Nabors Industries, Ltd.
Nabors 2Q 2009 EPS Equals $0.32 Excluding Non-Cash Items
7/21/2009 4:07:00 PM

HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NBR) today announced its financial results for the second quarter and first six months of 2009. Excluding previously announced non-cash items, the Company posted adjusted income derived from operating activities of $143.9 million for the current quarter compared to $265.1 million in the second quarter of last year and $274.1 million in the first quarter of this year. Net income excluding the aforementioned non-cash items was $90.9 million ($0.32 per diluted share) for the current quarter compared to $176.4 million ($0.60 per diluted share) in the second quarter of last year and $184.4 million before ceiling test adjustments ($0.65 per diluted share) in the first quarter of this year. Operating revenues and earnings from unconsolidated affiliates totaled $868 million in the current quarter compared to $1.28 billion in the second quarter of last year and $1.21 billion in the first quarter of this year. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, adjusted income derived from operating activities before the non-cash items was $417.9 million compared to $551.6 million in the first six months of 2008. Net income excluding non-cash items for the first six months of 2009 was $275.3 million ($0.97 per diluted share) compared to $388.5 million ($1.34 per diluted share) in the first six months of 2008. Operating revenues and earnings from unconsolidated affiliates (before non-cash items) for the first six months of 2009 totaled $2.1 billion compared to $2.6 billion for the first six months of 2008.

Gene Isenberg, Nabors Chairman and CEO, commented, "The quarter's results reflect the well known declines in activity among our North American gas-centric businesses since late fourth quarter combined with less robust international results, particularly in Latin America. Virtually all of our units experienced both sequential and year-over-year declines in quarterly operating income, but we believe most have stabilized with the exception of our US Lower 48 land drilling operations.

"In our US lower 48 land drilling operations we believe the working rig count has reached stability, although third quarter operating income is expected to drop by as much as an additional 50 percent. We expect results to be stable thereafter as the deployment of 16 previously contracted new built rigs over the next four quarters will largely offset the downward pressure exerted by rigs rolling over to spot market rates and expiring contracts for rigs that are generating monthly income but are not working. During the quarter we averaged 103.4 rigs working and another 39.6 rigs generating income but not working, including 13.6 lump sum settlements, for a total of 143 rig years. The average gross margin was $10,250 per day, $1,350 of which was attributable to the lump sum termination payments during the quarter. Meanwhile, our PACE rigs established multiple new drilling records during the quarter in various areas, most notably the Haynesville shale, and regularly outperformed our customers' planned drilling curves.

"Internationally we experienced a flat sequential quarter as the contribution from six recent rig startups was more than offset by project deferrals and suspensions. Additionally, downtime on two jackups and other miscellaneous cost items dampened the quarter. Average daily rig margins reached a high of $18,084 per day even though rig years dropped to 104, nearly 20 rigs below the peak in 2008. The strengthened margins resulted from the premium rates associated with new rig deployments and other contracted rigs, which now account for 92% of the projected gross margin for the balance of 2009. The lower level of activity in the first half was concentrated in four countries and has tempered our full-year expectations to a modest year-over-year increase in income. Over 80% of the shortfall from original projections is attributable to numerous project cancellations and deferrals in Mexico, Colombia and Libya, along with multiple, politically induced issues in Argentina. Some of the suspended activity has recently resumed in Mexico and Colombia and we are experiencing a healthy increase in bidding activity in virtually every venue. We fully expect the robust growth that has characterized this business over the last five years to resume late this year and accelerate in 2010.

"As expected, our US Well Servicing results declined to $6.2 million which reflects a significant quarter-to-quarter reduction in hourly rig rates, principally in West and South Texas, combined with a moderating decline in rig hours. This unit appears to be stabilizing with improving oil prices. We expect third and fourth quarter results to be flat, with slightly lower hours and rates substantially offset by further aggressive cost reductions.

"Results during the seasonally low second quarter in Canada show a smaller loss than last year at $10 million on significantly less rig activity, a reflection of significant and ongoing cost reductions. The balance of the year should show sequential improvement, although full year results are expected to be less than first quarter results. Our long-term position here remains promising as the make-up of our fleet is particularly well suited for the emerging shale plays in northwest British Columbia where Nabors conducted half of the drilling last winter.

"Results in our US Offshore operations declined to $6.7 million in the second quarter from $16.8 million in the first quarter as all of our SuperSundowner(TM) platform rigs were released and the utilization of our barge and workover jackup rigs was down sharply. Customer cash flow constraints from weak natural gas prices and the onset of hurricane season collectively led to a sharp curtailment of activity. We expect third quarter results to be essentially flat as recent cost curtailment efforts take effect, partially offsetting weak activity and leading to a modest recovery beginning in the fourth quarter. This expectation is based upon prospective fourth quarter increases in activity, bolstered by an uptick in oil prices since virtually all of our work in the Gulf of Mexico has been and continues to be oil directed. Our deepwater platform rig position continues to be strong with the deployment of our new MODS(TM) Rig 201 earlier this year and our involvement in two Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) studies with two major operators. These 2011 projects anticipate two 4,000 horsepower versions of our proprietary MODS(TM) technology.

