Aker Drilling

Aker Drilling
Company typePublic
IndustryOffshore services
Founded2005 (2005)
Defunct2011 (2011)
FateAcquired by Transocean
SuccessorTransocean Norway Drilling AS
Headquarters,
Key people
Geir Atle Sjøberg (CEO)
ServicesOffshore drilling
ParentTransocean
Websitewww.akerdrill.com

Aker Drilling was a Norwegian drilling rig operation company; based in Stavanger, Norway and majority owned by the Aker Group. It was listed on Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker - 'AKD'.

In October 2011, it was amalgamated into global operations of Transocean and renamed to Transocean Norway Drilling AS, after the completion of the US$1.43 billion acquisition of Aker Drilling by Transocean Ltd.