Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations

The financial statements included in this Form 10-Q are presented in United States (U.S.) dollars and include the accounts of Rowan Companies plc and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned. Intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms "Company," "we," "us" and "our" are used to refer to Rowan Companies plc and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The financial statements included in this Form 10-Q have been prepared without audit in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and notes have been condensed or omitted as permitted by those rules and regulations. Management believes the accompanying financial statements contain all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature unless otherwise noted, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The Company's results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The Company is a major provider of international and domestic offshore oil and gas contract drilling services and provides its services utilizing a fleet of 31 self-elevating mobile offshore "jack-up" drilling units. The Company's primary focus is on high-specification and premium jack-up rigs, which its customers use for exploratory and development drilling and, in certain areas, well workover operations. Additionally, the Company has four ultra-deepwater drillships under construction, the first of which is scheduled for delivery in December 2013 and expected to commence operations under a three-year contract in the first quarter of 2014.

The Company conducts offshore drilling operations in various markets throughout the world, which currently include the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (US GOM), Trinidad and Egypt.

The financial information as of December 31, 2012, presented in this report does not constitute the Company's statutory accounts for that year within the meaning of the U.K. Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts as required by the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended December 31, 2012, have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies in the U.K. The auditors reported on those accounts: their report was unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis and did not contain a statement under s498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.