"Alaska results were down to $16.4 million as the first quarter seasonal peak in activity wound down and two of our long-running rigs were released as Prudhoe Bay activity scaled back. Third quarter results are expected to decline by another 50% with three rigs on reduced summer standby rates and higher expenses attributable to summer maintenance shutdowns on year-round in-field rigs. Our new AC coiled tubing / stem drilling rig deployed May 1 and is performing exceptionally well with the overall project exceeding the customer expectations. We continue to develop and expand the capabilities and applications for this cutting-edge technology.

"Our Other Operating Segments posted $5 million in operating income in the quarter as a result of a net loss in our Canadian construction and logistics businesses, a sharp drop off in directional drilling services in Ryan Technologies, the customary seasonal slowing in our Alaskan joint ventures, and reduced third party sales in Canrig. Our full year expectations are for results approximating 50% of those achieved last year. Meanwhile we continue to see building demand for our proprietary ROCKIT(TM) system, which is in many cases eliminating the need for rotary steerable motor systems. The system is most readily implemented on our AC top drives and is also stimulating Canrig's rental business.

"Our Oil and Gas segment posted a loss (before non-cash items) of $6.9 million in the second quarter as increasing gas production at cash market gas prices and high seismic expenses offset the income from higher value hedges. We have curtailed our 2009 drilling plans, but continue to be optimistic about the longer-term potential given our highly prospective acreage positions in most of the prominent shale plays.

"Our financial position remains strong and our expectation of 2009 free cash flow of approximately $300 million remains intact despite the contraction in our businesses. Reductions in capital, operating and overhead expenditures along with more modest reductions in net working capital and US tax liability have all served to offset the lower cash generation from our operations. The most painful measures have been the overhead reductions we implemented which consisted of both headcount and compensation rollbacks. Salary adjustments were implemented on a worldwide basis with the largest proportion absorbed by our more highly compensated management group and lesser or no reductions for our lower compensated employees. Further reductions in capital spending and operating costs will benefit 2010 cash flow and comfortably assure us of more than adequate liquidity to repay the debt due this year and in May of 2011. The $1.125 billion debt placement we accomplished in early January allowed us to maintain a comfortable level of liquidity and gives us additional flexibility to pursue opportunities that may arise. We have since deployed the majority of these proceeds to repurchase $945 million in shorter term debt at discounts aggregating to $120 million of the face value of the debt.

"I believe that the third quarter will likely represent a bottom in all of our operations, although it remains difficult to predict the timing and pace of the eventual upturn in natural gas driven activity. Regardless, Nabors will fare relatively well throughout this cycle given the extent of long-term contracts in our US Land drilling unit, the ongoing strength of our international operations and our other more oil dependent businesses. The important issue is how Nabors is positioned to prosper when North American gas markets recover. Our market-leading and record-setting performance in the prominent shale plays in both the US Lower 48 and Canada, along with the premium nature of our high-specification PACE and SCR rigs and much of our legacy fleets, position us to do exceptionally well in any recovery. Similarly, the premium nature and geographic breadth of our International fleet, as well as the innovative and often proprietary rig designs that make up our US Offshore and Alaskan fleets, give us market-leading positions and generate abundant opportunities. Our large acreage positions in some of the most promising shale plays and new innovative products in our Canrig division further enhance our opportunity set. The upside represented by the combination of these elements is unique to Nabors and will increasingly differentiate us from our peers regardless of how the market evolves."

The Nabors companies own and operate approximately 530 land drilling and approximately 766 land workover and well-servicing rigs in North America. Nabors' actively marketed offshore fleet consists of 40 platform rigs, 13 jackup units and 3 barge rigs in the United States and multiple international markets. In addition, Nabors manufactures top drives and drilling instrumentation systems and provides comprehensive oilfield hauling, engineering, civil construction, logistics and facilities maintenance, and project management services. Nabors participates in most of the significant oil, gas and geothermal markets in the world.

The information above includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as disclosed by Nabors from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result of these factors, Nabors' actual results may differ materially from those indicated or implied by such forward-looking statements.

The Company will host a conference call tomorrow, July 22, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the results and its outlook in more detail. You may access a webcast of the call through Nabors' website at www.nabors.com > Investor Relations > Events Calendar or via www.streetevents.com. The Company will post a set of slides on its website in advance of the call in order to provide additional detail on its operations. For further information, please contact Dennis A. Smith, Director of Corporate Development for Nabors Corporate Services, Inc. at 281-775-8038. To request Investor Materials, call our corporate headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda at 441-292-1510 or via email at mark.andrews@nabors.com.



