UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
     Washington, D.C. 20549     
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported):   15 March 2010	
	
Ensco International plc	
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 	
	
England and Wales	 	 	1-8097	 	 	98-0635229	 	 	
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)	 	 	(Commission File Number)	 	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	 	 	
	
 	6 Chesterfield Gardens
London, England W1J 5BQ	 	
 	 	 	(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)	 	 	 	 	 	
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 44 (0) 20 7659 4660

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 	 	 	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)	 	 	 	 	 	

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TABLE OF CONTENTS	
 	
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT	
         Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition	
         Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits	
SIGNATURES	
EXHIBIT INDEX	
Rig Contract Status Report as of 15 March 2010	

	

 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT	
 	
 Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition	
 	
        Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a Rig Contract Status Report of Ensco International plc as of 15 March 2010.	
 	
 Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits	
 	
        (d)  Exhibits	
 	
        Exhibit No.	 	Description                                                                                                                           	
 		
       99.1	 	Rig Contract Status Report of Ensco International plc as of 15 March 2010.	

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 SIGNATURES	
 	
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.	
 	
 	 	     Ensco International plc

 	 	 	
 	 	 	
Date:  15 March 2010	 	      /s/ DAVID A. ARMOUR          
     David A. Armour
     Vice President - Finance	

 		
 		
 	 	      /s/ DOUGLAS J. MANKO          
     Douglas J. Manko
     Controller and Assistant Secretary	

