PRESS RELEASE

SHELF DRILLING HOLDINGS, LTD. ANNOUNCES PROPOSED SECURED NOTES OFFERING 

Dubai, March 11, 2021 - Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd. (the "Company"), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Shelf Drilling, Ltd. ("Shelf Drilling"), announced today
that it plans to offer, subject to market conditions, $300 million aggregate
principal amount of senior secured first lien notes due 2024 (the "notes"). The
notes will be guaranteed by Shelf Drilling and certain of the Company's
subsidiaries that guarantee its existing indebtedness and will be secured by a
first-priority lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the
subsidiary guarantors. The net proceeds from the notes offering will be used to
repay and terminate our revolver, cash collateralize bank guarantees issued
under the revolver, redeem or repurchase all of the outstanding 8.75% Senior
Secured Notes due 2024 and for general corporate purposes. 

The notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act
of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), any state securities laws or the securities laws
of any other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration. Accordingly,
the notes are being offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be
qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities
Act and outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the
Securities Act. 

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of
an offer to buy, any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or
sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful. This press release shall not constitute an offer to purchase or a
notice of redemption with respect to our Senior Secured Notes due 2024.

About Shelf Drilling

Shelf Drilling is a leading international shallow water offshore drilling
contractor engaged in the provision of equipment and services for the drilling,
completion and workover of offshore oil and natural gas wells. Shelf Drilling
was founded in 2012 and has established itself as a leader within its industry
through its fit-for-purpose strategy and close working relationship with
industry leading clients. Shelf Drilling's shares are listed on the Oslo Stock
Exchange.

Contact details

For questions or comments, please contact investor.relations@shelfdrilling.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" which are subject to
certain risks, trends and uncertainties.  In particular, statements made that
are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements.  Words such as
"should," "may," "will," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans,"
"believes," "seeks," "estimates," "contemplates" and similar expressions
identify forward-looking statements.  Such statements are not guarantees of
future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the results projected, expressed or
implied by these forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements
include statements regarding the intention to issue new senior notes and to use
offering proceeds to repay and terminate our revolver, cash collateralize bank
guarantees issued under the revolver, redeem or repurchase all of the
outstanding 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 and for general corporate
purposes. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
press release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements.

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