                     NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

                                   (Unaudited)

                                                    Three Months Ended
                                            --------------------------------
                                                 June 30,          March 31,
                                            -----------------     ----------

(In thousands, except per

     share amounts)                          2009        2008         2009
                                            -----        ----         ----

Revenues and other income:

      Operating revenues                $  867,869  $ 1,282,400  $ 1,198,045
      Earnings (losses) from
       unconsolidated  affiliates (1)       (8,127)     (4,033)      (64,427)
      Investment income                     18,248      25,057         9,141
                                            ------      ------         -----
         Total revenues and
          other income                     877,990   1,303,424     1,142,759
                                           -------   ---------     ---------

Costs and other deductions:

      Direct costs                         453,922     740,178       665,287
      General and administrative
       expenses                            163,808     116,914       107,343
      Depreciation and amortization        165,974     148,813       159,152
      Depletion                              2,590       7,343         2,753
      Interest expense                      66,027      49,375        67,078
      Losses (gains) on sales and
       retirements of long-lived
       assets and other expense
       (income), net                         6,469       3,158       (17,297)
      Impairments and other charges (2)    227,083           -             -
                                           -------     -------       -------
          Total costs and other
           deductions                    1,085,873   1,065,781       984,316
                                         ---------   ---------       -------

Income (loss) before income taxes (207,883) 237,643 158,443

                                          --------     -------       -------

Income tax expense (benefit):

      Current                              (43,425)     39,759        49,457
      Deferred                              28,528      21,471       (16,184)
                                            ------      ------       -------
          Income tax expense (benefit)     (14,897)     61,230        33,273
                                           -------      ------        ------

                                         ---------    --------      --------
    Net income (loss) (4)               $ (192,986) $  176,413   $   125,170
                                        ----------  ----------   -----------

Earnings (losses) per share: (3)(4)

      Basic                             $     (.68) $      .63   $       .44
      Diluted                           $     (.68) $      .60   $       .44


Weighted-average number of common

     shares outstanding: (3)
      Basic                                283,154     280,851       283,098
                                           -------     -------       -------
      Diluted                              283,154     294,487       283,119
                                           -------     -------       -------

Adjusted income derived from

operating activities (1)(5) $ 73,448 $ 265,119 $ 199,083

                                        ==========  ==========   ===========



                                                      Six Months Ended
                                                      ----------------
                                                          June 30,
                                                      ----------------

(In thousands, except per

     share amounts)                               2009               2008
                                                  ----               ----

Revenues and other income:

      Operating revenues                     $ 2,065,914       $ 2,582,258
      Earnings (losses) from
       unconsolidated affiliates (1)             (72,554)           (8,484)
      Investment income                           27,389            51,239
                                                  ------            ------
          Total revenues and other income      2,020,749         2,625,013
                                               ---------         ---------

Costs and other deductions:

      Direct costs                             1,119,209         1,487,948
      General and administrative expenses        271,151           228,235
      Depreciation and amortization              325,126           285,013
      Depletion                                    5,343            21,028
      Interest expense                           133,105            96,067
      Losses (gains) on sales and retirements
       of long-lived assets and other expense
       (income), net                             (10,828)           11,255
       Impairments and other charges (2)         227,083                 -
                                                 -------               ---
          Total costs and other deductions     2,070,189         2,129,546
                                               ---------         ---------
    Income (loss) before income taxes            (49,440)          495,467
                                                 -------           -------

Income tax expense (benefit):

      Current                                      6,032           139,052
      Deferred                                    12,344           (32,042)
                                                  ------           -------
          Income tax expense (benefit)            18,376           107,010
                                                  ------           -------

                                                --------          --------
    Net income (loss) (4)                    $   (67,816)      $   388,457
                                             -----------       -----------

Earnings (losses) per share: (3)(4)

      Basic                                  $      (.24)      $      1.38
      Diluted                                $      (.24)      $      1.34


Weighted-average number of common

     shares outstanding: (3)
      Basic                                      283,126           280,508
                                                 -------           -------
      Diluted                                    283,126           290,133
                                                 -------           -------

Adjusted income derived from operating

     activities (1)(5)                       $   272,531       $   551,550
                                             ===========       ===========

(1) Includes ($75.0) million representing our proportionate share of a non-cash pre-tax full cost ceiling test writedown from our domestic oil and gas joint venture recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and six months ended June 30, 2009.

(2) Represents non-cash pre-tax impairments and other charges recorded during the three months ended June 30,2009.

(3) See "Computation of Earnings (Losses) Per Share" included herein as a separate schedule.