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EXHIBIT INDEX	

        Exhibit No.	 	Description                                                                                                                           	
 		
       99.1	 	Rig Contract Status Report of Ensco International plc as of 15 March 2010.	

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Ensco International plc
Rig Contract Status Report
15 March 2010	
Statements contained in the Rig Contract Status Report regarding the Company's estimated rig availability, contract duration, future rig rates and cost adjustments, customers or contract status (including letters of intent) are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include references to future rig rates, cost adjustments, utilization, rig enhancement projections, shipyard construction or work completion, and other contract or letter of intent commitments, including new rig commitments, contract term, the period of time and number of rigs that will be in a shipyard for repairs, maintenance, enhancement or construction, scheduled delivery dates for new rigs, and scheduled commencement dates for new contracts and rig relocations especially as respects ENSCO 8502 commencement of operations following completion of the previously announced engine room fire damage. Numerous factors could cause actual rig status, contractual and financial results to differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements, including: (i) changes in U.S. or non-U.S. laws, including tax laws, that could effectively reduce or eliminate the benefits we expect to achieve from the redomestication, (ii) an inability to realize expected benefits from the redomestication, (iii) costs related to the redomestication and ancillary matters, which could be greater than expected, (iv) industry conditions and competition, including changes in rig supply and demand or new technology, (v) risks associated with the global economy and its impact on capital markets and liquidity, (vi) prices of oil and natural gas, and their impact upon future levels of drilling activity and expenditures, (vii) further declines in rig activity, which may cause us to idle or stack additional rigs, (viii) excess rig availability or supply resulting from delivery of newbuild drilling rigs, (ix) heavy concentration of our rig fleet in premium jackups, (x) cyclical nature of the industry, (xi) worldwide expenditures for oil and natural gas drilling, (xii) the ultimate resolution of the ENSCO 69 situation in general and the potential return of the rig or package policy political risk insurance recovery in particular, (xiii) changes in the timing of revenue recognition resulting from the deferral of certain revenues for mobilization of our drilling rigs, time waiting on weather or time in shipyards, which are recognized over the contract term upon commencement of drilling operations, (xiv) operational risks, including excessive unplanned downtime due to rig or equipment breakdown, damage or repair in general and hazards created by severe storms and hurricanes in particular, (xv) risks associated with offshore rig operations or rig relocations, (xvi) renegotiation, nullification, cancellation or breach of contracts or letters of intent with customers or other parties, including failure to negotiate definitive contracts following announcements or receipt of letters of intent, (xvii) inability to collect receivables, (xxiii) changes in the dates new contracts actually commence, (xxiii) changes in the dates our rigs will enter a shipyard, be delivered, return to service or enter service, (xix) risks inherent to shipyard rig construction, repair or enhancement, including risks associated with concentration of our ENSCO 8500 Series ® rig construction contracts in a single shipyard in Singapore, unexpected delays in equipment delivery and engineering or design issues following shipyard delivery, (xx) availability of transport vessels to relocate rigs, (xxi) environmental or other liabilities, risks or losses, whether related to hurricane damage, losses or liabilities (including wreckage or debris removal) in the Gulf of Mexico or otherwise, that may arise in the future which are not covered by insurance or indemnity in whole or in part, (xxii) limited availability or high cost of insurance coverage for certain perils such as hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico or associated removal of wreckage or debris, (xxiii) self-imposed or regulatory limitations on drilling locations in the Gulf of Mexico during hurricane season, (xiv) impact of current and future government laws and regulation affecting the oil and gas industry in general and our operations in particular, including taxation, as well as repeal or modification of same, (xxv) our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel, (xxvi) governmental action and political and economic uncertainties, including expropriation, nationalization, confiscation or deprivation of our assets, (xxvii) terrorism or military action impacting our operations, assets or financial performance, (xxviii) outcome of litigation, legal proceedings, investigations or insurance or other claims, (xxix) adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates, including their impact on the fair value measurement of our derivative financial instruments, (xxx) potential long-lived asset or goodwill impairments, (xxxi) potential reduction in fair value of our auction rate securities, and (xxxii) other risks as described from time to time as Risk Factors and otherwise in the Company's SEC filings. Copies of such SEC filings may be obtained at no charge by contacting our Investor Relations Department at 214-397-3045 or by referring to the Investor Relations section of our website at www.enscointernational.com. All information in this report is as of the date posted. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement, to conform the statement to actual results, reflect changes in the Company's expectations or otherwise update any forward-looking statement (or its associated cautionary language), whether as a result of new information or future events. Moreover, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the United Kingdom Parliament or HM Revenue & Customs may attempt to enact new statutory or regulatory provisions that could adversely affect our status as a non-U.S. corporation or otherwise adversely affect our anticipated consolidated effective tax rate. Retroactive statutory or regulatory actions have occurred in the past, and there can be no assurance that any such provisions, if enacted or promulgated, would not have retroactive application to Ensco. The factors identified above are believed to be important factors (but not necessarily all of the important factors) that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by us. Other factors not discussed herein could also have material adverse effects on us. All forward-looking statements included in this Rig Contract Status Report are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.	
Bolded rig names and underlined text signify changes in rig status from the previous month.	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Est. Avail/	 	
Segment /	 	Water   	 	Day Rate	 	  Contract	 	
Region / Rig	        Design (1)        	Depth' (1)    	Customer/Status	$000's US	    Location    	    Change  	             Comments                 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Deepwater

Australia	
ENSCO 7500	 	Dynamically Positioned	 	8000	 	Chevron	 	Low 550s	 	Australia	 	Sep. 10	 	Mob day rate of mid 360s and reimbursable mobilization expenses deferred and amortized over contract. In total, these equal approx. $170,000 per day over the contract term as noted in our 09 SEC Form 10-K. Plus cost adjustments. Expect 10 days downtime in 2Q for scheduled repairs	 	

U.S. Gulf of Mexico	
ENSCO 8500	 	Dynamically Positioned	 	8500	 	Eni/Anadarko	 	High 290s	 	Gulf of Mexico	 	Jun. 13	 	Plus lump sum payment of $20 million and one-time reimbursable costs of $27 million amortized over contract. Plus cost adjustments and four 1-year same-rate options. Expect 21 days downtime in 3Q for scheduled upgrades	 	
ENSCO 8501	 	Dynamically Positioned	 	8500	 	Nexen/Noble Energy	 	Mid 360s	 	Gulf of Mexico	 	Apr. 13	 	Mob costs are reimbursed at $18,000 per day over primary contract term. Plus cost adjustments and unpriced options. Expect 18 days downtime in 2Q for scheduled upgrades	 	
ENSCO 8502	 	Dynamically Positioned	 	8500	 	Shipyard	 	 	 	Singapore	 	3Q10	 	Contracted in Gulf of Mexico to Nexen commencing in 3Q10 to 3Q12, low 480s plus cost adjustments. Contract can extend to 3 or 4 year term at operator's election at the same day rate	 	
ENSCO 8503	 	Dynamically Positioned	 	8500	 	Under construction	 	 	 	Singapore	 	4Q10	 	Contracted in Gulf of Mexico to Cobalt commencing early 2011 for 2 years, mid 520s plus cost adjustments and priced & unpriced options	 	

