Gulf Drilling International Ltd., an advocate for excellence, a World Class Drilling Services Provider.We aspire to be a World Class Drilling Service Provider providing safe, efficient & innovative drilling services. On May 18, 2004 Gulf Drilling International Ltd. (q.s.c.) GDI was established as the first onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling company in Qatar. GDI was formed as a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum (QP 60%), Qatar’s national oil corporation, and Japan Drilling Co., Ltd. (JDC 40%).GDI started operations by working for a single client (Qatar Petroleum) and now has widened that portfolio to six world class clients that include Shell, Maersk Oil, Occidental, RasGas and Dolphin Energy.