(4) Net income (loss) and earnings (losses) per share include ($283.9) million (($1.00) per diluted share) related to non-cash impairments and other charges recorded in our Contract Drilling, Oil and Gas and Other Operating Segments during the three months ended June 30, 2009; ($59.3) million (($.21) per diluted share) related to non-cash impairments of oil and gas properties recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and (343.1) million (($1.21) per diluted share) related to non-cash impairments and other charges recorded in our Contract-Drilling, Oil and Gas and Other Operating Segments during the six months ended June 30, 2009.

(5) Adjusted income derived from operating activities is computed by: subtracting direct costs, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, and depletion expense from Operating revenues and then adding Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates. Such amounts should not be used as a substitute to those amounts reported under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). However, management evaluates the performance of our business units and the consolidated company based on several criteria, including adjusted income derived from operating activities, because it believes that this financial measure is an accurate reflection of the ongoing profitability of our Company. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to income before income taxes, which is a GAAP measure, is provided within the table set forth immediately following the heading "Segment Reporting".



                  NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (Unaudited)


                                       June 30,   March 31,   December 31,
    (In thousands, except ratios)        2009       2009         2008
                                        ----       ----         ----
    ASSETS
    Current assets:
    Cash and short-term
     investments                    $ 1,196,440 $ 1,108,588  $   584,245
    Accounts receivable, net            787,653     975,797    1,160,768
    Other current assets                318,068     395,462      421,580
                                        -------     -------      -------
         Total current assets         2,302,161   2,479,847    2,166,593
    Long-term investments and
     other receivables                  140,101     254,714      239,952
    Property, plant and
     equipment, net                   7,621,186   7,488,679    7,331,959
    Goodwill                            162,812     174,806      175,749
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates 433,955 405,393 411,727 Other long-term assets 209,147 191,052 191,919 ------- ------- ------- Total assets $10,869,362 $10,994,491 $10,517,899 =========== =========== ===========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'

EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Current portion of long-term

     debt                           $   168,699 $   168,682  $   225,030
    Other current liabilities           675,800     816,311      903,829
                                        -------     -------      -------

Total current liabilities 844,499 984,993 1,128,859

    Long-term debt                    4,063,288   4,158,331    3,600,533

Other long-term liabilities 913,751 837,971 884,401

                                        -------     -------      -------
         Total liabilities            5,821,538   5,981,295    5,613,793
    Shareholders' equity              5,047,824   5,013,196    4,904,106
                                      ---------   ---------    ---------
         Total liabilities and
          shareholders' equity      $10,869,362 $10,994,491  $10,517,899
                                    =========== ===========  ===========


Cash, short-term and long-term

     investments (1)                $ 1,336,541 $ 1,363,302  $   826,063

    Funded debt to
     capital ratio: (2)
        - Gross                        0.43 : 1    0.44 : 1     0.41 : 1
        - Net of cash and
         investments                   0.34 : 1    0.35 : 1     0.35 : 1

Interest coverage ratio: (3) 11.4 : 1 15.7 : 1 20.7 : 1

(1) The June 30, 2009, March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 amounts

include $128.1 million, $240.3 million and $224.2 million,

respectively, in oil and gas financing receivables that are

included in long-term investments and other receivables.

(2) The gross funded debt to capital ratio is calculated by dividing

        funded debt by funded debt plus deferred tax liabilities net of
        deferred tax assets plus capital. Funded debt is defined as the sum
        of (1) short-term borrowings, (2) current portion of long-term debt
        and (3) long-term debt.  Capital is defined as shareholders' equity.
        The net funded debt to capital ratio is calculated by dividing net
        funded debt by net funded debt plus deferred tax liabilities net of
        deferred tax assets plus capital.  Net funded debt is defined as the
        sum of (1) short-term borrowings, (2) current portion of long-term
        debt and (3) long-term debt reduced by the sum of cash and cash
        equivalents and short-term and long-term investments and other
        receivables.  Capital is defined as shareholders' equity.  Both of
        these ratios are a method for calculating the amount of leverage a
        company has in relation to its capital.  The gross funded debt and
        net funded debt to capital ratios are not measures of operating
        performance or liquidity defined by accounting principles generally
        accepted in the United States of America and may not be comparable to
        similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

(3) The interest coverage ratio is a trailing twelve-month computation

        of the sum of income (loss) before income taxes, interest expense,
        depreciation and amortization, depletion expense, impairments, and
        our proportionate share of non-cash pre-tax writedowns from our oil
        and gas joint ventures less investment income and then dividing by
        cash interest expense. This ratio is a method for calculating the
        amount of operating cash flows available to cover cash interest
        expense.  The interest coverage ratio is not a measure of operating
        performance or liquidity defined by accounting principles generally
        accepted in the United States of America and may not be comparable
        to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.