Under Construction - uncontracted	
ENSCO 8504	 	Dynamically Positioned	 	8500	 	Under construction	 	 	 	Singapore	 	2H11	 	 	 	
ENSCO 8505	 	Dynamically Positioned	 	8500	 	Under construction	 	 	 	Singapore	 	1H12	 	 	 	
ENSCO 8506	 	Dynamically Positioned	 	8500	 	Under construction	 	 	 	Singapore	 	2H12	 	 	 	

(1)  ENSCO 8500 Series ® rigs are 6th generation, proprietary design, ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned semisubmersibles and may be modified to drill in up to 10,000' water depths.	
Note:  The day rates reflected in this Rig Contract Status Report are the operating day rates charged to customers, which may include estimated contractual adjustments for changes in operating costs and/or reimbursable cost adjustments for ongoing expenses such as crew, catering, insurance and taxes. The day rates, however, do not include certain types of non-recurring revenues such as lump sum mobilization payments, revenues earned during mobilizations, revenues associated with contract preparation and other non-recurring reimbursable items such as mobilizations and capital enhancements. Routine and non-routine downtime may influence the actual revenues recognized during the contract term. Please refer to the Company's SEC filings for more information.

	

Ensco International plc
Rig Contract Status Report
15 March 2010
	
Bolded rig names and underlined text signify changes in rig status from the previous month.
 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 Est. Avail/	 	
Segment /	 	Water   	 	Day Rate	 	  Contract	 	
Region / Rig	            Design            	Depth'     	Customer/Status	$000's US	    Location    	    Change  	             Comments                 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Asia & Pacific Rim	

Middle East/India	
ENSCO 50	 	F&G L-780 Mod II-C	 	300	 	Available	 	---------------	 	UAE	 	---------------	 	------------------------------	 	
ENSCO 53	 	F&G L-780 Mod II-C	 	300	 	BG	 	Low 100s	 	India	 	Mar. 10	 	Plus one well same rate option and one 6-month unpriced option	 	
ENSCO 54	 	F&G L-780 Mod II-C	 	300	 	ADOC/Bunduq	 	Low 150s	 	Qatar	 	Nov. 10	 	Plus cost adjustments and unpriced option	 	
ENSCO 76	 	MLT Super 116-C	 	350	 	Saudi Aramco	 	High 130s	 	Saudi Arabia	 	Sep. 10	 	 	 	
ENSCO 84	 	MLT 82 SD-C	 	250	 	Cold stacked	 	 	 	Bahrain	 	 	 	 	 	
ENSCO 88	 	MLT 82 SD-C	 	250	 	Ras Gas	 	Mid 80s	 	Qatar	 	Jun. 10	 	One 5-well option exercised to Aug. 11, rate under negotiation. One 4-well option	 	
ENSCO 94	 	Hitachi 250-C	 	250	 	Ras Gas	 	Mid 60s	 	Qatar	 	Nov. 11	 	Rate increases Mar.10, high 60s. One 1-well option, mid 110s	 	
ENSCO 95	 	Hitachi 250-C	 	250	 	Saudi Aramco	 	Mid 90s	 	Saudi Arabia	 	Nov. 10	 	 	 	
ENSCO 96	 	Hitachi 250-C	 	250	 	Larsen & Toubro	 	Mid 50s	 	Qatar	 	Apr. 10	 	Accommodation mode	 	
ENSCO 97	 	MLT 82 SD-C	 	250	 	Available	 	 	 	Bahrain	 	 	 	 	 	

