Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) Q3 2023 Results Conference Call November 7, 2023 9:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Kevin Bordosky - Senior Director, IR

Bernie Wolford - President and CEO

Dominic Savarino - SVP and CFO

Conference Call Participants

Eddie Kim - Barclays

David Smith - Pickering Energy Partners

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Third Quarter 2023 Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference is being recorded.

I would like now to turn the conference over to, Kevin Bordosky, Senior Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Kevin Bordosky

Thank you, Mitchelle. Good morning or afternoon to everyone, and thank you for joining us. With me on the call today are Bernie Wolford, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Dominic Savarino, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Before we begin our remarks, I remind you that information reported on this call speaks only as of today, and therefore, time-sensitive information may no longer be accurate at the time of any replay of this call. Some of the information referenced on our call today is included in a slide presentation that you can find in the Investor Relations section of our website under Calendar of Events.

In addition, certain statements made during this call may be forward-looking in nature. These statements are based on our current expectations and include known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which we are unable to predict or control. These risks and uncertainties may cause our actual results or performance to differ materially from any future results or performance expressed or implied by these statements. These risks and uncertainties include the risk factors disclosed in our 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC. Further, we expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Refer to the disclosure regarding forward-looking statements incorporated in our press release issued yesterday evening, and please note that the contents of our call today are covered by that disclosure. In addition, please note that we will be referencing non-GAAP figures on our call today. You can find a reconciliation to GAAP financials in our press release issued yesterday.

And now, I will turn the call over to Bernie.

Bernie Wolford

Thanks, Kevin. Good day to everyone, and thank you for your interest in Diamond Offshore as we present our results for the third quarter of 2023. Today, I will cover recent contract awards, highlights for the third quarter, and perspectives on the market.