                   NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                              SEGMENT REPORTING
                                 (Unaudited)

The following tables set forth certain information with respect to

our reportable segments and rig activity:


                                                    Three Months Ended
                                            ------------------------------
                                                June 30,         March 31,
                                            ---------------     ----------

    (In thousands, except
     rig activity)                          2009       2008        2009
                                            ----       ----        ----

    Reportable segments:
    Operating revenues and
     Earnings (losses) from

unconsolidated affiliates:

       Contract Drilling: (1)
         U.S. Lower 48 Land Drilling   $  249,859  $  438,848  $  389,879
         U.S. Land Well-servicing         100,080     182,222     134,362
         U.S. Offshore                     41,947      65,723      60,392
         Alaska                            53,207      45,114      62,782
         Canada                            45,035      67,782     112,145
         International                    327,551     342,892     342,656
                                          -------     -------     -------
          Subtotal Contract
           Drilling (2)                   817,679   1,142,581   1,102,216

       Oil and Gas (3)(4)                  (6,001)     11,352     (60,044)
       Other Operating Segments (5)(6)    105,547     172,865     156,917
       Other reconciling items (7)        (57,483)    (48,431)    (65,471)
                                          -------     -------     -------
          Total                        $  859,742  $1,278,367  $1,133,618
                                         ========  ==========  ==========

Adjusted income derived from

operating activities:

       Contract Drilling: (1)
         U.S. Lower 48 Land Drilling   $   70,075  $  134,322  $  129,242
         U.S. Land Well-servicing           6,192      31,468      13,658
         U.S. Offshore                      6,724      17,983      16,830
         Alaska                            16,374      13,466      20,825
         Canada                           (10,151)    (14,326)     13,175
         International                    101,303     101,752     102,975
                                          -------     -------     -------
          Subtotal Contract
           Drilling (2)                   190,517     284,665     296,705

       Oil and Gas (3)(4)                 (15,228)     (1,645)    (71,334)
       Other Operating Segments (5)(6)      4,925      19,006      19,104
       Other reconciling items (8)       (106,766)    (36,907)    (45,392)
                                         --------     -------     -------
          Total                            73,448     265,119     199,083
    Interest expense                      (66,027)    (49,375)    (67,078)
    Investment income                      18,248      25,057       9,141

(Losses) gains on sales and

retirements of long-lived

assets and other (expense)

     income, net                           (6,469)     (3,158)     17,297
    Impairments and other charges (9)    (227,083)          -           -
                                         --------    --------    --------
    Income (loss) before income taxes  $ (207,883) $  237,643   $ 158,443
                                       ==========  ==========   =========


    Rig activity:
    Rig years: (10)
      U.S. Lower 48 Land Drilling           142.9       242.3       192.8
      U.S. Offshore                          12.2        17.1        15.3
      Alaska                                 11.3        10.4        11.9
      Canada                                 11.1        16.9        34.4
      International (11)                    104.1       121.5       114.0
                                            -----       -----       -----
         Total rig years                    281.6       408.2       368.4
                                            =====       =====       =====

Rig hours: (12)

      U.S. Land Well-servicing            142,797     272,101     179,567
      Canada Well-servicing                23,896      40,257      50,224
                                           ------      ------      ------
         Total rig hours                  166,693     312,358     229,791
                                          =======     =======     =======



                                                       Six Months Ended
                                                       ----------------
                                                            June 30,
                                                       ----------------
    (In thousands, except rig activity)             2009             2008
                                                    ----             ----

Reportable segments:

Operating revenues and Earnings (losses)

from unconsolidated affiliates:

       Contract Drilling: (1)
         U.S. Lower 48 Land Drilling           $   639,738      $   845,909
         U.S. Land Well-servicing                  234,442          353,363
         U.S. Offshore                             102,339          117,178
         Alaska                                    115,989           99,483
         Canada                                    157,180          246,634
         International                             670,207          646,464
                                                   -------          -------
          Subtotal Contract Drilling (2)         1,919,895        2,309,031

        Oil and Gas (3)(4)                         (66,045)          25,392
        Other Operating Segments (5)(6)            262,464          338,647
        Other reconciling items (7)               (122,954)         (99,296)
                                                  --------          -------
          Total                                $ 1,993,360      $ 2,573,774
                                               ===========      ===========

Adjusted income derived from

operating activities:

       Contract Drilling: (1)
         U.S. Lower 48 Land Drilling           $   199,317      $   261,193
         U.S. Land Well-servicing                   19,850           61,854
         U.S. Offshore                              23,554           24,441
         Alaska                                     37,199           31,249
         Canada                                      3,024           27,647
         International                             204,278          192,402
                                                   -------          -------
          Subtotal Contract Drilling (2)           487,222          598,786