Southeast Asia/Australia	
ENSCO 51	 	F&G L-780 Mod II-C	 	300	 	Available	 	 	 	Malaysia	 	 	 	 	 	
ENSCO 52	 	F&G L-780 Mod II-C	 	300	 	Petronas Carigali	 	Mid 160s	 	Malaysia	 	Nov. 10	 	Plus cost adjustments and unpriced options	 	
ENSCO 56	 	F&G L-780 Mod II-C	 	300	 	Committed	 	 	 	Malaysia	 	 	 	Expect to work May 10 to Jan. 11, mid 70s plus options	 	
ENSCO 57	 	F&G L-780 Mod II-C	 	300	 	Available	 	---------------	 	Malaysia	 	---------------	 	------------------------------	 	
ENSCO 67	 	MLT 84-CE	 	400	 	Pertamina	 	Mid 80s	 	Indonesia	 	Oct. 10	 	------------------------------	 	
ENSCO 104	 	KFELS MOD V-B	 	400	 	ConocoPhillips	 	High 160s	 	Australia	 	Aug. 10	 	Plus cost adjustments and five 1-well unpriced options	 	
ENSCO 106	 	KFELS MOD V-B	 	400	 	Newfield	 	Mid 90s	 	Malaysia	 	Oct. 10	 	One unpriced 1-year option	 	
ENSCO 107	 	KFELS MOD V-B	 	400	 	Committed/
shipyard/avail.
short-term	 	 	 	Singapore	 	Jun. 10	 	Next to Premier in Vietnam mid Jun. 10 to May 12, low 100s. Plus five 1-well options at index rate	 	
ENSCO 108	 	KFELS MOD V-B	 	400	 	Total	 	Low 160s	 	Brunei	 	Dec. 10	 	As previously disclosed, six-month option exercise resulted in reduction in firm period rate retroactive to Jun. 09. Differential in day rate was deferred, so no impact on revenue. Rate changes Jun. 10 to low 140s. Plus one 6-month option at market rate	 	
 		
ENSCO I	 	Barge Rig	 	 	 	Cold stacked	 	 	 	Singapore	 	 	 	 	 	

Note:  The day rates reflected in this Rig Contract Status Report are the operating day rates charged to customers, which may include estimated contractual adjustments for changes in operating costs and/or reimbursable cost adjustments for ongoing expenses such as crew, catering, insurance and taxes. The day rates, however, do not include certain types of non-recurring revenues such as lump sum mobilization payments, revenues earned during mobilizations, revenues associated with contract preparation and other non-recurring reimbursable items such as mobilizations and capital enhancements. Routine and non-routine downtime may influence the actual revenues recognized during the contract term. Please refer to the Company's SEC filings for more information.	

Please read the forward-looking statements disclaimer at the top of the first page.

	

Ensco International plc
Rig Contract Status Report
15 March 2010
	
Bolded rig names and underlined text signify changes in rig status from the previous month.	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Est. Avail/	 	
Segment /	 	Water   	 	Day Rate	 	  Contract	 	
Region / Rig	            Design            	Depth'     	Customer/Status	$000's US	    Location    	    Change  	             Comments                 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Europe & Africa
 
North Sea	
ENSCO 70	 	Hitachi K1032N	 	250	 	Committed/avail. short-term	 	 	 	UK	 	May 10	 	Next to Tullow starting May 10 to Jul. 10, mid 90s and one 1-well option, high 90s	 	
ENSCO 71	 	Hitachi K1032N	 	225	 	Maersk	 	High 80s	 	Denmark	 	Jan. 11	 	Plus three 1-year options	 	
ENSCO 72	 	Hitachi K1025N	 	225	 	Wintershall	 	Low 90s	 	Netherlands	 	May 10	 	 	 	
ENSCO 80	 	MLT 116-CE	 	225	 	Available short-term	 	 	 	UK	 	Jul. 10	 	ConocoPhillips contract suspended to Jul. 10. Contracted through 2012. 2010 rate low 100s	 	
ENSCO 92	 	MLT 116-C	 	225	 	EIS Consortium*	 	Low 150s	 	UK	 	Apr. 10	 	------------------------------	 	
ENSCO 100	 	MLT 150-88-C	 	350	 	GDF Suez	 	Low 110s	 	UK	 	Jul. 10	 	Plus unpriced options	 	
ENSCO 101	 	KFELS MOD V-A	 	400	 	Committed/avail. short-term	 	 	 	UK	 	Jun. 10	 	Next to Maersk starting Jun. 10 to Sep. 11, low 170s and one unpriced option	 	
ENSCO 102	 	KFELS MOD V-A	 	400	 	ConocoPhillips	 	Mid 190s	 	UK	 	Dec. 11	 	Plus cost adjustments. Expect to work at low 200s beginning Jun. 11 for approx. 3 years. Plus cost adjustments and unpriced options	 	

