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www.enscous.com - ENSCO International Incorporated (NYSE: ESV) announced today that its Contract Status of Offshore Rig Fleet Report has been updated as of August 15, 2008.

The Report is available on the Company's website at www.enscous.com and can be accessed from the home page by clicking on "Rig Contract Status." The Report also can be accessed through the SEC

EDGAR System. The Company updates and files the Report with the SEC on Form 8-K on or about the 15th of each month.

Statements contained in the Contract Status of Offshore Rig Fleet Report, including information regarding the Company's estimated rig availability, contract duration or future rig rates, customers or contract status (including letters of intent) are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include references to future rig rates or utilization, rig enhancement projections, shipyard construction or work completion, and other contract or letter of intent commitments, including new rig commitments, the period of time and number of rigs that will be in a shipyard for enhancement or construction, scheduled delivery dates for new rigs, scheduled commencement dates for new contracts, rig relocations. It is important to note that our actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the following: (i) industry conditions and competition, including changes in rig supply and demand or new technology, (ii) cyclical nature of the industry, (iii) worldwide expenditures for oil and gas drilling, (iv) operational risks, including hazards created by severe storms and hurricanes, (v) risks associated with offshore rig operations or rig relocations in general, and in foreign jurisdictions in particular, (vi) renegotiation, nullification, or breach of contracts or letters of intent with customers or other parties, (vii) changes in the dates our rigs undergoing shipyard construction work, repairs or enhancement will enter a shipyard, be delivered, return to or enter service, (viii) changes in the dates new contracts actually commence, (ix) risks inherent to domestic and foreign shipyard rig construction, rig repair or rig enhancement, including risks associated with concentration of our ENSCO 8500 Series(R) rig construction contracts in a single shipyard, unexpected project delays in delivery and engineering or design issues following shipyard delivery, (x) unavailability of transport vessels to relocate rigs, (xi) environmental or other liabilities, risks, or losses including hurricane related equipment damage, loss or wreckage or debris removal in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, that may arise in the future which are not covered by insurance or indemnity in whole or in part, (xii) the impact of current and future laws and government regulation affecting the oil and gas industry in general or our operations in particular, including taxation as well as repeal or modification of same, (xiii) political and economic uncertainty, (xiv) limited availability of economic insurance coverage for certain perils such as hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico or removal of wreckage or debris, (xv) self-imposed or regulatory limitations on jackup rig drilling locations in the Gulf of Mexico during hurricane season, (xvi) our ability to attract and retain skilled or other personnel, (xvii) excess rig availability or supply resulting from delivery of new drilling units, (xviii) heavy concentration of our rig fleet in premium jackups, (xix) expropriation, nationalization, deprivation, terrorism or military action impacting our operations, assets or financial performance, (xx) the outcome of litigation, legal procedures, investigations or claims, (xxi) potential reduction in fair value of our auction rate securities, and (xxii) other risks as described from time to time as Risk Factors and otherwise in the Company's SEC filings. Copies of such SEC filings may be obtained at no charge by contacting our investor relations department at 214-397-3045 or by referring to the investor relations section of our website at www.enscous.com.

All information in this press release is as of the date posted. The Company undertakes no duty to update the Contract Status of Offshore Rig Fleet Report or any forward-looking statement, to conform the statement to actual results, or reflect changes in the Company's expectations.

ENSCO, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, owns and operates a modern fleet of offshore drilling rigs servicing the petroleum industry on a global basis.

ENSCO International Incorporated
Richard LeBlanc, 214-397-3011