Nabors Industries Ltd. announced that its board of directors voted to expand the board to nine members from the current seven and subsequently appointed James R. Crane and Michael C. Linn to fill the newly created vacancies. Messrs. Crane and Linn will join the Board as Class III Directors with a term through the company's 2012 annual general meeting of shareholders. Mr. Crane is the Chairman and CEO of Crane Capital Group Inc. Mr. Linn is the President of MCL Ventures, LLC.