drilling contractors. At the beginning of 1990, Nabors’ fleet consisted of 44 actively marketed land drilling rigs in Canada, Alaska and various international markets. Today, Nabors owns and operates the world’s largest land-based drilling rig fleet and is a leading provider of offshore platform workover and drilling rigs in the U.S. and multiple international markets.

Nabors also provides advanced wellbore placement services, drilling software and performance tools, automated drilling equipment and innovative technologies.

In today’s performance-driven environment, Nabors is uniquely positioned to help customers conquer the world’s toughest drilling challenges by seamlessly integrating downhole tools, surface equipment and software solutions in to a rig’s design and configuration as the industry moves closer to complete drilling automation.