        Oil and Gas (3)(4)                         (86,562)          (6,497)
        Other Operating Segments (5)(6)             24,029           31,440
        Other reconciling items (8)               (152,158)         (72,179)
                                                  --------          -------
          Total                                    272,531          551,550
    Interest expense                              (133,105)         (96,067)
    Investment income                               27,389           51,239

(Losses) gains on sales and retirements of

long-lived assets and other (expense)

     income, net                                    10,828          (11,255)
    Impairments and other charges (9)             (227,083)               -
                                                  --------         --------
    Income (loss) before income taxes          $   (49,440)     $   495,467
                                               ===========      ===========


    Rig activity:
    Rig years: (10)
      U.S. Lower 48 Land Drilling                    167.7            234.0
      U.S. Offshore                                   13.7             16.6
      Alaska                                          11.6             10.5
      Canada                                          22.7             33.1
      International (11)                             109.0            119.6
                                                     -----            -----
          Total rig years                            324.7            413.8
                                                     =====            =====

Rig hours: (12)

      U.S. Land Well-servicing                     322,364          531,578
      Canada Well-servicing                         74,120          119,394
                                                    ------          -------
          Total rig hours                          396,484          650,972
                                                   =======          =======

(1) These segments include our drilling, workover and well-servicing

operations, on land and offshore.

(2) Includes earnings (losses), net, from unconsolidated affiliates,

         accounted for by the equity method, of $.6 million, $2.8 million,
         and $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
         and March 31, 2009, respectively, and $1.9 million and $9.6 million
         for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

(3) Includes our proportionate share of non-cash pre-tax writedowns

         recorded by our domestic oil and gas joint venture of ($8.3) million
         and ($75.0) million for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and
         March 31, 2009, respectively, and ($83.3) million for the six months
         ended June 30, 2009.

(4) Includes earnings (losses), net, from unconsolidated affiliates,

         accounted for by the equity method, of ($11.0) million,
         ($6.7) million and ($72.2) million for the three months ended
         June 30, 2009 and 2008 and March 31, 2009, respectively, and
         ($83.3) million and ($24.6) million for the six months ended
         June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

(5) Includes our drilling technology and top drive manufacturing,

directional drilling, rig instrumentation and software, and

construction and logistics operations.

(6) Includes earnings (losses), net, from unconsolidated affiliates,

         accounted for by the equity method, of $2.3 million, ($.1) million
         and $6.5 million, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
         and March 31, 2009, respectively, and $8.8 million and $6.6 million
         for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

(7) Represents the elimination of inter-segment transactions.

(8) Represents the elimination of inter-segment transactions and

unallocated corporate expenses.

(9) Represents non-cash pre-tax impairments and other charges recorded

during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

(10) Excludes well-servicing rigs, which are measured in rig hours.

         Includes our equivalent percentage ownership of rigs owned by
         unconsolidated affiliates.  Rig years represent a measure of the
         number of equivalent rigs operating during a given period.  For
         example, one rig operating 182.5 days during a 365-day period
         represents 0.5 rig years.

(11) International rig years include our equivalent percentage

         ownership of rigs owned by unconsolidated affiliates which totaled
         2.3 years, 4.0 years and 2.8 years, during the three months ended
         June 30, 2009 and 2008 and March 31, 2009, respectively, and
         2.6 years and 4.0 years during the six months ended June 30, 2009
         and 2008, respectively.

(12) Rig hours represents the number of hours that our well-servicing

         rig fleet operated during the period.



                      NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                    COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS (LOSSES) PER SHARE
                                    (Unaudited)

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and

diluted earnings (losses) per share computations is as follows:


                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                  --------------------------
                                                      June 30,      March 31,
                                                  ----------------  --------
    (In thousands, except per share amounts)      2009        2008     2009
                                                  ----        ----     ----

Net income (loss) (numerator):

    Net income (loss) - basic               $ (192,986) $  176,413  $  125,170
       Add interest expense on assumed
        conversion of our
        zero coupon convertible/
        exchangeable senior
        debentures/notes, net of tax:
            $2.75 billion due 2011 (1)               -           -           -
            $82.8 million due 2021 (2)               -           -           -
            $700 million due 2023 (3)                -           -           -
                                                   ---         ---         ---

Adjusted net income (loss) - diluted $ (192,986) $ 176,413 $ 125,170

                                            ----------  ----------  ----------

       Earnings (losses) per share:

         Basic                              $     (.68) $      .63  $      .44
                                            ----------  ----------  ----------
         Diluted                            $     (.68) $      .60  $      .44
                                            ----------  ----------  ----------

Shares (denominator):

