Ensco plc
Power of Attorney
       WHEREAS, the undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer or both, as the
case may be, of Ensco plc, an English limited company (the "Company"), may be required to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder (collectively, the "Exchange Act"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 ("Forms") relating to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities of the Company;
       NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer or
both, as the case may be, of the Company, does hereby appoint Brady Long, Kevin Smith,
Elizabeth A. Cook, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact or
attorneys-in-fact and agent or agents with power to act with or without the other and with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name, place and stead, in his or
her capacity as a director or officer or both, as the case may be, of the Company, Forms and
any and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, if any, and to file the same with the Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority.  Each said attorney-in-fact and agent shall have full power and authority to
do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all capacities, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying and
approving the acts of said attorney.  The powers and authority of each said attorney-in-fact and
agent herein granted shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms under the Exchange Act, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned by
giving written notice of such revocation to the Company.  The undersigned acknowledges that
the said attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this 26th day of
September, 2013.




    /s/ Daniel W. Rabun

    Printed Name: Daniel W. Rabun