Mediterranean	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
ENSCO 85	 	MLT 116-C	 	300	 	MedOil	 	Mid 90s	 	Tunisia	 	Apr. 10	 	------------------------------	 	
ENSCO 105	 	KFELS MOD V-B	 	400	 	BG	 	Low 200s	 	Tunisia	 	May 10	 	Plus cost adjustments and unpriced option	 	

*EIS (East Irish Sea Consortium) - Venture, BHPB, HRL Centrica, EOG	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
North & South America	

U.S. Gulf of Mexico	
ENSCO 60	 	Levingston 111-C	 	300	 	Cold stacked	 	 	 	Gulf of Mexico	 	 	 	 	 	
ENSCO 75	 	MLT Super 116-C	 	400	 	W&T	 	High 90s	 	Gulf of Mexico	 	May 10	 		 	
ENSCO 82	 	MLT 116-C	 	300	 	Chevron	 	High 50s	 	Gulf of Mexico	 	Jun. 10	 	 	 	
ENSCO 86	 	MLT 82 SD-C	 	250	 	Apache	 	Mid 40s	 	Gulf of Mexico	 	Apr. 10	 	 	 	
ENSCO 87	 	MLT 116-C	 	350	 	Apache	 	Mid 60s	 	Gulf of Mexico	 	May 10	 	 	 	
ENSCO 90	 	MLT 82 SD-C	 	250	 	Stone	 	Low 50s	 	Gulf of Mexico	 	Jun. 10	 	 	 	
ENSCO 99	 	MLT 82 SD-C	 	250	 	Exxon	 	Low 50s	 	Gulf of Mexico	 	May 10	 	 	 	
 		
Mexico	
ENSCO 81	 	MLT 116-C	 	350	 	Pemex	 	Low 100s	 	Mexico	 	Jun. 10	 	 	 	
ENSCO 83	 	MLT 82 SD-C	 	250	 	Pemex	 	Low 110s	 	Mexico	 	Nov. 12	 	Plus cost adjustments	 	
ENSCO 89	 	MLT 82 SD-C	 	250	 	Pemex	 	High 70s	 	Mexico	 	Mar. 12	 	Rates adjust to global index rate every 3 months (next May 10)	 	
ENSCO 93	 	MLT 82 SD-C	 	250	 	Pemex	 	High 90s	 	Mexico	 	Mar. 12	 	Rates adjust to global index rate every 3 months (next Apr. 10)	 	
ENSCO 98	 	MLT 82 SD-C	 	250	 	Pemex	 	Low 110s	 	Mexico	 	Apr. 12	 	Plus cost adjustments	 	

Venezuela	
ENSCO 68	 	MLT 84-CE	 	400	 	Chevron	 	High 150s	 	Venezuela	 	May 10	 	Rate change due to exchange rate fluctuation. Chevron assigned contract to Repsol. Demobilization rate May 10 low 150s to Trinidad	 	

Note:  The day rates reflected in this Rig Contract Status Report are the operating day rates charged to customers, which may include estimated contractual adjustments for changes in operating costs and/or reimbursable cost adjustments for ongoing expenses such as crew, catering, insurance and taxes. The day rates, however, do not include certain types of non-recurring revenues such as lump sum mobilization payments, revenues earned during mobilizations, revenues associated with contract preparation and other non-recurring reimbursable items such as mobilizations and capital enhancements. Routine and non-routine downtime may influence the actual revenues recognized during the contract term. Please refer to the Company's SEC filings for more information.	

Please read the forward-looking statements disclaimer at the top of the first page.