       Weighted-average number of shares
        outstanding-basic (4)                  283,154     280,851     283,098
       Net effect of dilutive stock options,
        warrants and restricted
        stock awards based on the if
        converted method                             -       8,507          21
       Assumed conversion of our zero coupon
        convertible/exchangeable senior
        debentures/notes:
            $2.75 billion due 2011 (1)               -           -           -
            $82.8 million due 2021 (2)               -           -           -
            $700 million due 2023 (3)                -       5,129           -
                                                   ---       -----         ---
       Weighted-average number of shares
        outstanding - diluted                  283,154     294,487     283,119
                                               -------     -------     -------



                                                       Six Months Ended
                                                       ----------------
                                                           June 30,
                                                       ----------------

    (In thousands, except per share amounts)            2009       2008
                                                       -----      -----

Net income (loss) (numerator):

    Net income (loss) - basic                        $ (67,816)  $  388,457
       Add interest expense on assumed
        conversion of our
        zero coupon convertible/
        exchangeable senior
        debentures/notes, net of tax:
            $2.75 billion due 2011 (1)                       -            -
            $82.8 million due 2021 (2)                       -            -
            $700 million due 2023 (3)                        -            -
                                                           ---          ---
    Adjusted net income (loss) - diluted             $ (67,816)  $  388,457
                                                      --------   ----------

       Earnings (losses) per share:

         Basic                                       $    (.24)  $     1.38
                                                         -----        -----
         Diluted                                     $    (.24)  $     1.34
                                                     ---------   ----------

Shares (denominator):

       Weighted-average number of shares
        outstanding-basic (4)                          283,126      280,508
       Net effect of dilutive stock options,
        warrants and restricted stock awards
        based on the if converted method                     -        7,060
       Assumed conversion of our zero coupon
        convertible/exchangeable senior
        debentures/notes:
           $2.75 billion due 2011 (1)                        -            -
           $82.8 million due 2021 (2)                        -            -
           $700 million due 2023 (3)                         -        2,565
                                                           ---        -----
       Weighted-average number of shares
        outstanding - diluted                          283,126      290,133
                                                       -------      -------

(1) Diluted earnings (losses) per share for the three and six months

        ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and the three months ended
        March 31, 2009 do not include any incremental shares issuable upon
        exchange of the $2.75 billion 0.94% senior exchangeable notes due
        2011.  During 2008 and the six months ended June 30, 2009, we
        purchased $888.5 million par value of these notes in the open market,
        leaving $1.9 billion par value outstanding.  The number of shares
        that we would be required to issue upon exchange consists of only
        the incremental shares that would be issued above the principal
        amount of the notes, as we are required to pay cash up to the
        principal amount of the notes exchanged. We would only issue an
        incremental number of shares upon exchange of these notes.  Such
        shares are only included in the calculation of the weighted-average
        number of shares outstanding in our diluted earnings per share
        calculation, when our stock price exceeds $45.83 as of the last
        trading day of the quarter and the average price of our shares for
        the ten consecutive trading days beginning on the third business day
        after the last trading day of the quarter exceeds $45.83, which did
        not occur during any period for the three and six months ended
        June 30, 2009 and 2008 and the three months ended March 31, 2009.

(2) In June 2008 Nabors Delaware called for redemption of the full

        $82.8 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of its zero
        coupon senior convertible debentures due 2021 and in July 2008, paid
        cash of $60.6 million; an amount equal to the issue price of
        $50.4 million plus accrued original issue discount of $10.2 million.
        No common shares were issued as part of the redemption of the
        $82.8 million zero coupon convertible senior debentures.

(3) In May 2008 Nabors Delaware called for redemption all of its

        $700 million zero coupon senior exchangeable notes due 2023 and in
        June and July 2008 issued an aggregate 5.25 million common shares
        which equated to the excess of the exchange value of the notes over
        their principal amount, as cash was required up to the principal
        amount of the notes exchanged.  Diluted earnings per share for the
        three and six months ended June 30, 2008 reflect the conversion of
        the $700 million zero coupon senior exchangeable notes due 2023
        resulting in the inclusion of the incremental number of shares that
        were required to be issued upon the exchange of these notes.  The
        number of shares issued upon exchange equated to the excess of the
        exchange value of the notes over their principal amount, as Nabors
        Delaware was required to pay cash up to the principal amount of the
        notes exchanged.  Because the conversion was partially completed in
        June 2008, only the .5 million of our treasury shares that were
        actually issued in June 2008 were included in the calculation of the
        weighted-average number of basic shares outstanding for the three
        and six months ended June 30, 2008, resulting in an incremental
        increase of .121 million weighted-average number of basic shares
        outstanding.  Since the remaining balance of the shares was issued
        in July 2008 the entire dilutive effect of the 5.25 million shares
        issued in relation to the conversion of the $700 million zero coupon
        senior exchangeable notes due 2023 was not recognized until the
        three months ended September 30, 2008.

