Pride International, Inc. provides offshore and onshore contract drilling and related services to oil and natural gas companies worldwide. The company offers its services through the use of mobile offshore drilling and land-based drilling rigs, and work over rigs. As of February 28, 2007, it owned 272 rigs, consisting of 2 deepwater drillships, 12 semisubmersible rigs, 28 jackup rigs, 16 tender-assisted, barge and platform rigs, and 214 land-based drilling and workover rigs. In addition, the company provides rig management services, including technical drilling assistance, personnel, repair, and maintenance services, as well as drilling operation management services. It has operations in South America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean Sea, west Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1966 and is based in Houston, Texas.