For the fifth consecutive year, Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) earned first place for total customer satisfaction in the Oilfield Products & Services Customer Satisfaction Survey. Conducted by EnergyPoint Research, the annual survey is the industry benchmark for customer satisfaction in the global oilfield.

Ensco led all offshore drilling contractors in the survey by receiving top honors in 10 of 16 categories including total customer satisfaction; health, safety and environment; technology; deepwater drilling; harsh climate applications; shelf wells; horizontal and directional wells; and special applications. Ensco also rated first in the North Sea, Latin America and Mexico.

CEO and President Carl Trowell stated, “Success for customers is a core value of our company and we remain committed to delivering the highest levels of safety and operational excellence.” He added, “Our ongoing pursuit of world-class operating systems is aimed at being number one in service quality and delivering an incident-free workplace. Therefore, we are gratified to be recognized as the best offshore driller in terms of total customer satisfaction. Our top scores across a breadth of categories also reflect the excellent uptime performance and drilling efficiencies that our offshore crews and onshore personnel provide to customers.”

The independent survey was conducted as part of EnergyPoint Research’s 2014 industry-wide Oilfield Products & Services Survey, comprising thousands of in-depth evaluations performed over a 24-month period.

Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) brings energy to the world as a global provider of offshore drilling services to the petroleum industry. For more than 27 years, the company has focused on operating safely and going beyond customer expectations. Ensco is ranked first in total customer satisfaction in the latest independent survey by EnergyPoint Research – the fifth consecutive year that Ensco has earned this distinction. Operating one of the newest ultra-deepwater rig fleets and the largest premium jackup fleet, Ensco has a major presence in the most strategic offshore basins across six continents. Ensco plc is an English limited company (England No. 7023598) with its registered office and corporate headquarters at 6 Chesterfield Gardens, London W1J 5BQ. To learn more, visit www.enscoplc.com.

EnergyPoint Research, Inc. provides independent research regarding the oil and gas industry’s satisfaction with the products and services it purchases and utilizes. Founded in 2003, the firm now publishes its closely watched annual customer satisfaction ratings and rankings in five industry segments: onshore drilling, offshore drilling, oilfield services, oilfield products and midstream services. For more information regarding EnergyPoint Research or its independent oilfield supplier surveys, visit the company’s website at www.energypointresearch.com or contact the company at info@energypointresearch.com.