(4) Includes the following weighted-average number of common shares and

        restricted stock of Nabors and weighted-average number of
        exchangeable shares of Nabors (Canada) Exchangeco Inc., respectively:
        283.1 million and .1 million shares for the three months ended
        June 30, 2009; 280.8 million and .1 million shares for the three
        months ended June 30, 2008; 283.0 million and .1 million shares for
        the three months ended March 31, 2009; 283.0 million and .1 million
        shares for the six months ended June 30, 2009; and 280.4 million and
        .1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.  The exchangeable
        shares of Nabors Exchangeco are exchangeable for Nabors' common
        shares on a one-for-one basis, and have essentially identical rights
        as Nabors Industries Ltd. common shares, including but not limited to,
        voting rights and the right to receive dividends, if any.

For all periods presented, the computation of diluted earnings (losses)

per share excludes outstanding stock options and warrants with exercise

prices greater than the average market price of Nabors' common shares,

because the inclusion of such options and warrants would be anti-dilutive

and such options and warrants are not considered participating securities.

The average number of options and warrants that were excluded from diluted

earnings (losses) per share that would potentially dilute earnings

(losses) per share in the future were 35,783,476 shares during the three

months ended June 30, 2009; and 31,023,161 shares during the three months

ended March 31, 2009; and 33,403,319 and 2,716,877 shares during the six

months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. No options and

warrants were excluded from diluted earnings per share for the three

months ended June 30, 2008. In any period during which the average

market price of Nabors' common shares exceeds the exercise prices of

these stock options and warrants, such stock options and warrants will be

included in our diluted earnings (losses) per share computation using the

if converted method of accounting. Restricted stock will be included in

our basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share computation using the

two class method of accounting in all periods because such stock is

considered participating securities.




                       NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME ITEMS EXCLUDING
                         CERTAIN NON-CASH CHARGES (NON-GAAP)
                                     (Unaudited)


                                                            As adjusted to
    (In thousands, except        Actuals                   Exclude Charges
     per share amounts)           (GAAP)        Charges      (Non-GAAP)
                                 --------      ---------   ---------------

                                     Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
                                 ---------------------------------------

    Operating revenues and
     Earnings from

unconsolidated affiliates $ 859,742 $ (8,295) $ 868,037

Adjusted income derived

from operating activities 73,448 (70,409) 143,857

Income before income taxes (207,883) (297,492) 89,609

    Net income                   (192,986)      (283,894)         90,908

Diluted earnings per share $ (0.68) $ (1.00) $ 0.32


                                     Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
                                 ----------------------------------------

    Operating  revenues and
     Earnings from

unconsolidated affiliates $1,133,618 $ (75,000) $1,208,618

Adjusted income derived

from operating activities 199,083 (75,000) 274,083

Income before income taxes 158,443 (75,000) 233,443

    Net income                     125,170        (59,250)        184,420
    Diluted earnings per share  $     0.44     $    (0.21)     $     0.65

                                     Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
                                 ---------------------------------------

Operating revenues and

Earnings from

unconsolidated affiliates $1,993,360 $ (83,295) $2,076,655

Adjusted income derived

from operating activities 272,531 (145,409) 417,940

Income before income taxes (49,440) (372,492) 323,052

    Net income                     (67,816)      (343,144)        275,328
    Diluted earnings per share  $    (0.24)    $    (1.21)     $     0.97




                       NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        SUMMARY OF NON-CASH CHARGES (NON-GAAP)
                                     (Unaudited)

                                Three months ended           Six months ended
                           -------------------------------   -----------------
    (In thousands)         June 30, 2009   March 31, 2009      June 30, 2009
                           -------------- ----------------   -----------------

    Impairment to oil
     and gas financing
     receivable            $ (112,516)       $       -            $ (112,516)
    Rig asset
     retirements and
     impairments              (64,229)               -               (64,229)
    Other-than-temporary
     impairment - debt
     security                 (35,649)               -               (35,649)
    Goodwill impairment       (14,689)               -               (14,689)
    Stock compensation
     charges                  (62,114)               -               (62,114)
    Equity method oil
     and gas venture
     impairments               (8,295)         (75,000)              (83,295)
                               ------          -------               -------

    Total charges before
     income taxes            (297,492)         (75,000)             (372,492)

    Tax benefit (1)            13,598           15,750                29,348
                               ------           ------                ------

    Total charges after
     taxes                 $ (283,894)       $ (59,250)           $ (343,144)
                           ==========        =========            ==========

(1) This represents the portion of the benefit that can be recognized in

        the current quarter in accordance with the interim period tax
        allocation rules.  The remaining tax effect of these items will be
        recognized during the third and fourth quarters of 2009.

SOURCE Nabors Industries Ltd.

CONTACT: Dennis A. Smith, Director of Corporate Development for Nabors
Corporate Services, Inc., +1-281-775-8038, or corporate headquarters,
+1- 441-292-1510, mark.andrews@nabors.com

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