Vantage Drilling Company provided earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2013 and capital expenditure guidance for 2013. The company has an EBITDA expectation of $62 million to $72 million for the first quarter. Depreciation is forecast to be $25 million. Interest expense is estimated to be approximately $59 million and income taxes are estimated to be approximately $6.4 million. This results in an estimated loss of $18 million to $28 million or $0.07 per share for the first quarter.

CapEx for 2013, including the final shipyard payment in the Tungsten Explorer, but excluding capitalized interest, is estimated to be $524 million.