Pacific Drilling Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results Release Date and Conference Call Information

PACIFIC DRILLING S.A. (NYSE: PACD) announced it plans to report financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2012 on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The results announcement press release will be available on the company’s web site at www.pacificdrilling.com.

Pacific Drilling will conduct a conference call at 9:00 a.m. U.S. Central Standard Time on Thursday, February 28, 2013, to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2012 results. To participate, dial +1 719-325-4797 or 1-877-718-5107 and refer to confirmation code 2714383 approximately five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the call. The call will also be broadcast live over the Internet in a listen-only mode and can be accessed by a link posted in the "Events & Presentations” subsection of the "Investor Relations” section of the company’s website, www.pacificdrilling.com.

An audio replay of the conference call will be available after 12:00 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Thursday, February 28, 2013, by dialing +1 719-457-0820 or 1-888-203-1112 and using access code 2714383. A replay of the call will also be available on the company’s website.

About Pacific Drilling

With its best-in-class drillships and highly experienced team, Pacific Drilling is a fast growing company that is committed to becoming the industry’s preferred ultra-deepwater drilling contractor. Pacific Drilling’s fleet of eight ultra-deepwater drillships will represent one of the youngest and most technologically advanced fleets in the world. The company currently operates four drillships under customer contract, and has one drillship on order and three drillships under construction at Samsung, two of which are under customer contract. For more information about Pacific Drilling, including our current Fleet Status, please visit our website at www.pacificdrilling.com.